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WILKES-BARRE — Mayor George Brown’s proposed budget for 2025 contains no tax or fee increases, despite the city facing several financial hurdles going into the new year, the mayor announced Tuesday during a budget address at City Hall.

WILKES-BARRE — Comedian Kevin James on Monday announced 2025 days on his “Owls Don’t Walk Tour” following a successful 2024 run.

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.

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.

CLARKS SUMMIT — Ilana Rosenthal keeps getting stronger from an off-season ankle injury.

Gia Caporuscio broke a scoreless tie in overtime, finding the back of the net to lead the Crestwood girls soccer team to a 1-0 win over Wilkes-Barre Area.

LOS ANGELES — Jack Flaherty combined on a three-hitter and Los Angeles Dodgers pitchers tied the postseason record of 33 consecutive scoreless innings by routing the New York Mets 9-0 Sunday night in the NL Championship Series opener.

PHILADELPHIA — Perhaps indignant that Eagles fans had chanted for his firing, Nick Sirianni could not button up his mouth in the final seconds. Philadelphia’s coach — already a habitual trash-talking offender — put a finger to his right ear and chirped at fans in the first rows at the Linc.

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ARLINGTON, Texas — Jared Goff’s completion streak ended on his first throw.

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins secured their first victory of the 2024-25 season by downing the Springfield Thunderbirds 4-1 on Sunday afternoon at MassMutual Center.

NEW YORK — Breanna Stewart wasn’t going to let history repeat itself.