News: Page 15
$12.5 million Wyoming Valley Airport project takes off
May 26, 2026
Luzerne County officials held a groundbreaking Tuesday for a $12.5 million project at the county-owned Wyoming Valley Airport in Forty Fort and Wyoming.
Luzerne County Association of Realtors voices concern about proposed $15 county fee
May 24, 2026
The Luzerne County Association of Realtors submitted a letter to County Council expressing concerns about a proposed new $15 fee on deeds and mortgages recorded in the county to establish a blight demolition fund.
Luzerne County may purchase Hanover Township property for $1.75 million
May 23, 2026
Luzerne County may purchase the American Red Cross Blood and Platelet Donation Center property on New Commerce Boulevard in Hanover Township for $1.75 million to house the county’s Emergency Management Agency, officials said.
Luzerne County Election Board accepts and rejects ballots at adjudication
May 22, 2026
Luzerne County’s Election Board accepted 129 primary election provisional ballots and 18 flagged mail ballots during Friday’s post-election adjudication.
Annual statistic indicates Luzerne County assessed values still accurate
May 20, 2026
Seventeen years after the last reassessment, Luzerne County’s assessed values still remain accurate on the whole, according to an annual state statistic.
Luzerne County reports no major issues in Tuesday’s primary
May 19, 2026
Luzerne County Election Director Emily Cook paused shortly before the polls closed at 8 p.m. Tuesday to assess the day.
Write-in tallies needed to determine many Democratic county committee winners
May 19, 2026
Luzerne County’s Democratic Party will be notifying primary election winners of local committee seats in each of the 186 voting precincts.
Hazle Township data center developer announces community development package
May 19, 2026
The developer of a planned data center complex, Project Hazelnut, on a 1,280-acre site near Interstate 81 in Hazle Township, announced details of its community benefit package Tuesday.
Luzerne County Ethics Commission meeting rescheduled due to lack of online notice
May 19, 2026
Luzerne County’s Ethics Commission convened at the county courthouse on Tuesday afternoon but postponed the meeting because it was not posted on the county website to alert the public.
Draft Luzerne County rail litigation settlement agreement under review
May 19, 2026
Luzerne County’s Redevelopment Authority met in closed-door executive session Tuesday to review a draft settlement agreement in litigation County Council filed over the authority’s rail line.