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Casey pushes for child care assistance

March 26, 2019 0

WILKES-BARRE — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey on Monday said he has been all over Pennsylvania talking about child care and the need to help middle class families who struggle month-to-month to make ends meet. During […]

Police Blotter

March 26, 2019 0

Man arrested for burglary in Hanover Township HANOVER TWP. — Township police arrested Dennis Jared Hynes, 24, on charges he burglarized a residence on Lee Park Avenue and assaulted a person on Sunday. Police said […]

LCCC hosting Women in STEM lecture today

March 26, 2019 0

NANTICOKE — The Luzerne County Community College Science Club will hold a Women in STEM lecture at 6 p.m. today, at the College’s Campus Center Rotunda. Members of the science faculty at LCCC and local […]

Casey hopes Biden will run, stops short of endorsement

March 26, 2019 0

WILKES-BARRE — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey on Monday said he hopes former Vice President Joe Biden decides to get in the race for the Democratic Party presidential nomination. But when asked if that should be […]

Casey, other lawmakers weigh in on Mueller probe

March 26, 2019 0

WILKES-BARRE — In an interview at the Times Leader on Monday, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey made it clear he wants Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report released to the public. “If Attorney General William Barr can […]

Democrats ask for Mueller files, Republicans say ‘move on’

March 25, 2019 0

WASHINGTON — House Democrats pressed the Justice Department Monday to provide the full report from special counsel Robert Mueller even as Republicans gleefully called for them to “move on” from the Russia investigation. President Donald […]

New printer the right fit for Wet Paint

March 25, 2019 0

WILKES-BARRE — As a forklift operator balanced the nearly three-ton load a few feet above the concrete lot alongside Wet Paint Printing + Design, manager Scott Paul went about his business Monday morning. The cargo […]