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Holy days arrive for area Christians, Jews
March 28, 2021
The Praise Team at Moving River Ministries plans to be singing, dancing and handing out palm fronds in front of their Wilkes-Barre church in honor of Palm Sunday this morning.
Plymouth man charged after hostage standoff in Newport Township
March 27, 2021
NEWPORT TWP. — A 31-year-old Plymouth man faces multiple charges for allegedly holding his mother hostage inside her township residence for hours Saturday, said Luzerne County District Attorney Sam Sanguedolce.
Wilkes-Barre ZIP code 18704 surging in new COVID-19 cases
March 27, 2021
As the number of new COVID-19 cases continues to rise in Luzerne County, the Kingston ZIP Code of 18704 surged to the top of new cases by code, reporting 71 new cases in the last seven days through Friday. The code’s weekly totals have hovered in the 30s and 40s for weeks, and hadn’t been this high since mid-January.
Times Leader P.M. Update: 3/26/21
March 26, 2021
Pat Kernan has your P.M. Update with what we’re working on for Saturday’s E-edition: Luzerne Foundation President Charles Barber is retiring, police found a stabbing suspect hiding in a pile of clothes at Sherman Hills, efforts to clean up Barney Farms Park and more.
Luzerne Foundation’s Barber set to retire
March 26, 2021
WILKES-BARRE — A longtime pillar of the region’s nonprofit sector will be leaving his post this summer.
‘A truly humbling experience’: Sanguedolce sworn in as DA
March 26, 2021
WILKES-BARRE — With wife Lisa at his side, Sam Sanguedolce placed his left hand on the Bible and raised his right hand in the time-honored tradition as District Judge Joseph Halesey recited the oath.
Gas drilling firms repel Pennsylvania’s antitrust lawsuit
March 26, 2021
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s highest court has delivered a victory for natural gas exploration firms, ruling that the state attorney general’s office doesn’t have authority under state law to sue them on consumer protection grounds over their mineral rights-leasing practices.
Pa. to speed vaccinations for older adults
March 26, 2021
Pennsylvania ordered vaccine providers Thursday to work with agencies that serve older adults to help clear a backlog of people 65 and older who have spent months waiting for COVID-19 shots.
Deadline approaching for CHIRP grants
March 25, 2021
If you own a hospitality business in Luzerne County that’s been affected by COVID-19, the deadline to apply for grants from the county is fast approaching.
Luzerne County DA-to-be Sanguedolce discusses career, future
March 25, 2021
Hugo Selenski’s 2015 homicide trial and conviction made national headlines.