Luzerne County Correctional Services Division Head James Wilbur recently presented statistics on outside medical care for inmates to convey the magnitude of the situation to County Council.

Luzerne County Sheriff’s Department K-9 Hylee recently executed her first on-duty find — a gun buried under a stack of clothes inside a dresser, officials said.

Luzerne County’s proposed 2026 real estate tax increase has been reduced from 1.9% to 1.5% due to cuts approved last week, county Budget and Finance Division Head Mary Roselle said Tuesday.

Luzerne County is seeking offers to purchase the county-owned Broad Street Business Exchange in downtown Hazleton, according to an online posting.

Pittston Area went 17-7 last season, with all seven losses coming to state-qualifying teams that are Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 members in girls basketball.

For most of his five years at Penn State, Dominic DeLuca has been focused on the next game, the next goal.

Riley Pierce is back after placing sixth in District 2 Class 2A a year ago, making him the only returning medalist on the Wyoming Area wrestling team.

Old Forge returns four starters from a team that won a District 2 title and made it to the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association state quarterfinals in Class 2A boys basketball last season.

Pittston Area held Northwest without a field goal in the first quarter, then added a new offensive weapon in the second quarter on the way to a 74-19 rout of the host Rangers in a Friday night boys basketball opener.

COVINGTON TWP. — Mitchell Rusinchak showed he was ready for an increased role this season.

Daniella Ranieli immediately landed a starting spot on the Millersville University women’s basketball team and produced a team-high, 21-point effort in the third game of her college career, Wednesday’s 81-59 victory at Frostburg State (Md.).