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WILKES-BARRE — The King’s College Monarchs football team made history today en route to a 51-12 dominant home win over the visiting Albright College Lions on Saturday afternoon in McCarthy Stadium in Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) play.

Sports

Lindberg steals the show in Penguins’ historic opening-night win

Times Leader - October 17, 2021

WILKES-BARRE – The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins kicked off their 2021-22 season with pulse-pumping, 2-1 victory over the Lehigh Valley Phantoms on opening night at Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza.

Riley’s game-winning single in 9th lifts Braves past Dodgers

Sports Times Leader - October 17, 2021

ATLANTA (AP) — A couple of clutch swings from breakout slugger Austin Riley got the underdog Atlanta Braves off to a fast start in the NL Championship Series.

Grand game: Boston’s 2 slams lead 9-5 ALCS win over Astros

Sports Times Leader - October 17, 2021

HOUSTON (AP) — J.D. Martinez and Rafael Devers helped the Red Sox have a grand old time in Houston.

Cowboys poised to beat Belichick-led Patriots for 1st time

Sports Times Leader - October 16, 2021

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Ezekiel Elliott didn’t have to think long this week about what he remembered most about Dallas’ last visit to New England in 2019.

Steelers eye momentum as Seahawks face life without Wilson

Sports Times Leader - October 16, 2021

PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger is encouraged. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, however, is not convinced his team’s early offensive struggles are firmly in the rearview mirror.

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Opinion

Our View: It’s time to see both sides of the mask debate

Times Leader - October 17, 2021

The mask and vaccine mandate debate keeps heating up, and while discussion of the issues has value, it needs to be a discussion of both sides — something increasingly missing these days.

Beyond the Byline: Celebrating Amanda Durkin’s ‘dash’

Columns William O'Boyle - October 16, 2021

Jay Ambrose: Attorney general at war with free speech

Op-Ed Times Leader - October 16, 2021

Michael A. MacDowell: Vacinations should be both an individual and societal choice

Op-Ed Times Leader - October 16, 2021

Our View: Beware the buck. And the doe.

Opinion Times Leader - October 16, 2021

FEATURES

Features

Tell Giselle: Is getting the COVID booster the right thing?

Times Leader - October 16, 2021

Critical decisions oftentimes must be made even when there is little information and/or conflicting opinions. An adult who has pondered whether or not to get a booster shot is a case in point with this exchange:

Features

Around Town: It’s not too early to make the season bright

Times Leader - October 16, 2021

It’s been a busy few weeks.

Features

Enjoying a nature show, right in her own backyard

Mary Biebel - October 16, 2021

Butterflies like the primroses.

BUSINESS

Business

Murano glassblowing model shattered by methane price surge

Times Leader - October 16, 2021

VENICE, Italy — The Italian glassblowers of Murano have survived plagues and pandemics. They transitioned to highly prized artistic creations to outrun low-priced competition from Asia. But surging energy prices are shattering their economic model.

Business

Millennial Money: Save for holidays now, skip regret later

Times Leader - October 16, 2021

Factoring holiday expenses into your budget all year long is effective for avoiding debt, but it’s not always feasible with a limited budget or unforeseen expenses.

Business

Liz Weston: Fortify your finances against natural disaster

Times Leader - October 16, 2021

Emergency preparedness experts recommend that you have a “go bag” and a “stay bin” for disasters: kits with supplies to help you survive a few days if you have to evacuate your home or shelter in place.

Ex-inmate: Stabbing victim was ‘purple like a smurf’

Blotter Edward Lewis - October 15, 2021

WILKES-BARRE — A dispute about telephone privileges inside G-Block at the State Correctional Institution at Dallas was behind an inmate-on-inmate fight that led to a fatal stabbing earlier this year.

Kingston Township police charge familiar man with ransacking house

Blotter Edward Lewis - October 15, 2021

KINGSTON TWP. — Township police obtained an arrest warrant for Scott Alan Bolton, 57, charging him with stealing items from a residence on Mount Olivet Road earlier this month.

Plymouth man charged with child pornography

Blotter Edward Lewis - October 14, 2021

PLYMOUTH — A man from Plymouth was arrested Thursday on allegations he downloaded images and videos of children engaged in sex acts on his cell phone.

Former C&Y director pleads guilty to child endangerment, obstruction

Blotter Edward Lewis - October 14, 2021

HARRISBURG — Former Luzerne County Children & Youth director Joanne Van Saun pleaded guilty to child endangerment and obstruction offenses related to failing to investigate hundreds of reports of child abuse and neglect cases and covering up the cases with false reports.

Dallas man sentenced on child pornography charges

Blotter Edward Lewis - October 14, 2021

WILKES-BARRE — Luzerne County Judge David W. Lupas ignored a request by a defense attorney for a sentence of 43 days of time already served for a Dallas man who admitted to viewing and sharing child pornography.

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Not from a box, but worth the wait: Beef Stroganoff from scratch

Features Mark Guydish - May 12, 2021

I have made beef Stroganoff in the past, if you count “Hamburger Helper” in college as “making” the dish. Otherwise, this stab at the recipe from my brother’s collection (“Uncle Jake’s Favorite Recipes”) was my first try, and considering how late I started cooking thanks to work demands, the boxed stuff sure would have been a smarter choice time-wise. MT & I ended up not having dinner that night until 9 p.m.

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