Mail ballot requests have been approved for more than 36,700 Luzerne County voters for the Nov. 5 general election to date, and proper steps must be followed to ensure they are counted.

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Dominion Voting Systems has taken responsibility for the misspelling of state Rep. Alec Ryncavage’s name on the general election mail ballot.

EDWARDSVILLE — The Edwardsville Hometown Committee Fall Festival was held on Saturday in John Hopkins Memorial Park, High Street. Vendors offered food, crafts fall merch, baked goods, wine and more. The event also featured live music by Non Stop Music, a children’s pumpkin patch with free pumpkins, children’s games, Endless Dreams Animals petting zoo, local fire department smoke house tours and free fall photo opp. areas.

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Due to a misspelling of state Rep. Alec Ryncavage’s name, new Nov. 5 general election mail ballots are being sent to approximately 6,700 mail ballot voters in the 119th District, the county election bureau announced Friday.

WASHINGTON — A pair of unwelcome and destructive guests named Helene and Milton have stormed their way into this year’s presidential election.

Another in a series of unusually strong solar storms hitting Earth produced stunning skies full of pinks, purples, greens and blues farther south than normal, including into parts of Germany, the United Kingdom, New England and New York City.

WILKES-BARRE — City Council at Thursday’s regular meeting approved up to $180 million in revenue bonds to nonprofit Woodbridge Healthcare to purchase and make capital improvements to Commonwealth Health Hospitals in Wilkes-Barre and Scranton.

Oregon and Penn State each moved up a spot in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday following thrilling wins in high-profile games, and Top 25 newcomers Navy and Army are in the rankings together for the first time since 1960.

KINGSTON — Wilkes-Barre Area retained the Battle For the Bridge trophy Saturday afternoon. But for one half, the Wolfpack played like they hadn’t crossed the river.

LOS ANGELES — Penn State traveled about 2,500 miles across the continent on its first road trip in the new Big Ten. The Nittany Lions then spent most of Saturday playing from behind against Southern California.

When Pete Rose, the all-time major league baseball hits leader, passed away recently, the subject of gambling once again took center stage. Given Rose’s status as the gambling punishment poster boy, the major sports leagues must finally own up and answer the question about exactly where they stand on gambling.

WILKES-BARRE TWP. — Fans of offensive hockey were treated to a show in the first game of the regular season.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Riley Leonard threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead No. 11 Notre Dame to a 49-7 win over Stanford on Saturday.

PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Hurts was light on specifics but wanted to share that he had “great moments” with Philadelphia Eagles coach Nick Sirianni during bye-week meetings designed to get the .500 team back in the thick of the NFC playoff race.

LAS VEGAS — The Raiders host the Steelers on Sunday at a pivotal moment for both clubs.