WEST READING — An explosion at a chocolate factory in Pennsylvania on Friday killed two people and left five people missing, authorities said. One person was pulled from the rubble overnight.

WILKES-BARRE — Several major issues affecting human services providers were discussed at Friday’s Luzerne/Wyoming County Providers Association Legislative Breakfast — and state legislators assured the 50 in attendance that they will work together in a bipartisan manner to get some help.

PLYMOUTH — Wyoming Valley West High School had a half-day Friday, so students left at 10:30 a.m. Yet a half-hour later there were still some 500 youngsters having lunch, walking through hallways or sitting in classrooms.

NEW YORK — A powdery substance was found Friday with a threatening letter in a mailroom at the offices of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, the latest security scare as the prosecutor weighs a potential historic indictment of former President Donald Trump, authorities said.

The death of a man whose body was found in the middle of a Pringle roadway last month has been ruled a homicide, the Luzerne County Coroner’s Office announced Friday.

PITTSTON TWP. — Dr. Katie Leonard, Johnson College’s President and CEO, Thursday said the aviation technology industry expects rapid-paced growth within the next decade.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Knocking No. 1 seed Houston out of the NCAA Tournament made Jim Larrañaga feel like dancing.

The Dunmore girls basketball team had to overcome plenty adversity to finally play for a PIAA championship.

Down by a run heading into the bottom of the seventh, the Pittston Area baseball team rallied for two runs in the frame, walking off with a 3-2 non-conference victory with two outs on Thursday.

The market has begun to reveal itself for former two-time NFL rushing champion Ezekiel Elliott, who was released by the Dallas Cowboys last week for salary cap reasons.

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Philadelphia Phillies first baseman Rhys Hoskins needs surgery for a torn ACL after injuring his left knee Thursday fielding a grounder in a spring training game and is expected to miss a significant amount of time.

LAS VEGAS — Jordan Hawkins scored 24 points for UConn and the Huskies are one step away from the Final Four after an 88-65 rout of Arkansas in a West Region Sweet 16 matchup Thursday.