Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Luzerne County reports progress in Nanticoke/West Nanticoke Bridge engineer selection

The process to select an engineer for the Nanticoke/West Nanticoke Bridge replacement project has advanced, Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo said Wednesday.

Luzerne County Study Commission debates ethics provision

Does Luzerne County need its own ethics commission?

Luzerne County plans to try mail ballot drop box equipped with enhanced security

A new mail ballot drop box with innovative security measures may be used in Luzerne County’s Penn Place Building for the May 20 primary election as part of a pilot program, county Election Director Emily Cook announced Monday.

Luzerne County Sheriff’s Department adding Labrador Retriever trained to detect explosives

A Labrador Retriever trained to detect explosives is scheduled to start work with the Luzerne County Sheriff’s Department May 12, said county Sheriff Brian Szumski.

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PITTSTON AREA TRACK AND FIELD: Both teams will be relying on many new faces

Heavy graduation losses will lead to many new faces figuring into the lineups for the Pittston Area track and field teams a year after the Lady Patriots placed third and the Patriots were seventh out of 19 teams in District 2 Class 3A.

SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Gasek leads Lady Warriors to second straight win

Alexa Gasek hit a grand slam and tossed a shutout Saturday as Wyoming Area defeated host Dunmore 13-0 in a five-inning, non-league softball game.

Yankees announce Scranton/Wilkes-Barre’s Opening Day Roster

MOOSIC – The New York Yankees have announced the Opening Day roster for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. The debut roster for Manager Shelley Duncan coming out of Spring Training features three of the Top-30 prospects in the Yankees farm system, four members of the 40-man roster and 17 players with Major League service time.

Doug Bruno steps down as DePaul coach after 39 seasons at the school

DePaul women’s basketball coach Doug Bruno stepped down after 39 seasons at the school after he missed this season with health issues.

TRACK AND FIELD: Talent-laden Wyoming Area teams look to extend streaks

Wyoming Area will seek its sixth straight perfect boys season and fifth straight unbeaten girls season in Wyoming Valley Conference Division 2 track and field this spring.

BASKETBALL ALL-STARS: New game added; Greater Pittston well-represented

Greater Pittston will be well-represented in the lineups as well as on the bench April 7 at Marywood University for the NEPA Hoops Senior All-Star Game.

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