Friday, June 5, 2026

Crowd speaks for and against proposed Luzerne County anti-discrimination ordinance

A crowd appeared at Thursday’s Luzerne County Council public hearing to passionately speak for or against a proposed anti-discrimination ordinance.

One Luzerne County ethics complaint closed, and three awaiting processing

One Luzerne County ethics complaint has been dismissed, and three new ones must be forwarded to outside attorneys for review, officials said during Tuesday’s county Ethics Commission meeting.

New union agreement with 240 Wilkes-Barre General Hospital nurses overwhelmingly ratified

A union agreement with 240 Wilkes-Barre General Hospital nurses was overwhelmingly ratified Monday night, less than 24 hours after the prior contract expired, an announcement said.

Luzerne County 911 recommending street address number changes on Forty Fort street

Luzerne County 911 is recommending address changes for approximately 10 properties on Butler Street in Forty Fort to avoid confusion with the same addresses on Butler Street in neighboring Kingston, county officials said.


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Dallas tops Crestwood but Comets get good news for WVC tournament

DALLAS TWP. — Crestwood had two paths to qualifying for the Wyoming Valley Conference Tournament on Thursday night.

H.S. Girls Basketball: Lake-Lehman holds off Holy Redeemer

LEHMAN TWP. — Holy Redeemer and Lake-Lehman have combined to win the last eight Division 2 championships in Wyoming Valley Conference girls basketball.

H.S. Boys Basketball: Dallas rallies once again to defeat Pittston Area

YATESVILLE — Dallas pretty much relived a victory a month ago against Pittston Area on Tuesday night.

Hazleton Area girls basketball knocks off another division unbeaten

DALLAS TWP. — Hazleton Area took care of one unbeaten team on Monday and then the final undefeated team on Thursday.

H.S. Girls Basketball: Holy Redeemer defeats Lake-Lehman in first-place battle

WILKES-BARRE — The main stat, obviously, was the final score Monday night — Holy Redeemer 52, Lake-Lehman 40.

Dallas boys basketball rallies, routs Abington Heights

DALLAS TWP. — It was about 10 minutes into the game Tuesday night, and the Dallas Mountaineers looked like they were in trouble.

Lake-Lehman football coach Jerry Gilsky steps down after 16 years

The Wyoming Valley Conference will have another head coaching opening among its 12 football teams.

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