2020
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Homelessness, substance use topic of ‘County Cares’ aid event
A new Luzerne County Resource Day next month should provide lots of food, clothing and available services to those struggling with homelessness and substance use disorder, organizers say.

Robert H. Spitz Foundation Supports PA 211 NE/Help Line
WILKES-BARRE The Robert H. Spitz Foundation has provided the PA 211 NE/Help Line with a grant in the amount of $10,000, Family Service Association of Northeastern Pennsylvania announced.

Ron Gitkos to retire
WEST PITTSTON There comes a time in one s career when it s time to retire and after 47-years serving the public, West Side Auto s Ron Gitkos is putting away his toolbox permanently.

Slovis, St. Brown help No. 16 USC rout Washington State
LOS ANGELES Amon-Ra St. Brown caught four touchdown passes from Kedon Slovis in a spectacular first quarter, and No. 16 Southern California cruised to a 38-13 victory over Washington State on Sunday

Luzerne County has $6.5 million in limbo
Luzerne County government has $6.5 million in the bank not earmarked for anything, but officials said they have to let it just sit there for now.

Packers withstand late rally to outlast Eagles 30-16
GREEN BAY, Wis. On a day when Green Bay s Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams reached personal milestones, the Packers needed a long run from Aaron Jones to put the Eagles away.

Inauguration planners rethink how to party
WASHINGTON Public health guidance to avoid big parties in the age of coronavirus is about to collide with what is typically one of America s biggest celebrations of all: the swearing-in of a new pre

Will the US ever have a national COVID-19 testing strategy?
NEW YORK As the coronavirus epidemic worsens, U.S. health experts hope Joe Biden s administration will put in place something Donald Trump s has not a comprehensive national testing strategy.

Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani tests positive for COVID
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said Sunday his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for the coronavirus, making him the latest in Trump s inner circle to contract the disease that

South Carolina names Oklahoma’s Beamer its football coach
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) South Carolina has made it official, hiring ex-assistant Shane Beamer as its head football coach.