A Luzerne County Council majority voted Tuesday to remove a Wilkes-Barre Township tax break extension request from the agenda, which means the matter won’t come before the legislative body again until 2026.

After a dozen years overseeing the Wyoming Valley Levee System along the Susquehanna River, Christopher Belleman attended his last Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority meeting on Tuesday.

Luzerne County’s Redevelopment Authority is months away from seeking purchase offers to buy or lease its rail line.

Luzerne County Council is set to vote Tuesday on one-time bonuses for five union security officers.

Aaron Crossley scored Lehigh University’s only touchdown Dec. 6 when the Mountain Hawks lost 14-7 to visiting Villanova University in a Football Championship Series second-round game before a crowd of 8,848 at Goodman Stadium.

Wyoming Area shook off a fast start by visiting Nanticoke Tuesday to remain unbeaten through five non-league boys basketball games with a 73-51 victory.

Tim Riefler, Chase Baron, Brody Spindler and Noah Gruber all posted pins Wednesday night when Pittston Area opened the wrestling season with a 52-14, non-league victory at Lake-Lehman.

Morgan Janeski is averaging more than 16 minutes playing time per game coming off the bench for the Misericordia University women’s basketball team.

Luke Kopetchny continued his early-season scoring spree with 37 points Friday night, but Wyoming Area needed clutch plays by Drew Keating in the last second of regulation and Shane Pepe in the last minute of overtime to remain undefeated.

Lily Hintze made her final five free throws in the fourth quarter Friday night to finish off a 15-point effort and help Pittston Area pull away from host Riverside for its first girls basketball victory of the season 42-33.

The Pittston Area boys’ and girls’ swimming teams will face some adjustments following the loss of a large 2025 senior class.