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LANDOVER, Md. — Kendall Fuller intercepted Russell Wilson’s pass on a last-minute 2-point conversion attempt, and Washington held on to beat the Seattle Seahawks 17-15 Monday night for the team’s third consecutive victory.

Sports

Washington hires Fresno State’s Kalen DeBoer as head coach

Times Leader - November 29, 2021

Washington hired Fresno State’s Kalen DeBoer on Monday to lead the Huskies, handing a program that has struggled offensively to a coach with a track record of productive and creative offenses.

Lincoln Riley eager to return USC Trojans to winning ways

Sports Times Leader - November 29, 2021

LOS ANGELES — Standing on the top rim of the venerable Coliseum on a 76-degree autumn Monday, Lincoln Riley took a glance behind him at the Los Angeles panorama stretching from the Pacific Ocean to the Hollywood sign to the gleaming downtown skyscrapers.

Scherzer, Seager get big-money deals ahead of CBA expiration

Sports Times Leader - November 29, 2021

NEW YORK — Right-hander Max Scherzer agreed to a record-setting $130 million, three-year contract with the New York Mets and shortstop Corey Seager struck a $325 million, 10-year deal with the Texas Rangers on Monday as players and teams rushed to reach agreements before an expected lockout.

LSU hires Kelly away from Notre Dame

Sports Times Leader - November 29, 2021

LSU is hiring Brian Kelly away from Notre Dame, a stunning move by one of the most accomplished coaches in college football jumping from the sport’s most storied program to an Southeastern Conference powerhouse.

Woods says a return to the top not a ‘realistic expectation’

Sports Times Leader - November 29, 2021

NASSAU, Bahamas — Tiger Woods says he expects to play golf again, just not very often, and he doesn’t see himself reaching the top of the sport again because “I don’t think that’s a realistic expectation of me.”

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Opinion

Op-Ed

Their view: Redistricting doesn’t give us fair representation. Here’s what will

Times Leader - November 29, 2021

The United States is a place where fair representation can lead to greater prosperity for each of us. But our nation is facing structural challenges to fair representation under redistricting. These challenges are hitting communities of color particularly hard.

To Your Health: The facts regarding diabetes

Op-Ed Times Leader - November 29, 2021

Martin Schram: Drug chains, opioids — and broken news

Op-Ed Times Leader - November 28, 2021

Wolf Administration releases first-ever statewide Litter Action Plan

Columns William O'Boyle - November 28, 2021

Make this the season of giving

Opinion Times Leader - November 28, 2021

FEATURES

Features

White House holiday decor honors COVID-19 frontline workers

Times Leader - November 29, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — Holiday decorations unveiled Monday for Joe and Jill Biden’s first White House Christmas honor frontline workers who persevered during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Features

University of Scranton presents Noel Night Concert

Times Leader - November 29, 2021

Continuing a time-honored holiday tradition, Performance Music at The University of Scranton will present its 54th annual Noel Night concert on Saturday, Dec. 4. The concert will begin at 8 p.m. in the University’s Houlihan-McLean Center (Mulberry Street and Jefferson Avenue). Doors will open at 7:20 p.m., and there will be an organ prelude beginning at 7:25 p.m.

Lifestyle

Entrepreneur with local ties encourages us to Feel the Brrrn

Times Leader - November 27, 2021

Jimmy T. Martin is a businessman who always lives life at full throttle. I love hearing the success stories of young entrepreneurs. I ran into my friend Jim Martin at a recent business event, and he told me a little about his son Jimmy’s new business venture. It really piqued my interest, and I decided to give Jimmy a call to learn more.

BUSINESS

Business

Lawyer: Jussie Smollett ‘a real victim’ of attack in Chicago

Times Leader - November 29, 2021

CHICAGO — Jussie Smollett “is a real victim” of a “real crime,” his attorney said in opening statements at the ex-“Empire” actor’s trial Monday, rejecting prosecutors’ allegation that he staged a homophobic and racist attack in Chicago after the television studio where he worked didn’t take hate mail he had received seriously.

Business

Down Pour thriving with help of DCP

Times Leader - November 27, 2021

WILKES-BARRE — It takes pressure to form a diamond, and perhaps no one is more aware of that than Downtown Wilkes-Barre’s business owners.

Business

Downtown College Ambassadors Program returns

Times Leader - November 27, 2021

WILKES-BARRE - The Diamond City Partnership is looking to revitalize local businesses, while connecting local colleges and providing students with networking opportunities, on-the-job training and credit for classes.

Police ask for help on child porn investigation

Blotter Times Leader - November 29, 2021

WILKES-BARRE — Authorities are requesting the public’s assistance in an ongoing investigation pertaining to a Forty Fort man who was arrested recently on charges of possession and dissemination of child pornography.

Wyoming County man pleads guilty to sexual assault

Blotter Edward Lewis - November 25, 2021

WILKES-BARRE — A Wyoming County man admitted Wednesday he sexually assaulted a girl as they drove away in a vehicle from Movies 14 in Wilkes-Barre more than five years ago.

Council challenges judge’s denials to withdraw homicide plea

Blotter Edward Lewis - November 25, 2021

A Philadelphia man recently sentenced to life in prison after admitting to fatally shooting a 26-year-old woman in Wilkes-Barre has appealed denials by a Luzerne County judge to withdraw the plea agreement.

Son who killed father in Larksville found dead in prison cell

Blotter Edward Lewis - November 24, 2021

A former Larksville resident who pleaded guilty but mentally ill to fatally shooting his father was found dead inside his cell at the State Correctional Institution at Camp Hill last weekend.

Suspect in road rage shooting sentenced to state prison

Blotter Edward Lewis - November 24, 2021

WILKES-BARRE — A man from Rhode Island charged with discharging a firearm during a road rage incident in Kingston was sentenced to state prison Tuesday.

Test Kitchen: Beets are full of healthy nutrients and pack a sweet taste

Features Times Leader - July 20, 2016

Me-oh My-o, Let’s Bake With Phyllo

Archive Times Leader Archivist - September 23, 1997

Start with a whole pumpkin for real pumpkin soup

Features Mark Guydish - November 18, 2020

This may be a day of dueling soups from a pair of married, ink-stained wretches, but the reason I have and love making this particular recipe isn’t in spite of MT, it’s because of her. After we married and bought a house, I fulfilled a long-time desire to relieve my mom of some holiday meal hosting and started holding the Thanksgiving feast at our humble home. When I saw this 2005 recipe from Emeril Lagasse, it immediately became the annual first course.

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