Luzerne County officials completed a 218-page, grant-funded assessment of roadway safety concerns and how they can be addressed.

Luzerne County officials filed a new legal motion seeking a court-appointed third-party receiver to manage the rail line owned by the county Redevelopment Authority.

Luzerne County’s Commission on Opioid Misuse and Addiction Abatement discussed four requests for county opioid litigation settlement funds on Wednesday, including one for $2 million.

A proposed $918,180 contract amendment with Luzerne County’s American Rescue Plan Act consultant is now before County Council.

New coaches are in place at all three Greater Pittston high school lacrosse teams and they will have many new players with which to work.

WEST PITTSTON — When neither team’s bats are heating up, like on a 53-degree Wednesday afternoon, manufacturing runs becomes essential.

Sophomore Nadia Rawhouser contributed three wins Wednesday when visiting Pittston Area opened the girls track and field season by knocking off defending District 2 Class 3A and Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 champion Dallas 78-72.

PITTSTON — Mia Hopkins has been on top of her game ever since her days at Pittston Area, scoring 1,000 career points, excelling at the collegiate level, playing for the world-famous Harlem Globetrotters, and for the last few years, playing professional basketball in Brazil.

Joe Bradley shut out visiting Abington Heights over the final four innings, and Alex Rosencrance drove in the winning run on March 21 when Pittston Area opened the baseball season with a 5-4, nine-inning victory.

PLAINS TWP. — The Pittston Area combination of Giuliana Latona and Lili Hintze helped the White Team break away early in the second half on the way to a 116-80 victory over the Red Team in the girls game to open the doubleheader in the 57th annual Dr. George P. Moses Wyoming Valley Conference Senior All-Star Basketball Classic Friday night at Wilkes-Barre Area High School.

MONDAY, 3/30