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Pa. state senator resigns amid child porn accusations

HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania state lawmaker who is facing child pornography possession charges resigned Wednesday, just hours after his arrest. Sen. Mike Folmer, 63, was charged Tuesday by the state attorney general’s office after agents […]

Exeter Police recover stolen truck for young fire survivor

Exeter Police recover stolen truck for young fire survivor

September 18, 2019

EXETER — As far as Calynn Hudock is concerned, all’s well that ends well after her four-year-old son’s motorized truck was recovered in a wooded area within 24 hours after it went missing. Jasper Hudock […]

Pa. state senator resigns amid child porn accusations

Pa. state senator resigns amid child porn accusations

September 18, 2019

HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania state lawmaker who is facing child pornography possession charges resigned Wednesday, just hours after his arrest. Sen. Mike Folmer, 63, was charged Tuesday by the state attorney general’s office after agents […]

Roman named district executive for PennDOT Engineering District 4

Roman named district executive for PennDOT Engineering District 4

September 18, 2019

DUNMORE — Richard N. Roman, P.E., has been appointed as the district executive for the northeastern region of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. In this role, Roman is responsible for overseeing all functions of PennDOT’s […]

Luzerne County projects receive more than $660,000 in CFA funding

Luzerne County projects receive more than $660,000 in CFA funding

September 18, 2019

WILKES-BARRE — Nearly $660,000 in funding for several Luzerne County projects was announced Tuesday by the Commonwealth Finance Authority. Secretary of the Department of Community and Economic Development Dennis Davin announced 151 new project approvals […]

Opioid overdose admissions decline more slowly in Luzerne County than statewide

Opioid overdose admissions decline more slowly in Luzerne County than statewide

September 18, 2019

If Luzerne County is gaining ground in the opioid epidemic, it’s at a slow pace. A new report on hospital admissions for opioid overdoses shows the county rate has dipped slightly, but decrease is much […]

Wilkes Prof on Constitution Day: Revolutionary War shaped founding document

Wilkes Prof on Constitution Day: Revolutionary War shaped founding document

September 17, 2019

WILKES-BARRE — Marking Constitution Day on Tuesday, Wilkes University History Professor John Hepp started his lecture on the nation’s founding document — adopted in 1787 — by hearkening back 11 earlier, when “people started shooting” […]

Luzerne County Flood Authority agreement with county on hold

Luzerne County Flood Authority agreement with county on hold

September 17, 2019

After concerns were raised by both sides, the Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority on Tuesday delayed approval of a new intergovernmental cooperation agreement with the county. Instead, authority board members and officials plan to invite […]

H.S. Football: Wyoming Valley Conference has plenty to consider when making new schedules

September 18, 2019

Once the PIAA sets classifications for the next two school years, the Wyoming Valley Conference will begin working on football schedules for the 2020 and 2021 seasons. The scuttlebutt is the schedule could contain more [...]
Wesneski scores lone goal as Wyoming Sem edges Valley West in field hockey

September 17, 2019

KINGSTON — All she could think about was the possibility of punishment. Forget, for a moment, that two unbeaten teams well-accustomed to state success were playing an ultra-intense game, along with the personal history that [...]
Late goal lifts Wilkes-Barre Area boys soccer past Dallas in thriller

September 17, 2019

WILKES-BARRE — With just over 10 minutes left in Tuesday night’s Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 boys soccer match between Dallas and Wilkes-Barre Area, the Mountaineers’ Zach Holthaus – one of the top players in [...]
Through three games as new starters, QBs Clifford, Stevens eye improvement

September 17, 2019

Sean Clifford didn’t need to watch the film first to come up with his assessment. “I need to get better,” Penn State’s quarterback said shortly after the Nittany Lions held off Pitt 17-10 on Saturday. [...]

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