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Report: Ticketmaster could require concertgoers to show vaccination, negative COVID test
November 12, 2020
A new report from Billboard Magazine details a possible way that Ticketmaster will be working to ensure safety at concert venues when major-scale live concerts begin again after COVID-19 put the brakes to most live music around the world.
Arena authority approves upgrades in anticipation of reopening in 2021
November 12, 2020
WILKES-BARRE TWP. — The Luzerne County Convention Center Authority Wednesday approved upgrades and improvements at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza in anticipation of reopening the facility sometime next year.
Several new laws in place to assist veterans and military families
November 12, 2020
WILKES-BARRE — State Sen. Lisa Baker on Wednesday said those in the military know there is always something more that can be done to prepare for a mission.
Teachers union: More Pennsylvania schools should go virtual
November 11, 2020
With coronavirus running rampant, a suburban Philadelphia county said Wednesday that it will consider ordering schools to pause in-person instruction for two weeks. The state’s largest teachers union, meanwhile, demanded that school districts in nearly two dozen counties with the worst outbreaks tell students to temporarily learn from home.
Times Leader P.M. Update: Wednesday, Nov. 11
November 11, 2020
Kevin Carroll has our P.M. Update: A homicide investigation, an election lawsuit and the Masters lead our look at stories coming in Thursday’s edition.
No mercy at Miseri? Faculty, administration clash over tenure and layoffs
November 11, 2020
DALLAS TWP. — It may be a bucolic campus in a quiet part of Back Mountain, but Misericordia University is suffering a sizable shake-up amid the COVID-19 pandemic, sparking push back from faculty amid suspension of tenure last month and faculty layoffs announced Tuesday.
Tally may bring challenges under Pennsylvania recount rules
November 11, 2020
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania counties ground through ballot counting Tuesday, a week after voting concluded in a high-turnout battleground election that tested a new vote-by-mail law, as President Donald Trump sought to reverse a winning margin for former Vice President Joe Biden.
Department of Corrections recognizes 293 military veterans
November 11, 2020
WILKES-BARRE — Pennsylvania Department of Corrections officials will recognize 293 employees who serve or have served in the United States military by participating in Gov. Tom Wolf’s “Pennsylvania State Employee Military Recognition Campaign,” which was implemented through executive order in June 2019.
Times Leader P.M. Update: Tuesday, Nov. 10
November 10, 2020
Kevin Carroll is here with your Times Leader P.M. Update, and our Veterans Day special section leads the list of items to check out in Wednesday’s TL.
King’s Athletic Training Education program to become masters degree
November 10, 2020
WILKES-BARRE — The King’s College Athletic Training Program will switch from a bachelor of science to a master’s degree program, thanks to approval by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education, the school announced Monday.