Officials report agreement reached on Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport partnership

After months of back-and-forth, Luzerne County has reached an agreement with Lackawanna County to continue jointly operating the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport in Pittston Township, officials said.

Republican Alyssa Fusaro details election concerns in end of term election board report to Luzerne County Council

Republican Alyssa Fusaro sent Luzerne County Council a lengthy report Thursday detailing concerns she encountered during her four years serving on the county Election Board.

Wawa opens new store in Dallas Twp. with salute to America’s 250th birthday

DALLAS TWP. — On the former site of the Dallas Drive-In, a large crowd turned out for the opening of a new Wawa on a chilly Thursday morning.

Hazleton Area girls basketball knocks off another division unbeaten

DALLAS TWP. — Hazleton Area took care of one unbeaten team on Monday and then the final undefeated team on Thursday.

H.S. Girls Basketball: Holy Redeemer defeats Lake-Lehman in first-place battle

WILKES-BARRE — The main stat, obviously, was the final score Monday night — Holy Redeemer 52, Lake-Lehman 40.

Dallas boys basketball rallies, routs Abington Heights

DALLAS TWP. — It was about 10 minutes into the game Tuesday night, and the Dallas Mountaineers looked like they were in trouble.

Carl P. Leubsdorf: Compromise is difficult to find

The prolonged negotiations among four senators that produced this week’s compromise on a modest gun control bill show how hard it is to reach bipartisan agreement on contentious issues in a time of sharply partisan politics.

Our View: We support train station tourism office plan

For more years than we want to remember, it has seemed as if salvation for the historic downtown Wilkes-Barre train station was always just out of reach.

Remember When: Raising a glass to resourcefulness

I can’t find any record of a patron saint of bootleggers. But if there ever had been one, a lot of Wyoming Valley people would have been praying to him during holiday time a century ago.

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