Body found in a wooded area along North Cross Valley Expressway
WILKES-BARRE — A body was removed from a wooded area along the North Cross Valley Expressway near Exit 1 and behind the Host Inn All Suites Hotel on Tuesday.
Legislators announce CFA Multimodal Transportation Fund grants
WILKES-BARRE — Local state legislators on Tuesday announced the approval of several grants under the Multimodal Transportation Infrastructure Plan.
Rep. Kaufer, GOP colleagues introduce bill seeking to lower energy costs
KINGSTON — Rep. Aaron Kaufer on Monday said despite having abundant energy resources right here in Pennsylvania, families and businesses pay too much to heat their homes and turn the lights on.
Pa. roundup: GOP’s Brobson wins open seat on Supreme Court
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Republican Kevin Brobson was elected Tuesday to serve on Pennsylvania’s highest court, leaving it with a 5-to-2 Democratic majority.
Navy nuclear engineer charged with trying to pass secrets
WASHINGTON — A Navy nuclear engineer with access to military secrets has been charged with trying to pass information about the design of American nuclear-powered submarines to someone he thought was a representative of a foreign government but who turned out to be an undercover FBI agent, the Justice Department said Sunday.
Beyond the Byline: Memories of St. Vincent’s and the ‘M Squad’
WILKES-BARRE — Last week, I really did take a trip in the Way Back Machine, wandering through many years of St. Vincent’s High School classes and memories.
Toomey looking to restore authority over ‘national security’ tariffs
WILKES-BARRE — U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Lehigh Valley, and Mark Warner, D-Virginia, this week introduced bipartisan legislation to prevent presidential abuse of “national security” tariffs by reinstating congressional authority over trade.
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram suffer worldwide outage
(AP) — Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms were down across wide swathes of the world Monday. Facebook’s internal systems used by employees also went down.
Cavaliers making second trip to state semifinals
BETHLEHEM – The Scranton Prep boys basketball team had plenty of reason to understand just how difficult it was to get past Philadelphia power Neumann-Goretti.
District 2 Individual Wrestling ChampionshipsSmith, Heard, Marzolino win titles, lead Comets to second place
Austin Smith captured his fourth Class 3A gold medal while Abington Heights teammates Brian Heard and Caleb Marzolino each won their third in the District 2 Individual Wrestling Championships Feb. 23-24 at Wilkes-Barre Area High School.
Legendary college basketball coach Bob Knight dead at 83
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Bob Knight, the brilliant and combustible coach who won three NCAA titles at Indiana and for years was the scowling face of college basketball, has died. He was 83.
H.S. Football: Lackawanna Conference looks quite competitive
OLYPHANT — The Lackawanna Football Conference opens Friday with three brand-new head coaches, each an experienced assistant in his first assignment leading a high school program.
Scranton Tennis Club hosts 50 and Over Doubles and Parent-Child tourneys
Despite a couple of rain delays, the Scranton Tennis Club was able to complete its 50 and Over Doubles and Parent-Child tournaments recently.
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US has serious problem in the Red Sea as it tries...
A decade ago, the Houthis were a ragtag group of fighters based in the north of Yemen that most people hadn’t even heard of. Today, the movement-turned-de facto government in Yemen is causing so much trouble in the Red Sea that some of the world’s largest shipping companies are no longer sailing through its waters.