03-28-2024
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Luzerne County Council members critique recommendation to build new Nanticoke/West Nanticoke Bridge

Luzerne County Council members critique recommendation to build new Nanticoke/West Nanticoke Bridge

Several Luzerne County Council members expressed displeasure Tuesday with an updated outside consultant report that now recommends building a new Nanticoke/West Nanticoke Bridge over the Susquehanna River instead of mostly replacing the existing one.


Luzerne County Council to discuss King’s College parking lot lease renewal

Luzerne County Council may renew a lease for King’s College to continue using an upper parking lot across from the county courthouse in Wilkes-Barre — but only for two years.

Luzerne County Council to discuss King’s College parking lot lease renewal

Luzerne County will continue mail ballot deficiency curing for April 23 primary election

Luzerne County will continue mail ballot deficiency curing for April 23 primary election

As in the past, Luzerne County will attempt to give April 23 primary election mail ballot voters an opportunity to “cure” deficiencies that would prevent their vote from being counted, officials said at this week’s county election board meeting.


H.S. Girls Basketball: Dallas falls to state power Archbishop Wood in second round

H.S. Girls Basketball: Dallas falls to state power Archbishop Wood in second round

NORTHAMPTON — Dallas saw firsthand Wednesday night why Archbishop Wood has played for a state championship in eight of the last 10 years.


H.S. Girls Basketball: Lake-Lehman’s state run comes to an end

SALEM TWP. — There was no magic like in the game that put Lake-Lehman into the state playoffs. Or like in the Black Knights’ first-round victory a few days earlier.

H.S. Girls Basketball: Lake-Lehman’s state run comes to an end

H.S. Boys Basketball: Dallas knocked out by Unionville in Class 5A bracket

H.S. Boys Basketball: Dallas knocked out by Unionville in Class 5A bracket

BETHLEHEM — Ryan Brown provided the perimeter offense to go along with a punishing Unionville inside game Tuesday night.


Carl P. Leubsdorf: Compromise is difficult to find

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.

Our View: We support train station tourism office plan

Remember When: Raising a glass to resourcefulness

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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