Times Leader P.M. Update: 8/24/21

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Manslaughter charge filed in Wilkes-Barre fatal shooting

WILKES-BARRE City police obtained an arrest warrant charging 22-year-old Ziare W. Mouzone with involuntary manslaughter in a shooting that claimed the life of his cousin earlier this year.

YMCA to give away more than 3,000 pairs of soccer cleats

Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, the Greater Wyoming Valley Area YMCA is giving away more than 3,000 pairs of brand-new soccer cleats to area youth (for both indoor and outdoor soccer).

Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies at age 80

LONDON Charlie Watts, the self-effacing and unshakeable Rolling Stones drummer who helped anchor one of rock s greatest rhythms sections and used his day job to support his enduring love of jazz,

University student charged with sexually assaulting teenage girl

DALLAS TWP. A student at Wilkes University was charged Tuesday on allegations he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl earlier this year.

Paralympics open in empty stadium — just like Olympics

TOKYO The Paralympics began Tuesday in the same empty National Stadium during the same pandemic as the opening and closing ceremonies of the recently completed Tokyo Olympics.

‘Supermarket spitter’ sentenced to spend up to two years behind bars

WILKES-BARRE The Hanover Township woman who pleaded guilty to a felony bomb threat charge filed after she spat and coughed on food at a Gerrity s Supermarket early into the pandemic was sentenced to

‘No-show’ defendant apprehended by state police

WILKES-BARRE A man wanted for failing to appear for his sentencing hearing in Luzerne County Court on a child sex offense was apprehended by state police at Pocono.

65 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Luzerne County on Tuesday; 2,795 statewide

WILKES-BARRE The latest Department of Health report on Tuesday showed Luzerne County with 65 new cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths. The county s death count is at 840.

Ukraine leader stresses NATO, EU ties on independence day

Report finds NSO Group's spyware used on Bahraini activists

7 people at German university victims of apparent poisoning

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Pick Six: Critical games dot the schedule as 2021 commences

Asian shares rise but momentum fizzles on virus worries

Ella Bruning turns into a big name for Little League

Grosjean successfully knocks down first IndyCar oval

TL Cares nonprofit recipient: Meals on Wheels of Greater Pittston

WILKES-BARRE This week, it was Meals on Wheels of Greater Pittston s turn to receive $1,000 courtesy of the Times Leader as part of the TL Cares program.

Our View: Pandemic shatters walls between cyber and in-class learning, and that’s good

For some time, the choice has been cyber-school or regular school: Learn in class full-time or online full-time.

New point-of-sale system for arena expected to be ready for Penguins hockey season

WILKES-BARRE TWP. The Luzerne County Convention Center Authority board approved the purchase of a new point-of-sale system for concessions and suites that should be ready by the start of the Wilkes-