2021
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Man who failed to appear for child sex sentencing hearing caught, to remain locked up
WILKES-BARRE A Philadelphia man who failed to appear for his sentencing on a child sex offense earlier this week learned Wednesday he won t be getting back out on bail before his next hearing.
Serena Williams pulls out of US Open, citing torn hamstring
Serena Williams added herself to the list of big-name withdrawals from the U.S. Open on Wednesday, pulling out of the year s last Grand Slam tournament because of a torn hamstring.
80 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Luzerne County Wednesday; 3,622 statewide
WILKES-BARRE The latest Department of Health report on Wednesday showed Luzerne County with 80 new cases of COVID-19 and one new death. The county s death count is at 841.
Thrive Market opens 458,000-square-foot building in Hanover Twp.; 250 new jobs
HANOVER TWP. State Sen. John Yudichak said Wednesday just in the last few years, seven national companies have invested more than $1 billion in South Valley communities and those companies have crea
$13.1M in ARPA payments to Luzerne County municipalities announced
WILKES-BARRE Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity recently announced that the payments under the American Rescue Plan Act s (ARPA) Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery program have been sent to qualify