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2021

2021

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Nation/World

Japanese martial artist film star Sonny Chiba dies at 82

· August 19, 2021
‘We dodged a bullet’
Features

‘We dodged a bullet’

· August 19, 2021

We dodged a bullet, a tired and almost teary-eyed Larry O Malia said Thursday morning at the Wilkes-Barre Farmers Market. We could have lost the farm.

RailRiders pitcher Sean Boyle throws seven-inning no-hitter in twinbill split with Worcester
Sports

RailRiders pitcher Sean Boyle throws seven-inning no-hitter in twinbill split with Worcester

· August 19, 2021

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre went 15 years between the fourth and fifth no-hitters in franchise history.

DeVonta debuts, Hurts scratched as Eagles are pounded by Patriots in 35-0 preseason loss
Sports

DeVonta debuts, Hurts scratched as Eagles are pounded by Patriots in 35-0 preseason loss

· August 19, 2021

PHILADELPHIA Cam Newton passed for 103 yards and a touchdown, Mac Jones threw for 146 yards and the New England Patriots routed the Philadelphia Eagles 35-0 on Thursday night.

Anybody up for a few laps? Or a dash?
Features

Anybody up for a few laps? Or a dash?

· August 19, 2021

I feel like I could run outside and do a lap around the building, reporter Kevin Carroll said with a laugh after he tasted a no-bake energy ball from the Times Leader Test Kitchen.

‘Little Bandit’ sentenced to years behind bars
News

‘Little Bandit’ sentenced to years behind bars

· August 19, 2021

WILKES-BARRE Gregory W. Holmes, the so-called Little Bandit, was sentenced to spend between two and four years in state prison after pleading guilty to a charge stemming from a December robbery st

Pittston man accused of possessing 100 child porn images
News

Pittston man accused of possessing 100 child porn images

· August 19, 2021

PITTSTON A Pittston man was locked up Thursday evening after police say he was in possession of around 100 images of child pornography.

Nation/World

EXPLAINER: How social platforms are dealing with the Taliban

· August 19, 2021
Nation/World

Govt sharpens antitrust attack against Facebook with filing

· August 19, 2021
Nation/World

Chuck Close, artist of monumental grids, dies at 81

· August 19, 2021
Nation/World

QB Anthony Brown getting his chance with No. 11 Ducks

· August 19, 2021
Nation/World

Another choppy day on Wall Street ends with indexes mixed

· August 19, 2021
PennDOT to perform bridge inspections on Route 11 in Luzerne County
News

PennDOT to perform bridge inspections on Route 11 in Luzerne County

· August 19, 2021

As part of the project to study the Route 11 bridge over the Susquehanna River between Pittston and West Pittston, and the county-owned Water Street Bridge, PennDOT will be conducting in-depth inspect

Nation/World

With short turnaround, FCS programs adjust practice regimens

· August 19, 2021
Nation/World

Judge denies woman restraining order against Dodgers' Bauer

· August 19, 2021
Nation/World

2 dead, 20 missing in North Carolina county flooded by Fred

· August 19, 2021
State

GOP senator's plan to issue election subpoenas 'stopped'

· August 19, 2021
Nation/World

DaCosta, Peele dare a new generation to summon ‘Candyman’

· August 19, 2021
Nation/World

Gangs abduct 2 doctors in Haiti, including a needed surgeon

· August 19, 2021
Nation/World

Owner: Purdue hoped tamper-resistant Oxy could help crisis

· August 19, 2021