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Workers exposed to extreme heat have no consistent protection in the US
RENO, Nev. Santos Brizuela spent more than two decades laboring outdoors, persisting despite a bout of heatstroke while cutting sugarcane in Mexico and chronic laryngitis from repeated exposure to t
Global inflation pressures could become harder to manage in coming years, research suggests
JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming Rising trade barriers. Aging populations. A broad transition from carbon-spewing fossil fuels to renewable energy.
Not Real News: A look at what didn’t happen this past week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked
Drought watch remains for 20 counties; Luzerne County among 47 removed
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) this week announced that after a meeting of the Commonwealth Drought Task Force that drought watch has been lifted for 47 counties and rem
Rare trolley from Knoebels finds new home at museum
It s a piece of Pennsylvania history through and through.
Look Back: Where was the old Catholic Cemetery in Mechanic’s Square?
In the voice of Optimus Prime: Calling all Wilkes-Barre history buffs!
Indicators 2023: Infrastructure policy opens doors to broad possibilities
WILKES-BARRE Andrew Chew, Research Consultant at The Institute for Public Policy and Economic Development, this week said the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) provides for a considerabl
‘Joshua’s life matters’
WILKES-BARRE When Susan Taylor made her way to the common area of the Luzerne County Courthouse on Saturday and saw dozens of people gathered for a silent walk, she whispered, He was loved.
Kids’ Fest draws crowd to downtown WB
WILKES-BARRE A children s festival held at Midtown Village on Saturday provided a chance for families to enjoy a variety of fun activities while learning a bit about staying healthy and being safe.
Geisinger to host free Narcan distribution event
WILKES-BARRE Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre, 25 Church St., will host a free Narcan (naloxone) distribution event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 31, and Friday, Sept. 1.
Malacari’s boat tag opens in Mountain Top
WRIGHT TWP. A nostalgic piece of Wildwood, N.J. is making a big splash in Mountain Top this weekend.
Beyond the Byline: Phylicia Thomas and ‘her beautiful soul’
PLYMOUTH Another summer is almost over another summer without Phylicia Thomas being found.
Greater Pittston Chamber appoints new board chair
PITTSTON The Greater Pittston Chamber of Commerce recently appointed John Serafin as Board Chair at the 2023 reorganization meeting at Fox Hill Country Club on July 20.
Beyond the Byline: Fantasy Football time is here
Fantasy Football leagues will be conducting their annual drafts this week, but the game has become much more than a bunch of friends sitting in a garage to see who is the Oracle of Fake Football.
‘Today, racism is still with us. Poverty is still with us.’
WASHINGTON Thousands converged Saturday on the National Mall for the 60th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. s March on Washington, saying a country that remains riven by racial inequality h
Florida eyes precautions as storm forms in Gulf
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. Forecasters are warning of possible flash flooding and landslides across the eastern Yucatan peninsula and western Cuba, and Florida braced for a possible hurricane by midweek,
3 dead in Fla. Dollar General shooting suspected as hate crime
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. A white man fatally shot three people inside a Jacksonville, Florida, Dollar General store on Saturday in a predominately black neighborhood in an attack that the local sheriff ca
Game show host Bob Barker dead at 99
A publicist says popular game show host Bob Barker, a household name for a half-century as host of Truth or Consequences and The Price Is Right, has died at his home in Los Angeles. Barker was 99.
Catch the newest game in town
Sports bettors in Northeastern Pennsylvania and beyond have a new online home.
Luzerne County will file legal action Monday on ballot amendment question
Luzerne County will file a two-part legal action Monday to get county council s election board reconstitution question on the Nov. 7 general election ballot, according to an email county Chief Solicit