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Dem presidential candidates call for Kavanaugh’s impeachment

September 15, 2019

WASHINGTON — Several Democratic presidential candidates on Sunday lined up to call for the impeachment of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in the face of a new, uninvestigated, allegation of sexual impropriety when he was […]

New York moves to enact statewide flavored e-cig ban

September 15, 2019

NEW YORK — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is pushing to enact a statewide ban on the sale of flavored e-cigarettes amid growing health concerns connected to vaping, especially among young people. The Democrat announced […]

Rise in health uninsured may be linked to immigrants’ fears

September 15, 2019

WASHINGTON — When the Census Bureau reported an increase in the number of people without health insurance in America, it sent political partisans reaching for talking points on the Obama-era health law and its travails. […]

Attack on Saudi oil sites raises risks

September 15, 2019

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A weekend drone attack on Saudi Arabia that cut into global energy supplies and halved the kingdom’s oil production threatened Sunday to fuel a regional crisis, as the U.S. released […]

Agreement proposed between Luzerne County and Wyoming Valley Levee overseer

September 15, 2019

In a sign of reconciliation, Luzerne County and the county authority that oversees the 16-mile Wyoming Valley Levee system have developed a proposed new intergovernmental cooperation agreement. While both sides always agreed it would be […]

Look Back: Man shows up at police headquarters with body in vehicle in 1935

September 15, 2019

Coal miner Peter Blaso, 27, showed up at Wilkes-Barre Police Headquarters on State Street with a woman’s body inside his vehicle on Oct. 28, 1935. Blaso was described as a wild-eye, disheveled young man. “Police […]

King’s College dedicates new chapel

September 15, 2019

WILKES-BARRE — A new chapter of the faith began on Sunday as the new Christ the King Chapel was officially opened with a ceremony and a Mass of Dedication. The new chapel, located on North […]