WILKES-BARRE TWP. — Mohegan Arena at Casey Plaza hosted its annual Toys for Tots Open Skate on Tuesday. This special event offers a rare opportunity to skate on the arena’s AHL regulation ice while supporting the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Program. Admission was a new, unwrapped toy or a $5 contribution to Toys for Tots.

If the money becomes available, Luzerne County’s operational services division is asking council to earmark $3.85 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to repair a 1.96-mile portion of Lower Demunds Road in Dallas Township and other county-owned infrastructure.

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Main Street in Duryea will be closed between Swetland Street and Lackawanna Avenue from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. Saturday for the annual Christmas stroll, according to the Duryea Police Department.

Applications supplied to Luzerne County Council Monday provide details on how $1.56 million in county opioid litigation settlement funds may be spent.

FORTY FORT — Council at its regular Monday meeting gave final approval for the 2025 operating budget, which does not include any tax increase and maintains all current borough services from this year.

BEAR CREEK TWP. — A woman died following a two-car crash Thanksgiving Day on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, Pennsylvania State Police said.

DENNISON TWP. — Pennsylvania State Police are looking for two people who are suspected of being involved with a shooting that occurred in Dennison Township Saturday evening.

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Jaylen Reed’s hands were still dirty and his face smeared with eye black as he took a seat in the Beaver Stadium media room.

CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Chaos erupted at a soccer game in Guinea after fans protested a referee’s call and thousands of panicked spectators tried to flee the stadium, leaving at least 56 people dead in the West African nation, officials and witnesses said Monday.

Ella Stambaugh knocked down six three-pointers and finished with 27 points as Wyoming Seminary picked up a 49-32 win over Northwest on Monday night.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers star running back Christian McCaffrey will not need surgery on his injured right knee but he will miss the rest of the regular season.

Kansas held off Auburn for the No. 1 ranking in The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll on Monday as Southeastern Conference teams grabbed three of the top four spots and two-time reigning national champion UConn nearly fell out entirely after an 0-3 week at the Maui Invitational.

For the College Football Playoff, it’s one last dress rehearsal. It’s also one last chance to see just how much the selection committee loves the Southeastern Conference.

CLARKS SUMMIT — Ryan Krawczeniuk has been building toward Saturday since he was a young boy growing up in Wilkes-Barre.

Mollie Marcoux Samaan is resigning in January as LPGA commissioner, a surprise announcement Monday after record growth in prize money along with criticism the LPGA wasn’t gaining in popularity during the surge in women’s sports.