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2020

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Your view: Work-zone speed cameras don’t work
Letters

Your view: Work-zone speed cameras don’t work

· January 20, 2020

Work-zone speed cameras are part of an enforcement-for-profit scheme adopted by the Pennsylvania Legislature to furnish a reliable, constant stream of driver s money into special interests and govern

Jay Ambrose: How to dislodge Trump
Op-Ed · Wire

Jay Ambrose: How to dislodge Trump

· January 20, 2020

It could almost have been Saturday Night Live, satire intended for giggles instead of what was hypocritically intended. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi gave a speech about impeaching President Trump and

Nation/World

Boris Johnson's Brexit bill hits last-minute hiccup

· January 20, 2020
Nation/World

AP FACT CHECK: Distortions in Trump's legal defense

· January 20, 2020
Nation/World

Chiefs stick to game plan in AFC title game win over Titans

· January 20, 2020
Video: MLK’s blueprint celebrated at King’s College event
News

Video: MLK’s blueprint celebrated at King’s College event

· January 20, 2020

WILKES-BARRE Even the cookies on trays outside the room had icing arrows on them, reflecting the theme of Monday s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at King s College: Moving Forward.

Nation/World

Trump heads to Switzerland with Senate trial to reconvene

· January 20, 2020
Nation/World

Beckham's MLS team in Miami takes field for first time

· January 20, 2020
Nation/World

Quenneville returns to Chicago with Florida Panthers

· January 20, 2020
State

Pace-O-Matic of Pennsylvania Congratulates Pennsylvania Casinos on Record Profits

· January 20, 2020
Solar project may be coming to Hanover Township site
News

Solar project may be coming to Hanover Township site

· January 20, 2020

A New Jersey company is exploring a solar farm with panels designed to float in the flood-prone Breslau Reservoir in Hanover Township.

Our view: Bring back Rocky Glen? Why not?
Opinion

Our view: Bring back Rocky Glen? Why not?

· January 20, 2020

Those of us of a certain age remember the place well.

Three arrested after car ends up in creek
News

Three arrested after car ends up in creek

· January 20, 2020

HAZLE TWP. A Hazleton man drove his 2002 GMC Denali into a creek during a pursuit with state police on Hazle Township Boulevard on Sunday, according to a news release.

Decision on sale/lease of Wilkes-Barre sewer system expected by end of March
News

Decision on sale/lease of Wilkes-Barre sewer system expected by end of March

· January 20, 2020

WILKES-BARRE In a move to further distance himself from the previous administration, Mayor George Brown said he s disconnecting a decision on the sale or lease of the city s sewer system from an upc

As trial nears, Trump lawyers call impeachment case ‘flimsy’
News · Wire

As trial nears, Trump lawyers call impeachment case ‘flimsy’

WASHINGTON President Donald Trump s legal team asserted Monday that he did absolutely nothing wrong, calling the impeachment case against him flimsy and a dangerous perversion of the Constituti

Super Bowl a tossup at legal sports books
Sports · Wire

Super Bowl a tossup at legal sports books

· January 20, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) Even the bookies are having a problem figuring out a favorite in the Super Bowl.

Nation/World

EU to revamp anti-smuggler mission for UN Libya arms embargo

· January 20, 2020
Nation/World

Migrants stuck in Guatemala ask free passage through Mexico

· January 20, 2020
Nation/World

Putin sends his constitutional proposals to Parliament

· January 20, 2020
Area students nominated for appointments to service academies
Features

Area students nominated for appointments to service academies

· January 20, 2020

SCRANTON U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright proudly announced the students from Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties nominated for appointments to attend the United States Service Academies. Each student nominate