PLAINS TWP. — James Olson rolled up the sleeve of his sweatshirt to reveal his tattoo — “Sole Survivor ’82.”

WILKES-BARRE — Of all the ugliness he saw in the early morning hours of Sept. 25, 1982, one image remains embedded in Jim Zardecki’s mind.

BEAR CREEK TWP. — Matt Anderson, President of Rising Light Ridge, said the new ministry campus in Bear Creek Township will be more than a camp and retreat center.

WILKES-BARRE — The 2022 NEPA GAYLA: Out of the Gaylaxy event drew a glittering crowd to Genetti’s Hotel and Conference Center Grand Ballroom on Saturday night to support the NEPA Pride Project’s Scholarship Program and the NEPA Pride Project’s mission to celebrate, educate and demonstrate the power of local arts.

What might be the most dramatic physical confrontation downtown Wilkes-Barre has witnessed in 100 years began on Friday evening as Hollywood stunt woman and Kingston native Heidi Germaine Schnappauf stood at a podium and off-handedly insulted Little Theatre of Wilkes-Barre.

WHITE HAVEN — Residents converged on the White Haven Area Community Library Friday to celebrate 25 years of its existence.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Drew Pyne threw three touchdown passes and Notre Dame finally clicked on offense in a 45-32 victory over North Carolina on Saturday.

STATE COLLEGE — Penn State partisans may have come away with a hollow feeling on Saturday.

STATE COLLEGE — The Beaver Stadium crowd was starting to grumble a bit. A 14-0 lead for Penn State had just evaporated and the Nittany Lions were about to give the ball back to upstart Central Michigan in the second quarter.

LANDOVER, Md. — Jalen Hurts is in a far different place as an NFL quarterback since a rocky rookie year in 2020 when he usurped Carson Wentz as Philadelphia’s starter.