Beyond the Byline: Santa’s special Christmas list

WILKES-BARRE It s Christmas Day and with any luck, Santa arrived, took the coronavirus away and left everything on everybody s list that is, everybody who was good, not naughty.

Asia Today: S. Korea reports record surge, ramps up testing

2020 IN REVIEWCOVID-19 made for a tumultuous year in local sports

Wyoming Seminary won its third consecutive Class A state field hockey championship on Nov. 21. The accomplishment would be among the top-10 sports stories of the year locally perhaps the top story

Hawaii beats Houston 28-14 in New Mexico Bowl -- in Texas

Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch sold to billionaire

Mexico starts giving first shots of Pfizer-BioNtech vaccine

Christmas Eve concert held in Paris' fire-wrecked Notre Dame

Trump golfs in Florida as COVID relief hangs in the balance

Market Street bridge closing Friday as flood threat grows

WILKES-BARRE The Market Street Bridge will close Friday morning as the Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority prepares for the Susquehanna River to reach flood stage.

NHL: Canadian teams able to start season in home arenas

Warrant: Co-worker confessed to fatally stabbing UPS driver

Leslie West, guitarist of rock band Mountain, has died at 75

P.M. Update: Thursday, Dec. 24

Pat Kernan is here with a look ahead to our Christmas Day edition, which will kick off our year in review coverage for 2020. We also are sad to report that former Luzerne County Judge Chester Muroski

NFL offers Christmas Day treat

NEW ORLEANS Vikings receiver Adam Thielen is getting accustomed to playing high-stakes, high-intensity games against the New Orleans Saints.

US military confirms pandemic won’t sideline Santa Claus

Report on Philadelphia police protest response finds flaws

Chacko’s to receive financial support from Barstool Sports’ small-business fund

WILKES-BARRE A landmark city business has received a stunning amount of money after being selected to be a part of a funding operation launched by sports blog Barstool Sports.

Former Luzerne County Judge Chester B. Muroski, 80, dies of COVID-19

On one of the darkest days within the Luzerne County Courthouse on Jan. 26, 2009, Judge Chester B. Muroski pledged to restore public confidence when news broke that two judges were indicted on corrupt

GOP blocks $2,000 checks as Trump leaves COVID aid in chaos

WASHINGTON President Donald Trump s sudden demand for $2,000 checks for most Americans was swiftly rejected by House Republicans on Thursday as his haphazard actions throw a massive COVID relief and

Snyder case dismissed, community service performed

WILKES-BARRE The summary citation of public drunkenness filed in February against Darren Snyder was dismissed earlier this month.