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Wyoming Area rallies in fourth quarter to win state football championship

A two-touchdown deficit in the fourth quarter. A limping quarterback. And a state championship victory. Wyoming Area’s historic season had an unforgettable ending. Banged-up quarterback Dominic DeLuca figured in on all three fourth-quarter touchdowns, including […]

Pursuit of alleged porch pirate ends with crash, foot chase

December 7, 2019

HAZLETON — A suspected porch pirate led police in a pursuit through the city that ended in a crash after snatching a package, Hazleton police Chief Jerry Speziale said Saturday. According to Speziale in a […]

Wyoming Area victory procession planned

December 7, 2019

UPDATE: The team will gather at the Midway Shopping Center on Wyoming Avenue at 5:30 p.m. for a victory parade to the stadium. *** HERSHEY – Wyoming Area wiped out a 14-point, fourth-quarter deficit and […]

Mission BBQ holds soft opening supporting USO; grand opening Monday

December 6, 2019

WILKES-BARRE TWP. — A cheer went up at Mission BBQ when the clock struck 6 p.m., as dozens of people who gathered to take part in the restaurant’s soft opening on Friday night. But, considering […]

Wilkes-Barre city council to decide on location of proposed sewer system sale

December 6, 2019

WILKES-BARRE — The date has been confirmed for PFM Financial Advisors LLC to provide more detailed information to city council about the proposed sale of the sewer system, but not the location for the Dec. […]

All photos of PA heroes who died in Vietnam have been located

December 6, 2019

HARRISBURG — All 3,150 photos of Pennsylvania’s heroes who died in the Vietnam War have been found and are now posted on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund’s (VVMF) virtual Wall of Faces for everyone to […]

Foster Grandparents Program holds annual luncheon

December 6, 2019

PLAINS TWP. — The Foster Grandparent Program celebrated the holiday season with its annual luncheon Friday at the Woodlands. Mary Lou Zerfoss, director of the program, said Foster Grandparents are individuals age 55 or older […]

Business association on Kirby Center: ‘This is hallowed ground’

December 6, 2019

WILKES-BARRE — Standing in the foyer of the F.M. Kirby Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, Larry Newman, executive director of the Diamond City partnership, told members of the Downtown Wilkes-Barre Business Association that […]