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Captain Boyle ‘promoted’ to grand marshal for city’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade
WILKES-BARRE — Wilkes-Barre City Police Captain Mike Boyle received a one day promotion of sorts on Friday — he was named grand marshal for the city’s 45th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
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Penn State considers closing campuses
After weeks of speculation, Penn State announced it will consider closing some of its campuses — including Wilkes-Barre, Hazleton and Scranton — following the 2026-2027 school year.
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Nurses at Geisinger Wyoming Valley begin five-day strike
PLAINS TWP. — Amid freezing temperatures and high winds, hundreds of unionized registered nurses at Geisinger Wyoming Valley began a historic five-day walkout at 7 a.m. Monday to protest what they claim are unfair labor practices.
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Gov. Shapiro seeks more money for schools and transit, but relies heavily on surplus cash
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro will seek more money for underfunded public schools and public transit in his budget proposal unveiled Tuesday, while he hopes to win support for legalizing marijuana and introducing taxes on skill games viewed as competitors to casinos and lottery contests.
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Hegseth confirmed as Trump’s defense secretary, despite turmoil over his conduct
WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Pete Hegseth as the nation’s defense secretary late Friday in a dramatic tie-breaking vote, swatting back questions about his qualifications to lead the Pentagon amid allegations of heavy drinking and aggressive behavior toward women.
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Academy Award nominees announced
In the wake of devastating wildfires in Los Angeles that struck at the heart of the movie industry, an embattled Hollywood lined up behind the Netflix narco-musical about trans identity “Emilia Pérez” in Oscar nominations Thursday.
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Teen fatally shot female student, himself at Antioch High School in Nashville, police say
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A female student was killed and another student was wounded Wednesday in a shooting in a Nashville high school cafeteria, nearly two years after another deadly school shooting in the city that ignited an emotional debate about gun control in Tennessee.
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PA invests more than $1.5M to help beverage packaging company REV Copack expand
PITTSTON TWP. — Gov. Josh Shapiro on Wednesday announced a $1.5 million investment from the Commonwealth to support the expansion of REV Copack — a beverage packaging company in Pittston Township.
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Driver rams New Year’s revelers in New Orleans, killing 10; FBI investigating as ‘act of terrorism’
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A driver rammed a vehicle into a crowd of New Orleans revelers early on New Year’s Day, killing 10 people and injuring 35 others in what the FBI is investigating as an act of terrorism.
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Casey, Cartwright and Meuser look back at work in 118th Congress
WILKES-BARRE — As we approach the end of 2024, I asked our federal legislators to share what they were most proud of in their work in Washington, D.C.