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2020

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Your view: South Wilkes-Barre sports lost good man in Lou Foley
Letters

Your view: South Wilkes-Barre sports lost good man in Lou Foley

· January 16, 2020

South Wilkes-Barre sports lost one of its beloved figures with the passing of Lou Foley.

Wilkes-Barre receives $29K check for unclaimed property
News

Wilkes-Barre receives $29K check for unclaimed property

· January 16, 2020

WILKES-BARRE Remember the $29,064 in unclaimed property belonging to the city?

Police chief sues Exeter Twp. over pressure to issue tickets
Local

Police chief sues Exeter Twp. over pressure to issue tickets

· January 16, 2020

EXETER TWP. The police chief of Exeter Township has filed a suit in federal court against the township, claiming he was pressured to illegally force the department to issue more traffic tickets.

Martin Schram: Can’t anybody here ask debatable debate questions?
Op-Ed · Wire

Martin Schram: Can’t anybody here ask debatable debate questions?

· January 16, 2020

So here we were, smack in the middle of swirling crises, at home and half a world away, as we tuned in Tuesday night to catch six Democratic presidential hopefuls clashing in their last debate before

Lackawanna Living: January 2020
Special Sections

Lackawanna Living: January 2020

· January 16, 2020
Man convicted of terrorizing woman charged with violating PFA
News

Man convicted of terrorizing woman charged with violating PFA

· January 16, 2020

WILKES-BARRE A day after a Luzerne County jury convicted Andre Dasawn Fuller of terrorizing his ex-girlfriend, he was criminally charged with making a phone call.

Homes: Jan. 15, 2020
Special Sections

Homes: Jan. 15, 2020

· January 16, 2020
Wilkes-Barre Mayor Brown a new face at city council
News

Wilkes-Barre Mayor Brown a new face at city council

· January 16, 2020

WILKES-BARRE For the first time in a long time, the mayor attended a city council meeting and answered questions from the public.

Police: Three SCI Dallas inmates found with shanks
News

Police: Three SCI Dallas inmates found with shanks

· January 16, 2020

KINGSTON TWP. Three inmates at the State Correctional Institution at Dallas in Jackson Township are facing charges they were carrying shanks uncovered during random searches, according to court reco

Nation/World

Longtime Caribbean journalist Bernard Diederich dead at 93

· January 16, 2020
Nation/World

NBC to give price, details on new Peacock streaming service

· January 16, 2020
Nation/World

US stock indexes rally following solid retail sales report

· January 16, 2020
Local land bank demolishes eyesore properties in Pittston and West Pittston
News

Local land bank demolishes eyesore properties in Pittston and West Pittston

· January 16, 2020

The North East Pennsylvania Land Bank Authority recently demolished two eyesore properties, bringing the total to 11 torn down since the blight-targeting entity was created in 2014, authority Executiv

No rematch for ‘Jeopardy’ mega-champion Ken Jennings
News

No rematch for ‘Jeopardy’ mega-champion Ken Jennings

· January 16, 2020
Nation/World

Taliban say they handed cease-fire offer to US peace envoy

· January 16, 2020
Nation/World

Demi Lovato to sing National Anthem at Super Bowl

· January 16, 2020
Nation/World

Officials block villagers as quakes shake Philippine volcano

· January 16, 2020
Weis debuts new Dallas store with ‘dollar zone,’ donations
Local

Weis debuts new Dallas store with ‘dollar zone,’ donations

· January 16, 2020

DALLAS TWP. The new Weis Market in the Country Club Shopping Center will be clean, well-organized and very friendly, store manager Carmine Lupio said Thursday.

Nation/World

UK police use of facial recognition tests public's tolerance

· January 16, 2020
Nation/World

World shares subdued after signing of China-US trade pact

· January 16, 2020