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2021

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NEPR-AACA car cruise to be held in Kingston
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NEPR-AACA car cruise to be held in Kingston

· July 29, 2021

KINGSTON The NEPR-AACA car cruise, formerly held at Public Square in Wilkes-Barre, will be held on Friday at its new home at Kost Tire in Kingston.

SEC invites Oklahoma and Texas to join conference — in 2025
Sports · Wire

SEC invites Oklahoma and Texas to join conference — in 2025

Southeastern Conference university presidents voted Thursday to invite Texas and Oklahoma to the league and create a 16-team powerhouse on the field and at the bank.

Schwager enters ARD program on prostitution charge
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Schwager enters ARD program on prostitution charge

· July 29, 2021

WILKES-BARRE The former president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association has been accepted into the ARD program on the back of a charge of patronizing a prostitution.

Theatre campers learn about fight choreography
Features

Theatre campers learn about fight choreography

· July 29, 2021

Take a good fighting stance, and jab with your forward hand!

Times Leader P.M. Update: 7/29/21
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Times Leader P.M. Update: 7/29/21

· July 29, 2021

Pat Kernan is here with your P.M. Update: A man who pleaded guilty to a count of third degree murder was set to be sentenced on Thursday, but his sentencing was continued after he claimed he was coerc

Nation/World

'Happy tears': Lee's gold sparks joy at home in Minnesota

· July 29, 2021
Nation/World

WFT president says list of names substantially narrowed down

· July 29, 2021
Nation/World

Biden's COVID plan: Federal workers must report shot status

· July 29, 2021
CoronaVirus Wire

Nats star Turner tests positive for COVID-19, exits game

· July 29, 2021
Nation/World

Scarlett Johansson sues Disney over ‘Black Widow’ release

· July 29, 2021
Nation/World

Nikola founder Milton freed on $100M bail after fraud arrest

· July 29, 2021
CoronaVirus Wire

Nats star Turner tests positive for COVID-19, exits game

· July 29, 2021
State

County calls police over 'election integrity' home visitors

· July 29, 2021
CoronaVirus Wire

Nats star Turner tests positive for COVID-19, exits game

· July 29, 2021
Nation/World

Left turn: Boone says Yankees 'a lot better' with Gallo

· July 29, 2021
Nation/World

Portugal eases virus limits, takes aim at ‘total freedom’

· July 29, 2021
Nation/World

Caeleb Dressel goes for more gold on Day 7 of Tokyo Games

· July 29, 2021
Homicide suspect seeks to withdraw guilty plea, claiming coercion
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Homicide suspect seeks to withdraw guilty plea, claiming coercion

· July 29, 2021

WILKES-BARRE Believing he was coerced to plead guilty to third-degree murder, Tremaine Devine Jamison is maintaining his innocence in a deadly shooting at a kindergarten graduation party in 2017.

Women’s Gymnastics: Sunisa Lee becomes fifth straight American to win all-around gold
Sports · Wire

Women’s Gymnastics: Sunisa Lee becomes fifth straight American to win all-around gold

· July 29, 2021

TOKYO (AP) An American finished atop the podium in the women s Olympic gymnastics all-around, just like always.

35 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Luzerne County Thursday; 1,088 statewide
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35 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Luzerne County Thursday; 1,088 statewide

· July 29, 2021

WILKES-BARRE The latest Department of Health report on Thursday showed Luzerne County with 35 new cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths and the state reported more than 1,000 new cases fo0r the first