Luzerne County Council unanimously agreed Tuesday to provide $300,000 to the new West Side Regional Police Department.

Luzerne County prison sergeant Stanley Fiedorczyk will serve as the county’s acting Correctional Services Division head now that the oversight position has been vacated by James Wilbur’s resignation, county Manager Romilda Crocamo told council Tuesday.

Luzerne County Correctional Services Division Head James Wilbur resigned Monday, effective immediately.

Democrats Jeffrey Lake and Marty Flynn will both appear on the May 19 primary ballot in the state’s 22nd Senatorial District race because nomination petition challenges against both men have been resolved.

HERSHEY — Old Forge never stopped showing off the defensive intensity and efficiency that carried the Blue Devils all the way to their first Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association championship game appearance in 93 years.

Old Forge pulled off a dramatic victory in the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association quarterfinals, then avoided suspense in the state semifinals.

Avoca resident Ethan Elmes is a senior outfielder on the Misericordia University baseball team that also includes a pair of freshmen from Pittston Area.

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Wyoming Area’s Shane Pepe has been selected for the Team WVC boys roster for the second annual NEPA Hoops Senior All-Star Game, March 30 at Marywood University’s Insalaco Arena.

BETHLEHEM — Old Forge combined offensive balance and clutch foul shooting to produce its fourth trip to the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association Class 2A boys basketball state quarterfinals in the past six years.

Silvio Giardina led off the bottom of the third inning with a single and scored the game’s first run Friday when Lehigh University opened its Patriot League baseball schedule with a 5-1 victory over Navy.