Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Proposed plans detailed for $1.56 million in Luzerne County opioid settlement earmarks

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

Luzerne County’s final Nov. 5 general election certification vote Monday

Luzerne County’s Election Board will meet Monday to complete the last step necessary to close out the Nov. 5 general election.

Luzerne County inmate wrongly released due to court paperwork mixup

An inmate was wrongly released from Luzerne County’s Minimal Offender Unit Tuesday evening based on a court paperwork mixup stemming from a protection-from-abuse court hearing, according to an email sent to county council.

Luzerne County cancels funding for parkade at former Hotel Sterling site

Luzerne County Council unanimously voted Tuesday to cancel a $2 million federal American Rescue Plan Act allocation for a parkade at the former Hotel Sterling site in Wilkes-Barre.


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H.S. Football: Lake-Lehman rolls to decisive win over Hanover Area

On a chilly gridiron Week 9 autumn Friday night under the lights at Nanticoke Area High School celebrating Senior Night, the hometown Hanover Area Hawkeyes fell to the Lake-Lehman Black Knights by a commanding 48-6 margin.

H.S. Football: Wyoming Area strikes quickly to defeat Lake-Lehman

WEST PITTSTON — Wyoming Area ran just 13 plays in the first half Friday night compared to 35 by Lake-Lehman.

H.S. Football: Dallas thumps Crestwood for fifth straight victory

WRIGHT TWP. — Fans hoping to see a glimpse of the aurora borealis from the top of the Penobscot Mountains might have been disappointed at the cloudy skies on Friday night. But Crestwood and Dallas fans didn’t even need their cell phone cameras to witness an out-of-this world performance by Mountaineers receiver Gavin Lewis.

H.S. Football: Dallas beats Wyoming Valley West for 4th straight win

KINGSTON — It took Dallas until Week 7 to break .500. As far as Mountaineers coach Rich Mannello figures, they are getting hot at just the right time.

Attention job seekers! Times Leader career expo set for Tuesday

WILKES-BARRE TWP. — Diane McGee, Times Leader Media Group advertising director, said the Times Leader has always taken the lead for hosting job fairs for Northeastern Pennsylvania. McGee said this week’s expo, at the Mohegan Arena concourse, is set for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 1.

H.S. Football: Lake-Lehman pulls away from Nanticoke Area

NANTICOKE — The start was sluggish for Lake-Lehman, but once the Black Knights got locked in there wasn’t much that Nanticoke Area could do.

H.S. Football: Dallas pulls away in 2nd half for 3rd straight win

On a warm, sometimes rainy Friday night in the Back Mountain, the hometown Dallas Mountaineers seized their third consecutive win with a 45-28 triumph over the visiting North Pocono Trojans to even up their record at 3-3 on the season.

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