WILKES-BARRE — About 70 local boys and girls in grades 2 through 8 had the chance to learn how to dribble, shoot and score from professional basketball players Saturday. They are participating in a clinic […]
WILKES-BARRE — Wilkes University’s undergraduate spring commencement Saturday was filled with messages of hope, love and fulfillment. University President Patrick Leahy addressed the Class of 2018 — nearly 400 strong — by comparing the event […]
When Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission executive director John Arway put the blame solely on legislators for the cuts that his agency will have to make, he didn’t have to look far for a response. […]
WILKES-BARRE — Racquetball at one time was a passion for me. In fact, my friends and I were among the first 100 members at Royal Courts on Route 315 when it opened sometime in the […]
WILKES-BARRE — Four months into his Opioid Disaster Declaration, Gov. Tom Wolf this week announced significant progress on several of the original initiatives that were part of the declaration aimed at increasing prevention, access to […]
Ryan Tracy won’t get to “walk” for his diploma at the King’s College commencement Sunday, even though he did all the work and more to earn it. Don’t feel too bad for him, though, the […]
HARRISBURG — Long before he got into politics, Lou Barletta was an aspiring professional baseball player who, he says, flunked a tryout with Major League Baseball’s Cincinnati Reds because he couldn’t hit a curveball. Now […]
BUTLER TWP. — Troopers want to find the driver of a pickup forced off Interstate 81 by a rig driver who has now been charged with aggravated assault by vehicle. The incident occurred in Butler […]
UNION TWP. — Several bus drivers were singled out for praise by Northwest’s school board last week, including two from Kabata Transportation for their quick thinking during powerful thunderstorms that took down power lines. The […]
Luzerne County Republicans surpassed the statewide turnout percentage in last week’s primary election, while the Democratic turnout fell short, new state estimates show. Statewide, the unofficial turnout was 19.47 percent for Democrats and 22.8 percent […]
JONESBORO, Ga. (AP) — One person was killed and another wounded when an argument led to a shootingoutside a high school graduation ceremony Friday night in metro Atlanta, police said. The incident happened as people […]
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