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December’s waning days, when we prepare to turn the calendar page. Many Americans take stock, review goals accomplished and unmet, ponder hopes and plans. How’s our health? What’s up with our money?

Four scorers reached double figures for the Pittston Area girls basketball team as the Patriots rolled past Old Forge 58-31 to win the Anthony D. “Badger” Marseco Tournament on Monday night at Old ...

President Donald Trump speaks at the Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono, Pa., Tuesday, Dec. 9. WILKES-BARRE — Luzerne County is always a hotbed for political activity and 2025 was no exception.

Animals killed for these items are suffocated, painfully gassed, electrocuted, shot, bludgeoned to death and often skinned alive. There are cruelty-free alternatives to wearing animal skins, and they ...

President Donald Trump has indicated that the U.S. has “hit” a dock facility along a shore as he wages a pressure campaign on Venezuela, but the U.S. offered few details.

When Cami Teacoach’s son turned three she set out to find volunteer opportunities they could do together. He made Valentine cards for senior citizens. They hiked and picked up trash. He helped harvest ...

During the four day manhunt for alleged child rapist Ryan McDermott in September, the Pennsylvania State Police at Wilkes-Barre in court records say he stockpiled firearms and explosive devices to ...

States will share $10 billion for rural health care next year in a program that aims to offset the Trump administration’s massive budget cuts to rural hospitals, federal officials announced Monday.

Doubts have been raised this year about established medicine, including the safety of food dyes, fluoride dental treatments, hepatitis B shot for newborns, and hormone therapies for menopause. While ...

A magisterial district judge dismissed a felony sexual assault charge against Shaki Dante Byrum El during a preliminary hearing in Luzerne County Central Court on Monday.

The Annual Lake Wallenpaupack Polar Plunge will take place 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Jan. 1, 2026, at 1st Klas Marina. Participants will take the plunge into the icy waters of Lake Wallenpaupack to raise ...