Harveys Lake Councilman Hogan awarded Golden Throne

HARVEYS LAKE — A local Christmas tradition continued on Thursday night when the Golden Throne, a toilet-themed Christmas tree, was placed on the front yard of community member with a commitment to serving their area.

Luzerne County manager presents views to study commission

Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo presented her views during Thursday’s study commission meeting, including arguments for keeping the top manager position appointed instead of elected and maintaining a central law office rather than switching back to individual solicitors.

Many mall stores would remain if auto dealership project goes forward

WILKES-BARRE TWP. — Felix Reznick, owner of the Wyoming Valley Mall, on Thursday said the proposed plan to move MotorWorld | Mile One auto dealership to the mall has been talked about for months and Reznick wanted to clarify what exactly the project — if finalized and implemented — would include.

H.S. Boys Basketball: Holy Redeemer falls as Selinsgrove rallies late

WILKES-BARRE — A Selinsgrove technical foul gave Holy Redeemer a chance to reverse the momentum Thursday night.

Steelers QB Russell Wilson is spreading the wealth on offense

PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers tight end Darnell Washington was minding his own business during practice recently, doing his due diligence while running his route when the ball suddenly came his way.

Conference championship weekend opens tonight

After a chaotic end to the regular season in college football, the matchups are set for championship week. Here’s a look at the showdowns coming up in the Power Four and Group of Five, with AP Top 25 rankings. All championship games are Saturday, Dec. 7, except in the American Athletic, Conference USA and Mountain West, which will be played Friday, Dec. 6. Times EST.

The Supreme Court won’t save Musk’s DOGE plans

The plans for the Department of Government Efficiency laid out by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are so riddled with legal problems that a law professor in exam season could save a lot of time by using their recent WSJ op-ed as the fact pattern: All you’d have to do would be to ask students to identify the constitutional flaws.

Democrats fall for Biden’s non-pardon promise, and other whoppers of 2024

Donald Trump’s remarkable return to the White House tops the list of major stories of 2024 but what about all those hyped non-stories that fell with a thud?

Older adults need protection from financial abuse by family members

A mentor once told me that we take better care of our pets than we do older victims of mistreatment. As a researcher, I have sat across from people, including grown men, crying while recounting harrowing experiences of discovering and confronting elder financial exploitation within their families — by siblings, sons and daughters, nieces and nephews, girlfriends and neighbors.

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