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Now playing: Hazleton Area’s big screen shows school board agendas, class notes
10/21/2025

Now playing: Hazleton Area’s big screen shows school board agendas, class notes

It’s not a movie theater, but the room where Hazleton Area School Board has a big screen.

Luzerne County court notes: Marriage licenses
10/21/2025

Luzerne County court notes: Marriage licenses

Jodi Ann Waheed and Edward M. Heil, both of Wilkes-Barre Alexis Irene Pileggio, Kingston, and Ronald James Masewitz, Exeter Saddan Jose Pena Mercedes, Wilke-Barre, and Gabriela Ortiz Saez, Glen Lyo…

Tamaqua receives $2 million in state CRIZ funding
10/21/2025

Tamaqua receives $2 million in state CRIZ funding

The Tamaqua Borough will receive just over $2 million from the state Community Revitalization and Improvement Zone (CRIZ) program this year — the highest allocation the borough has received since q…

Shenandoah officials: Borough to recoup some estimated losses
10/21/2025

Shenandoah officials: Borough to recoup some estimated losses

Borough officials discussed their ongoing investigation into alleged financial mismanagement at their monthly borough council meeting Monday night.

Authority to seek purchase proposals of Luzerne County rail line
10/21/2025

Authority to seek purchase proposals of Luzerne County rail line

The Luzerne County Redevelopment Authority voted Tuesday to get information on the value and obligations of its rail line in order to seek purchase proposals from companies.

Crestwood approves special counsel contract into ‘harassment complaint’
10/21/2025

Crestwood approves special counsel contract into ‘harassment complaint’

The Crestwood Board of Education formally entered into a contract with a special counsel to investigate a “harassment complaint” Friday.

Murder case ends in mistrial after jurors photographed in court
10/21/2025

Murder case ends in mistrial after jurors photographed in court

The high-profile murder trial of a Freeland man accused of murdering a teen during an underage drinking party in Hazleton came to an abrupt halt on Tuesday afternoon when a Luzerne County judge dec…

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Isabella Boyle, Hazleton Area
10/21/2025

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Isabella Boyle, Hazleton Area

Sophomore field hockey star Isabella Boyle became just the second player in Hazleton Area program history to reach the 200-point milestone with her fourth-quarter goal against Wyoming Valley West. …

Luzerne County Redevelopment Authority voting to get info on rail assets
10/20/2025

Luzerne County Redevelopment Authority voting to get info on rail assets

The Luzerne County Redevelopment Authority is scheduled to vote on a motion to get information on the asset value and obligations of its rail line in order to seek proposals from companies, accordi…

Luzerne County Court Notes: Divorces sought
10/20/2025

Luzerne County Court Notes: Divorces sought

Nila J. Arias Dominguez, Wilkes-Barre, v. Ezequiel David Noyola Sosa, Wilkes-Barre; married July 21, 2023, in Wilkes-Barre; pro se. Maria Isaura Hernandez, Scranton, v. Juan Carlos Santana Vargas, …

Federal shutdown halts Pennsylvania SNAP benefits for November
10/20/2025

Federal shutdown halts Pennsylvania SNAP benefits for November

Pennsylvanians won’t get money for food assistance, starting in November, until the federal government ends a shutdown and releases funds, the state Department of Human Services said in a pos…

Alleged co***ne dealer arrested after traffic stop in West Hazleton
10/20/2025

Alleged co***ne dealer arrested after traffic stop in West Hazleton

A man is facing drug charges after he was arrested during a traffic stop on Oct. 8.

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