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Bloomsburg Fair: Levine impersonator was trying to look like Marilyn Monroe
July 21, 2020
BLOOMSBURG — He was supposed to look like Marilyn Monroe.
Arena parking lot concerts brought back feeling of ‘somewhat normal’
July 21, 2020
WILKES-BARRE TWP. — For at least a few days, maybe only a few hours, things felt somewhat normal.
Court order indicates end of inmate’s hunger strike
July 21, 2020
WILKES-BARRE — An order from a Luzerne County judge issued on Monday indicates an ending to an SCI-Dallas inmate’s hunger strike.
Casino suspending gaming floor alcohol service
July 20, 2020
PLAINS TWP. — Mohegan Sun Pocono says it will stop serving alcoholic beverages on the gaming floor in the wake of new guidance issued by the state regarding Gov. Tom Wolf’s latest order to businesses.
Pa. restaurants to fight back
July 18, 2020
HARRISBURG — As Pennsylvania approached 100,000 confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Friday, restaurant and bar owners say they will fight back against Gov. Tom Wolf’s orders to further limit the number of patrons they’re allowed to serve at a time.
New virus comparisons released for Luzerne County
July 18, 2020
Luzerne County had 50 confirmed coronavirus cases the week of July 10 to July 16, or two more than the previous week, according to the state health department early warning dashboard updated Friday.
John Lewis, lion of civil rights and Congress, dies at 80
July 18, 2020
ATLANTA — John Lewis, a lion of the civil rights movement whose bloody beating by Alabama state troopers in 1965 helped galvanize opposition to racial segregation, and who went on to a long and celebrated career in Congress, died. He was 80.
Queen makes veteran a knight at 100, no kneeling required
July 17, 2020
LONDON — In the end, Sir Tom didn’t need to rise.
Hybrid return to school may be best, Pa. education chief says
July 17, 2020
In a joint media teleconference Thursday with state Health Secretary Rachel Levine, Education Secretary Pedro Rivera stressed during opening remarks that the state could not offer a “one size fits all” plan for safe re-opening of schools because circumstances vary so much across the Commonwealth.
DePasquale: Pandemic exposes education inequity, adds risk to sports
July 17, 2020
In a Facebook live stream chat Thursday Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale said the COVID-19 pandemic is exposing inequalities in the state’s public education system, and voiced concern about the decision to move forward with school contact sports like football this fall.