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Getting ready for Tuesday’s Luzerne County primary election
April 20, 2024
A total 198,334 Luzerne County residents are registered to cast ballots in Tuesday’s primary election, although only Democrats and Republicans will be permitted to nominate candidates in state and federal races.
Luzerne County’s assessed values still holding up
April 19, 2024
Fifteen years after the last reassessment, Luzerne County’s assessed values are still holding up, according to an annual snapshot reading.
K-9 law enforcement unit sweeps Luzerne County Correctional Facility
April 18, 2024
WILKES-BARRE — Law enforcement with K-9 dogs raided the Luzerne County Correctional Facility on Thursday as part of an “Operation Clean Sweep,” county Manager Romilda Crocamo informed council.
Luzerne County issued 25,288 April 23 primary election mail ballots
April 17, 2024
Luzerne County’s election bureau issued 25,288 April 23 primary election mail ballots to voters who requested them before this week’s deadline, county acting election director Emily Cook said Wednesday.
Luzerne County congestion hotspots identified in new study
April 17, 2024
A new traffic congestion plan identifies 24 Luzerne County corridors and intersections that “remain the most troublesome pinch-points in our region,” county Planning/Zoning Executive Director Matthew Jones said Wednesday.
Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority approves e-bike policy for Wyoming Valley Levee trail
April 16, 2024
Electric bikes can only be used atop the Wyoming Valley Levee if the operator is actively pedaling — with or without electric assist — and traveling at a safe speed, Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority board members said Tuesday.
Goats join in National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week aaaactivity
April 16, 2024
Luzerne County 911 telecommunicators cuddled with goats from Buttinhead Farms in Hunlock Creek Monday as part of activities celebrating National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, according to county Emergency Services Director Lucille Morgan. Shown is telecommunicator specialist Angela Hazelton.
Biden sees economy ‘through the eyes of Scranton, not Mar-a-Lago’
April 16, 2024
SCRANTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday talked a lot about his record and his plan to help seniors and the middle class and how his opponent will only help the rich get richer.
Status of Luzerne County infrastructure discussed
April 15, 2024
Work is wrapping up on Luzerne County’s environmentally-conscious remodeling of the former Air Reserve Center in Wyoming for county government offices, county Operational Services Division Head Jennifer Pecora told council’s infrastructure committee Monday.
Luzerne County receives funding request for parking lot
April 15, 2024
Luzerne County Council has received a request to help fund a new parking lot in front of the Wyoming Area Catholic School in Exeter that also would service nearby sports fields and community events.