2021
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Yard waste pick up delayed in Wilkes-Barre
This week s Yard Waste Collection is delayed, but pickup will continue through Saturday, August 21 and on Monday, August 23. Residents are asked to please leave yard waste curbside and are thanked for
Our View: Caregivers simply aren’t paid enough
It is a poorly kept secret, unrecognized only by those who don t work in the caregiver field or who (fortunately) so far have not needed to deal with it: We rarely pay these people enough, we shortcha
Trump-fueled election ‘audit’ sparks Senate GOP turmoil
HARRISBURG The top Republican in Pennsylvania s Senate said Friday that he is putting a different senator in charge of an election integrity undertaking and removed a senator who had made waves by
Pittston Tomato Festival warms up as weekend dawns
PITTSTON Day 2 of the resurrected Pittston Tomato Festival brought crowds out to enjoy food, beverages and music on Friday, with some of the best activities yet to come.
Cosby ruling cited as Lackawanna County jail guard’s sex abuse case is dropped
Pennsylvania prosecutors dropped their case Friday against a jail guard accused of sexually abusing inmates, saying they were hamstrung by the recent state Supreme Court decision that freed Bill Cosby
Pilot practicing for airshow dies in AVP crash
PITTSTON TWP. A pilot practicing for an air show in the Poconos this weekend died Friday afternoon when his WWII-era plane crashed on takeoff at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport.
US appeals court refuses to end CDC’s eviction moratorium
WASHINGTON A federal appeals court on Friday said a pause on evictions designed to curb the spread of the coronavirus can remain in place for now, setting up a battle before the nation s highest cou
Just shy of history: RailRiders narrowly miss 2nd straight no-hitter in rout of Worcester
The RailRiders fell five outs short of something truly historic on Friday night. Given how the game turned out, however, they couldn t be too upset.
Their view: What will the disastrous fall of Kabul mean for voters in 2022?
If there s one thing President Joe Biden could take comfort in this week, given the Afghan debacle, it might be this: Voters have remarkably short attention spans.
Mike Richards out as ‘Jeopardy!’ host after past scrutinized
LOS ANGELES Producer Mike Richards stepped down from his brief tenure as host of Jeopardy! after a report about past misogynistic comments surfaced this week and following a drumbeat of criticism