Luzerne County Council is set to vote Tuesday on three opioid litigation settlement awards totaling $359,063, the agenda said.

Luzerne County added five new 911 telecommunicators in April, but more are needed.

DALLAS — Managing to successfully muddle through a couple of political dust-ups, Northeast Pennsylvania’s federal and state legislators provided answers to questions on several key issues at Friday’s Back Mountain Chamber Legislative Breakfast.

Programs to help homeless families and veterans are up for discussion at Tuesday’s Luzerne County Council work session, according to the agenda.

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV laid out the vision of his papacy Saturday, identifying artificial intelligence as one of the most critical matters facing humanity and vowing to continue with some of the core priorities of Pope Francis.

“He’s a bridge builder, a peace maker, a holy man,” the Rev. Joseph Verespy said, describing the new Pope Leo XIV during a homily at the Parish of St. Nicholas - St. Mary in downtown Wilkes-Barre. “God has given us a good shepherd. Thank you, God!”

VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV said Friday that his election was both a cross to bear and a blessing as he celebrated his first Mass and details began to emerge of how votes swiftly coalesced to make him history’s first American pope.

Authorization for Luzerne County to purchase the historic former train station in downtown Wilkes-Barre for $615,000 is up for discussion at Tuesday’s county council work session, according to the agenda released Friday.

Antek Evan had three RBI as Wyoming Seminary edged Holy Redeemer 5-4 Monday, handing the Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 baseball champion its first divisional loss.

The Philadelphia Eagles will start defending their championship at home on Sept. 4 against their NFC East rival Dallas Cowboys in a rare intra-division matchup for the NFL’s annual regular-season kickoff game.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Kyle Larson said he would turn his attention to the Indianapolis 500, and a second crack at racing immortality, the moment he stepped out of his car following the NASCAR Cup Series race at Kansas Speedway on Sunday.

Florida’s late-season surge keeps getting better.

SAO PAULO — Coach Carlo Ancelotti will leave Real Madrid and take over Brazil through the 2026 World Cup.

As the amateur model of college athletics disintegrates, a handful of unusual ideas have been floated as ways to reign in some of the chaos surrounding the explosion in name, image and likeness compensation and a transfer portal that sees thousands of athletes changing schools every season.

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder and Cleveland Cavaliers, the top seeds in the playoffs and owners of the best regular-season records in the NBA, find themselves in dire need of wins as they host Game 5s in the conference semifinals on Tuesday night.

SCRANTON — The District 2 Track and Field Championships may run through Scranton Memorial Stadium, but the opening day of the girls’ competition had a distinct Back Mountain feel to it.