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Luzerne County’s Planning Commission started accepting public comment Thursday on a proposed zoning ordinance amendment covering data centers, but it won’t be the last opportunity for citizens to weigh in.
Jennifer Learn-Andes | Times Leader

Proposed Luzerne County zoning ordinance covering data centers discussed

Dallas Post - February 12, 2026

Thursday night Luzerne County manager forum postponed

Federal agents stand near the site of a shooting on Jan. 24 in Minneapolis.
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Proposed immigration resolution prompts candid Luzerne County Council discussion

Repair work on Delaware Avenue in West Pittston, where the water main break occurred, continues on Wednesday.
Margaret Roarty | Times Leader

Massive water main break closed county buildings and area businesses

Luzerne County Council voted Tuesday to allocate an additional $850,000 in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds for capital projects at the county-owned Wyoming Valley Airport in Forty Fort and Wyoming, including replacement of these 1930s hangars.
Times Leader file photo

Luzerne County Council allocates additional $850,000 in American Rescue funds to airport

Then-Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority Executive Director Christopher Belleman closes a railroad crossing fence gate that was opened without permission atop the Wyoming Valley Levee in Edwardsville in 2024. The authority has received a state grant to design and construct an alternative public safety solution near the active rail line.
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State grant awarded to address railroad crossing atop the Wyoming Valley...

Dallas Post - February 10, 2026 0

Due to intense backlash from a video he posted, NEPA Republicans founder Theodore ‘T.J.’ Fitzgerald, shown at a ‘No Kings’ rally counter-protest in June 2025, cancelled a Feb. 22 ‘United We Stand’ event he had scheduled in Wilkes-Barre Township and is removing himself and his group from the political scene temporarily, and possibly permanently.
Elizabeth Baumeister | Times Leader File Photo

NEPA Republicans founder Theodore ‘T.J.’ Fitzgerald blasted over video

Dallas Post - February 10, 2026 0

Luzerne County Courthouse
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Luzerne County may increase threshold requiring comparison price quotes for purchases

Dallas Post - February 9, 2026 0

Luzerne County Courthouse

Luzerne County Council to consider additional airport allocation

Dallas Post - February 8, 2026 0

A few contractors stand atop the foreground wall of this massive structure at the Hazleton Creek Commerce Center off Route 309 in Hazleton during construction last year — one of numerous projects that were approved for real estate tax breaks. Luzerne County Council is set to consider an ordinance imposing eligibility requirements for developers seeking future breaks.
Jennifer Learn-Andes | Times Leader

Luzerne County Council may establish eligibility requirements for developers seeking county...

Dallas Post - February 7, 2026 0

A data center owned by Amazon Web Services, front right, is under construction next to the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Berwick on Jan. 14, 2025.
AP File Photo

Data center zoning amendment proposed for 20 Luzerne County-covered municipalities

Dallas Post - February 5, 2026 0

Luzerne County Courthouse dome.
Times Leader File Photo

Luzerne County activates online portal to view campaign finance reports

Dallas Post - February 5, 2026 0

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Some Luzerne County Council members seeking anti-discrimination ordinance

Dallas Post - February 3, 2026 0

Luzerne County Courthouse

Luzerne County tax break vote timing up in the air for...

Dallas Post - February 3, 2026 0

Luzerne County suicides up, drug overdose deaths down

Dallas Post - February 2, 2026 0