“It doesn’t matter how cold it gets,” Kimberly Munoz-Jimenez said Thursday afternoon as she walked along Carey Avenue in Wilkes-Barre, one of more than 100 people to walk the entire two-mile procession route in 20-degree temperatures in honor of la Virgen Maria de Guadalupe.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is commuting the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were released from prison and placed on home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic and is pardoning 39 Americans convicted of nonviolent crimes. It’s the largest single-day act of clemency in modern history.

Former Luzerne County judge Michael Conahan’s sentence has been commuted by President Joe Biden.

WILKES-BARRE TWP. — Mayor Carl Kuren welcomed Aldi Grocery Store to the new and improved Union Plaza on Wilkes-Barre Township Boulevard, with a ribbon cutting ceremony Thursday morning.

Is he a hero? A killer? Both?

ALTOONA — The gun found on the man charged with killing United Healthcare’s CEO matched shell casings found at the site of the shooting, New York City’s police commissioner said Wednesday as authorities scrutinized evidence and the suspect’s experiences with the victim’s industry.

KINGSTON — Borough Councilman Robert Jacobs has a new Christmas decoration on his lawn at 105 Second Ave.

Luzerne County Council unanimously adopted a no-tax-hike 2025 budget Tuesday and approved projects to be funded with both opioid litigation settlement and federal American Rescue Plan Act funds.

Bill Belichick had seemingly been waiting for the right opportunity to return to an NFL sideline. Instead, the six-time Super Bowl-winning head coach is headed to the college ranks to take over at North Carolina.

PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Hurts and A.J. Brown’s troubles connecting on the field have yet to blow into a family feud inside the locker room — honest, both Philadelphia Eagles stars said.

Tunkhannock jumped to a 16-point lead by halftime as the Tigers defeated Lackawanna Trail 46-27 Wednesday night in high school girls basketball.

DALLAS — Juan Soto gets free use of a luxury suite and up to four premium tickets behind home plate for regular-season and postseason New York Mets home games as part of his record $765 million, 15-year contract that was finalized Wednesday.

Three wins each for the Wyoming Seminary girls swimming trio of Ava Betnar, Abby Ryu and Johanna Vollrath helped the Blue Knights hold off Berwick 49-45 on Tuesday.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — At this point the past two seasons, the San Francisco 49ers were fighting for playoff positioning rather than their playoff lives.

PLAINS TWP. — This summer, the road to a Junior League Softball World Series championship will include a stop right here in Luzerne County.

DALLAS — The New York Yankees hope Max Fried pitches like he did in 2021 — when he won the World Series clincher for the Atlanta Braves.