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2021

2021

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Nation/World

Yankees hit 3 HRs, hold off Braves 5-4 for 11th straight win

· August 25, 2021
Nation/World

Asian stocks mixed after Wall Street hits new high

· August 25, 2021
Luzerne County Council briefed on Sherman Hills improvements
News

Luzerne County Council briefed on Sherman Hills improvements

· August 25, 2021

The nonprofit in the process of buying the Sherman Hills apartment complex in Wilkes-Barre has a more than $50 million budget and plans in place to update the low-income, subsidized units and make the

Wyoming Area approves pool repairs, keeps mask mandate in place
News

Wyoming Area approves pool repairs, keeps mask mandate in place

· August 25, 2021

EXETER At Tuesday s monthly meeting the Wyoming Area School Board approved contracts totaling nearly $1 million for repairs and replacements in the natatorium, tabled a motion to hire a kindergarten

Your view: Report sexual harassment immediately
Letters

Your view: Report sexual harassment immediately

· August 24, 2021

With schools, colleges and universities beginning the 2021-2022 academic year, I want to let everyone know that there is an organization in existence which focuses their work on trying to stop the soc

John M. Crisp: President Biden should just admit: ‘We blew it’
Op-Ed · Wire

John M. Crisp: President Biden should just admit: ‘We blew it’

Joe Biden was probably always going to be a one-term president. His age was a political liability when he defeated Donald Trump in 2020. And given how time works, it will be more so in 2024.

Nation/World

NBA champion Bucks sign Budenholzer to contract extension

· August 24, 2021
Nation/World

Kanye West asks court to legally change his name to Ye

· August 24, 2021
RailRiders move back into first-place tie with series-opening win over IronPigs
Sports

RailRiders move back into first-place tie with series-opening win over IronPigs

· August 24, 2021

The next two weeks will go a long way to determining the Northeast Division champion.

State

Pennsylvania ends jobless-claims system lawsuit against IBM

· August 24, 2021
State

Assembly map-drawing panel to count inmates in home towns

· August 24, 2021
Nation/World

Landslide prompts closure on Denali park road in Alaska

· August 24, 2021
Nation/World

Harris shifts focus to pandemic response in hard-hit Vietnam

· August 24, 2021
Nation/World

Fox News earns top ratings spot with Afghanistan coverage

· August 24, 2021
Big Ten, ACC, Pac-12 announce undefined alliance to ‘protect the collegiate model’
Sports · Wire

Big Ten, ACC, Pac-12 announce undefined alliance to ‘protect the collegiate model’

Facing a rapidly shifting landscape in college sports, the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten and Pac-12 have agreed to work together to create stability during volatile times.

Nation/World

Oklahoma man charged in assault on AP photographer on Jan. 6

· August 24, 2021
Nation/World

'Ultimate drummer': Stars react to Charlie Watts' death

· August 24, 2021
Nation/World

Jags RB Travis Etienne out for season following foot injury

· August 24, 2021
Local roundup: WVC girls tennis season gets underway
Sports

Local roundup: WVC girls tennis season gets underway

· August 24, 2021

A day after weather disrupted the start of the Wyoming Valley Conference girls tennis season, Wyoming Seminary opened things up on Tuesday with a 4-1 victory over Dallas.

Transit veteran Fiume to lead LCTA
News

Transit veteran Fiume to lead LCTA

· August 24, 2021

A longtime transit industry executive who has led Lackawanna County s bus system since 2008 has been chosen to lead the Luzerne County Transportation Authority.