SCRANTON — Former president and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump kicked off his Wednesday afternoon rally at Riverfront Sports with confidence.

SCRANTON — Before former President and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump took the stage at Riverfront Sports on Wednesday afternoon, a pair of congressional candidates did a bit of campaigning themselves.

Luzerne County will keep two mail ballot drop boxes on county-owned property for the Nov. 5 general election, but the two boxes hosted by outside entities cannot be deployed because they cannot be anchored to the floor or a wall, county Election Board Chairwoman Denise Williams announced during Wednesday’s meeting.

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump is holding rallies on Wednesday in pivotal Pennsylvania while Vice President Kamala Harris prepares for another visit to the West — even as Hurricane Milton menaces Florida and threatens to overshadow presidential campaigning.

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WASHINGTON — The FBI has arrested an Afghan man who officials say was inspired by the Islamic State militant organization and was plotting an Election Day attack targeting large crowds in the U.S., the Justice Department said Tuesday.

TAMPA, Fla. — Fearful Florida residents streamed out of the Tampa Bay region Tuesday ahead of what could be a once-in-a-century direct hit from Hurricane Milton, as crews worked furiously to prevent furniture, appliances and other waterlogged wreckage from the last big storm from becoming deadly projectiles in this one.

WILKES-BARRE — A man who died following a police-involved shooting Sunday on Holland Street pointed a gun at officers during the incident, according to Luzerne County District Attorney Sam Sangueldolce.

As part of enhanced security measures, Luzerne County is livestreaming a surveillance camera view of the election bureau room that holds Nov. 5 general election ballots.

It was October 2022 when I wrote a column about National Basketball Association legend Dikembe Mutombo’s brain tumor diagnosis. Sadly, the NBA global ambassador and Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer died Monday at age 58.

NEW YORK — Pete Alonso launched another homer off Aaron Nola, and Sean Manaea took a two-hit shutout into the eighth inning as the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2 on Tuesday in Game 3 of their NL Division Series.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Salvador Perez remembers what it was like when playoff baseball returned to Kansas City after nearly 30 years of dark, dismal failures. It seemed to come alive, fans changing their red Chiefs shirts for Royals blue as they packed Kauffman Stadium.

DETROIT — The Motor City has not hosted a playoff baseball game in a decade.

WILKES-BARRE — A pair of dynastic runs in District 2 girls team tennis from a pair of Lackawanna Conference powers continued on Tuesday.

WILKES-BARRE — A pair of dynastic runs in District 2 girls team tennis from a pair of Lackawanna Conference powers continued on Tuesday.

WILKES-BARRE — A pair of dynastic runs in District 2 girls team tennis from a pair of Lackawanna Conference powers continued on Tuesday.

Lake-Lehman rallied from a two-goal deficit to defeat Wyoming Area 3-2 Tuesday in Wyoming Valley Conference girls soccer.