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2020

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No. 1 Tide runs poll streak to 210, 3rd-best ever
Sports · Wire

No. 1 Tide runs poll streak to 210, 3rd-best ever

Alabama was No. 1 for the fifth week in a row Sunday and extended its streak of consecutive poll appearances to 210, the third longest in the history of The Associated Press college football poll.

Fourteen Luzerne County employees hired in November
News

Fourteen Luzerne County employees hired in November

· December 6, 2020

Fourteen new Luzerne County government employees were hired in November, according to the latest monthly personnel report.

Life at Full Throttle: Bake up some holiday cheer!
Lifestyle

Life at Full Throttle: Bake up some holiday cheer!

Nothing says Christmas more than delicious homemade cookies.

Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani tests positive for COVID
Top Stories · Wire

Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani tests positive for COVID

· December 6, 2020

WASHINGTON President Donald Trump said Sunday his personal attorney Rudy Giuliani has tested positive for the coronavirus.

GOP shouldn’t count its midterm chickens before they hatch
Op-Ed · Wire

GOP shouldn’t count its midterm chickens before they hatch

House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy has already guaranteed that his party will take back the chamber in two years. He could be right. Or not. We have no way of knowing what things will look like in

Santa comes to Swoyersville
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Santa comes to Swoyersville

· December 6, 2020

SWOYERSVILLE Santa Claus paid a visit to the borough on Saturday night along with Mrs. Claus, riding through the streets as part of Swoyersville s annual Christmas Parade.

Nation/World

The Latest: Saints defense allows first TD since Nov. 15

· December 6, 2020
Nation/World

Venezuela vote likely to give Congress to Maduro's party

· December 6, 2020
Nation/World

No. 12 Villanova hands No. 17 Texas first loss 68-64

· December 6, 2020
P.M. Update: Sunday, Dec. 6
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P.M. Update: Sunday, Dec. 6

· December 6, 2020

It s that time of day: Kevin Carroll has our P.M. Update with a look at what we re working on for Monday s e-edition, including comprehensive NFL coverage, Luzerne County notebook and more.

Toy drive COVID-style
News

Toy drive COVID-style

· December 6, 2020

HANOVER TWP. Nothing sums up the spirit of the holiday season like a brand-new toy under the Christmas tree.

Nation/World

The Latest: Saints' Hill throws 1st TD pass of NFL career

· December 6, 2020
Nation/World

Schools confront 'off the rails' numbers of failing grades

· December 6, 2020
Nation/World

Double Dragons: SpaceX launches space station supplies

· December 6, 2020
Beyond the Byline: Never forget this day of infamy
Columns

Beyond the Byline: Never forget this day of infamy

· December 6, 2020

WILKES-BARRE Today is a day that has, as President Franklin Delano Roosevelt said, lived in infamy.

Study evaluates how COVID has affected unemployment and inequities
News

Study evaluates how COVID has affected unemployment and inequities

· December 6, 2020

Editor s note: This is the second of a two part series.

Nation/World

German experts defuse WWII-era bomb found in Frankfurt

· December 6, 2020
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Over 300 detained in Belarus during protests against leader

· December 6, 2020
Nation/World

Uruguay's 1st socialist president, Tabaré Vázquez, dies

· December 6, 2020
221 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Luzerne County on Sunday
News

221 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Luzerne County on Sunday

· December 6, 2020

WILKES-BARRE The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Sunday reported 221 new cases of COVID-19 in Luzerne County. The death count remains at 327.