Afghanistan flag to be displayed in Paralympic ceremony

TOKYO The Afghanistan flag will be displayed in Tuesday s opening ceremony of the Paralympics even though the country s athletes were not able to get to Tokyo to compete.

Ohio St., Badgers Big Ten favorites

Tom Allen strung together four words not usually associated with his Indiana football program.

Wilkes-Barre to hold electronics recycling dropoff for residents

WILKES-BARRE Residents will have two opportunities in October to recycle electronics.

Taliban takeover prompts fears of a resurgent al-Qaida

Column: Test NASCAR's unvaccinated as a protocol compromise

Times Leader P.M. Update: Monday, August 23

Kevin Carroll is here with your P.M. Update: A preservation project aims to save a one-room Hunlock Creek schoolhouse built in 1890, Luzerne County Community College unveils the theme for this year s

Wilkes-Barre NAACP Freedom Fund banquet tickets on sale

WILKES-BARRE The annual Freedom Fund Banquet for the local branch of the NAACP returns after a one-year absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

R. Kelly accuser testifies that he sexually abused her at 17

Jimmy Hayes, 31, Boston College star who played in NHL, dies

Stocks rise broadly; Pfizer gains after FDA approves vaccine

Man arrested on domestic violence, animal cruelty charges

EDWARDSVILLE Borough police arrested a man they say abused a dog during a domestic dispute with a girlfriend last week.

Man shot in buttocks outside Kingston tavern

KINGSTON A Plymouth man has been arrested and charged in connection with an early morning shooting outside a local bar that left one man hospitalized.

Iowa man charged in Capitol riot seeks to avoid jail return

OxyContin maker's lawyer warns of long, expensive litigation

Pentagon to mandate COVID-19 vaccine, as Pfizer is approved

King’s College recognized for transfer friendliness

WILKES-BARRE King s College joined only 151 colleges and universities named to Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society s (PTK) 2021 Transfer Honor Roll, a recognition of the college s efforts to support trans

Everhart to host ‘Every Stitch Counts’ and ‘Bold Independence’

Scranton The Everhart Museum is pleased to present coinciding textile exhibitions Every Stitch Counts: Works from the Social Justice Sewing Academy and Bold Independence: African American Quilts

Warrant issued for no-show defendant at sentencing hearing

WILKES-BARRE Luzerne County Judge Joseph F. Sklarosky Jr. issued a capias warrant for a Philadelphia County man when he failed to appear for his sentencing hearing on a child sex offense Monday.

Oakdale Schoolhouse: one room, one million memories

HUNLOCK CREEK The Oakdale School may have been a one room schoolhouse, but it still contains millions of memories.

Luzerne County Community College schedules 29th local history conference

NANTICOKE This year, it s all about the gridiron