Our View: Diamonds to live-performance groups

Diamonds to all the live-performance groups in our area that keep finding ways to mark the holidays amid a pandemic that prevents large crowds to enjoy the show. The latest examples: The Scranton Civi

Wright Center partners with Hazleton on new COVID-19 mobile testing unit

HAZLETON Jignesh Sheth, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of The Wright Center for Community Health, said Friday that a new COVID-19 mobile testing unit in Hazleton will hopefully alleviate the burdens in

Wilkes-Barre ZIP code of 18702 by far the county hot spot for COVID-19

The Wilkes-Barre ZIP code of 18702 was by far the Luzerne County hot spot for new COVID-19 cases this week, according to state data.

Luzerne County coronavirus positivity rate jumps to 16.4%

Luzerne County s positivity rate the percentage of diagnostic tests with positive results jumped again this week to a new 16.4%, according to the state s weekly statistics update Friday.

Pa. Republicans seek to change laws, block Biden’s win

HARRISBURG Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania who are still questioning without basis the validity of the Nov. 3 election are drafting a boatload of voting-related legislation, with top Democrats

Celebrating the season at The Westmoreland Club

WILKES-BARRE The Westmoreland Club celebrated the holiday season on Friday evening with a tree lighting.

Japan awaits spacecraft return with asteroid soil samples

Judge calls Trump request in Wisconsin lawsuit 'bizarre'

Dallas going full-remote for all schools starting Monday

DALLAS TWP. All schools in the Dallas School District will transition into full online instruction beginning Monday and lasting at least through Jan. 12, Superintendent Thomas Duffy announced in a s

Vogel: Lakers 'have to be even better' to repeat as champs

MLB sues insurance providers, cites billions in virus losses

PSU gameday: Nittany Lions slowly regaining confidence heading into Rutgers

One win hasn t exactly changed everything for Penn State.

Biden officially secures enough electors to become president

California certified its presidential election Friday and appointed 55 electors pledged to vote for Democrat Joe Biden, officially handing him the Electoral College majority needed to win the White Ho

DeVos suspends student federal loan payments through January

The Trump administration on Friday suspended all federal student loan payments through the end of January and kept interest rates at 0%, extending a moratorium that started early in the pandemic but w

No. 2 Notre Dame hope to build ACC, CFP resume against Syracuse

SOUTH BEND, Ind. The script has been rewritten off and on for No. 2 Notre Dame in a year dominated by the pandemic, but the overall goal remains the same for Brian Kelly and his team: win two champi

Elections shaping up to become major issue in Legislature

Biden officially secures enough electors to become president

San Francisco Bay Area issues new stay-at-home order

EXPLAINER: Trump's failing, monthlong fight against election

HKQ’s free holiday movie all booked up

The law firm of Hourigan, Kluger t sponsor its annual free holiday movie at the F.M. Kirby Center this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.