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2020

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Illegal winery busted at Alabama town's sewage plant

· December 18, 2020
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Fiat Chrysler CEO Manley to run Americas after PSA merger

· December 18, 2020
Doctors recharge Scranton man’s life with deep brain stimulator
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Doctors recharge Scranton man’s life with deep brain stimulator

· December 18, 2020

On the car ride from his home north of Scranton to St. Luke s Bethlehem lin November 2019, Dave Kohler sat quietly in the back seat, his vocal cords stilled, unable to process brain signals due to Par

Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate declines to 6.6% in November
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Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate declines to 6.6% in November

· December 18, 2020

WILKES-BARRE Pennsylvania s unemployment rate was down 0.8 percentage points over the month to 6.6 percent in November falling below the U.S. rate of 6.7 percent in November for the first time sin

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Wrongfully accused South Korean man acquitted of murder

· December 18, 2020
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UK agency agrees not to photograph Duchess of Sussex, family

· December 18, 2020
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Ethiopia offers reward for rebellious leaders of Tigray

· December 18, 2020
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German economic outlook rises, remains subdued

· December 18, 2020
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Freed Nigerian schoolboys welcomed after week of captivity

· December 18, 2020
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Virus-stricken Macron at presidential retreat with fever

· December 18, 2020
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States making bold new legal claims in 2 Google lawsuits

· December 18, 2020
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Bills close in on clinching 1st AFC East title in 25 years

· December 18, 2020
DAR chapter meets wreath goal, will hold ceremony Saturday
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DAR chapter meets wreath goal, will hold ceremony Saturday

· December 18, 2020

HANOVER TWP. They reached their goal, and then some.

SCI Dallas likely source of most new Luzerne County COVID-19 cases amid record surge
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SCI Dallas likely source of most new Luzerne County COVID-19 cases amid record surge

· December 18, 2020

State data posted Wednesday and Thursday show more than half of the record 534 new COVID-19 cases reported Thursday were in a single ZIP code, the Dallas code of 18612.

Pittston Area Superintendent: Remote-only lessons likely through January
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Pittston Area Superintendent: Remote-only lessons likely through January

· December 18, 2020

YATESVILLE Citing the more than 500 new cases of COVID-19 reported for Luzerne County on Thursday a new single-day record Pittston Area Superintendent Kevin Booth said a return to in-person less

Passenger flow remains down, but airport director ‘cautiously optimistic’
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Passenger flow remains down, but airport director ‘cautiously optimistic’

· December 18, 2020

PITTSTON TWP. Despite the continuing decline in passenger activity at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, Executive Director Carl Beardsley Thursday said he is cautiously optimistic t

Dragons and Mythical Beasts show at Kirby is postponed
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Dragons and Mythical Beasts show at Kirby is postponed

· December 18, 2020

WILKES-BARRE The performance of Dragons and Mythical Beasts originally Dinosaur World Live that was scheduled for Jan. 15 at the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts, has been postponed.

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Indian shepherd combats water scarcity by building ponds

· December 18, 2020
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With Trump silent, reprisals for hacks may fall to Biden

· December 18, 2020
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Trump stays on sidelines as vaccine injections begin

· December 18, 2020