2021
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70 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Luzerne County on Monday; 2,389 statewide
WILKES-BARRE The latest Department of Health report on Monday showed Luzerne County with 70 new cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths. The county s death count is at 842.

Rockets hit neighborhood near Kabul airport amid US pullout
KABUL, Afghanistan Rockets struck a neighborhood near Kabul s international airport on Monday amid the ongoing U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. It wasn t immediately clear who launched them.

RailRiders fall to IronPigs, 10-5
The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders fell in a heated contest to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs 10-5 on Sunday afternoon at Coca-Cola Park.

‘This has always been my dream’
KINGSTON The middle of a pandemic might seem like a difficult time to start a new business.

Kemp HR in 8th, A’s beat Yankees for 2nd straight day
OAKLAND, Calif. Tony Kemp lined a tiebreaking, two-run homer off Chad Green in the eighth inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Yankees once again, stopping New York 3-1 Sunday night.

Jacques Rogge, IOC president for 12 years, dies at 79
LONDON Jacques Rogge approached the job of running the Olympics the same way he approached his work as a physician: Listen, analyze and consult.

Luzerne County 911 emergency radio project completion delayed
Luzerne County s new 911 radio communication upgrade won t go live until the second quarter of 2022 at the earliest, according to a project update recently provided to county council.