Storm damages Luzerne County-owned infrastructure

Flooding from intense rain storms Sunday and Monday blew out a Luzerne County-owned bridge, prompted the evacuation of approximately 30 people at a faith-based camp in Fairmount Township and caused dangerous water pooling on area roadways, officials said.

Luzerne County committee to weigh resolutions opposing power line and plastics plant

Luzerne County Council’s Infrastructure Committee is scheduled to discuss possible resolutions opposing a plastics plant and transmission line at its meeting Tuesday, the agenda said.

Public urged to report roadway safety concerns in Luzerne County

If you’re concerned about a safety issue on any roadway in Luzerne County, there’s now a chance to do something about it.

Little League: KFF’s six-run outburst leads to District 31 championship

JENKINS TWP. — The bottom of the Kingston/Forty Fort batting order did its job in the fifth inning Monday evening.

Little League: Back Mountain National heads to D31 title game

DALLAS — Back Mountain National scored six runs in the first two innings Tuesday night yet had just one hit.

Little League Softball: Back Mountain rolls to District 31 championship

ASHLEY — Back Mountain surrendered it first runs and faced adversity Sunday afternoon for the first time in the District 31 8-10 Softball tournament.

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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