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2020

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The Latest: More airlines suspend flights to China

· January 29, 2020
Geisinger 65 staff receives visually impaired accessibility training
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Geisinger 65 staff receives visually impaired accessibility training

· January 29, 2020

KINGSTON The Geisinger 65 Forward Health Center received special visually impaired accessibility training from representatives of Northeast Sight Services on Wednesday afternoon.

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DJ Khaled, Cardi B, Gaga to perform during Super Bowl week

· January 29, 2020
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UPS to expand operations in Pennsylvania, hire 1,700 workers

· January 29, 2020
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Rapper Fetty Wap likely to see charges in Vegas fight tossed

· January 29, 2020
Nearing 90, Bonczewski celebrating 75 years repairing shoes
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Nearing 90, Bonczewski celebrating 75 years repairing shoes

· January 29, 2020

WILKES-BARRE Like he has for some 75 years, Tony Bonczewski was repairing shoes Wednesday in his shop in the Bicentennial Building on Public Square.

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Tight security promised for Super Bowl 54 in Miami

· January 29, 2020
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Stocks rise as investors focus on solid corporate earnings

· January 29, 2020
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Americans flown from China virus zone arrive in California

· January 29, 2020
Inmate charged with threatening woman
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Inmate charged with threatening woman

· January 29, 2020

WILKES-BARRE An inmate at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility awaiting a trial on charges he assaulted his girlfriend was arraigned Wednesday on allegations he threatened to harm her and anothe

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Wolf proposes minimum wage increase for sixth time

· January 29, 2020

WILKES-BARRE Gov. Tom Wolf on Tuesday joined legislators and workers to renew his call to raise Pennsylvania s minimum wage to $12 an hour with a pathway to $15.

W-B Area rookie team nabs Robotics honors
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W-B Area rookie team nabs Robotics honors

· January 29, 2020

WILKES-BARRE Call him Robot 17596. It s new, it s inexperienced, and it s a bit of an upstart. Robot 17596 and 20 Wilkes-Barre Area STEM Academy students went up against 23 other teams from seven sta

Pittston man will be Rep. Cartwright’s guest at State of the Union
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Pittston man will be Rep. Cartwright’s guest at State of the Union

· January 29, 2020

PITTSTON In 2016, Pittston resident Ben Tielle suffered a heart attack and underwent open heart surgery.

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CEO of L Brands may step down from post, report says

· January 29, 2020
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“Eurydice” heads to LA Opera and then Met

· January 29, 2020
Jurassic World coming to Mohegan Sun Arena in November
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Jurassic World coming to Mohegan Sun Arena in November

· January 29, 2020

WILKES-BARRE TWP. This November, dinosaurs like Velociraptor Blue and Tyrannosaurus Rex will again roam the earth, well, at least inside the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza.

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Boeing posts first annual loss since 1997 as Max costs rise

· January 29, 2020
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New virus infects more than 6,000 in China, other countries

· January 29, 2020
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Fight over Bolton gives Romney a chance for Senate clout

· January 29, 2020
Grandson charged with killing grandfather
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Grandson charged with killing grandfather

· January 29, 2020

WILKES-BARRE State police Wednesday formally charged 19-year-old Joshua Bacon in causing the death of his grandfather, George Bacon, inside their Ross Township home last week.