2020
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Luzerne County Election Board members share views with inquiry committee
The five citizens who volunteer their time to oversee voting as Luzerne County Election Board members shared some of their observations and frustrations during Thursday s election inquiry committee.
Wilkes-Barre church to present ‘Walk Through Bethlehem’ live Nativity this weekend
WILKES-BARRE The bleating of sheep and braying of donkeys will authenticate the live Nativity presented this weekend by Moving River Ministries next to its church on South Main Street.
Toys coming in for Larksville girl’s effort to help local kids in need
LARKSVILLE A Larksville girl is determined to see her great idea through to success.
Pennsylvania blasts Texas’ bid to overturn Biden’s election
HARRISBURG Lawyers for Pennsylvania responded in the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to Texas effort to overturn the election result in four states for President-elect Joe Biden, calling it a sedit
Biden, Harris named Time magazine’s ‘Person of the Year’
WASHINGTON Time magazine has named President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris its Person of the Year.
Bar, restaurant owners frustrated, fearful as new Pa. restrictions announced
WILKES-BARRE Frank Rodano came out of the kitchen at Rodano s on Public Square just long enough to greet a reporter Thursday evening.
Gov. Tom Wolf stops high school, youth sports until Jan. 4
Gov. Tom Wolf shut down all sports except for college and professional leagues starting at 12:01 a.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Jan. 4 in an effort to curb increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases in the state.
Congress stuck as McConnell torpedoes emerging COVID-19 deal
WASHINGTON An emerging $900 billion COVID-19 aid package from a bipartisan group of lawmakers all but collapsed Thursday after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Republican senators won t s
Hundreds of GOP members sign onto Texas-led election lawsuit
HOUSTON The Texas lawsuit asking the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate President-elect Joe Biden s victory has quickly become a conservative litmus test, as 106 members of Congress and multiple state