Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Luzerne County Election Task Force releases 8 recommendations

Luzerne County’s bipartisan Election Task Force released eight recommendations for Pennsylvania to improve election procedures.

Real estate broker recommended for sale of Luzerne County-owned property in Wilkes-Barre

Luzerne County’s administration is recommending a real estate broker to sell an unused county-owned property in Wilkes-Barre, according to Tuesday’s County Council work session agenda.

Luzerne County Council to vote on tax break extension, American Rescue consultant

Luzerne County Council is set to vote Tuesday on a real estate tax break extension, a revised American Rescue consultant contract, and two opioid settlement fund earmarks that had been tabled.

Racer with local ties is on the move

At 19 years old, Michael Costello has been chasing his dream since he was six years old, racing go karts, and now, racing in the second season of the USF Pro2000 Championship series, he’s just two steps away from his ultimate dream of racing at the Indy 500.

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BOYS TENNIS ROUNDUP: Wyoming Area defeats Pittston Area

Trevor Winslow and Jason Wang use different approaches, but the two junior singles players were each able to produce decisive victories Tuesday when host Wyoming Area downed rival Pittston Area 4-1 in a Wyoming Valley Conference boys tennis match.

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Emily Krevey scored points in two events for Misericordia University women’s track and field team in the April 1 York Twilight Invitational.

H.S. Softball: Tunkhannock powers past Pittston Area

HUGHESTOWN — Just when Pittston Area put itself back into the game Thursday, Tunkhannock took the Patriots out of it that quickly.

Barr, Patriots shut down Dallas

DALLAS TWP. — Dallas entered Wednesday the second-highest scoring team in Division 1 of Wyoming Valley Conference baseball.

HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP: Pittston Area unbeaten in baseball, girls’ track

Pittston Area was the first Wyoming Valley Conference baseball team to reach 4-0 overall this season and the Patriots will be the last.

SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Wyoming Area breaks through to defeat Pittston Area

First-year performers were prominent Friday when Wyoming Area ended a six-game losing streak in its softball rivalry series with Pittston Area.

WYOMING AREA TRACK AND FIELD: Warriors escape with streak-extending victory

Wyoming Area’s dominance of Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 track and field is being put to the test early this season.

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