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The state Department of Transportation announced the following upcoming road work projects: Interstate 80 n May 1 to June 30 there will be a permanent single lane closure on Interstate 80 westbound between Exit 40 (White Haven) and Exit 39 (Mountain Top).

HANOVER TWP. Police: Pair found with drugs in car Police arrested two men following a traffic stop Saturday on East Main Street. Officers said Ronald McGrady of Hanover Twp. possessed a variety of illegal substances, including heroin, Molly/MDMA, cocaine

Let’s stop blaming colleges for ruining retirement. To be sure, student loan debt topped $1.5 trillion in the first quarter, according to the Federal Reserve. That’s a huge number. It’s also true that more 60-plus people are carrying education debt, eithe

Wyoming Seminary Upper School in Kingston held its annual commencement ceremony on Sunday at the school’s Carpenter Athletic Center. Graduates included 114 seniors from 10 states and 10 countries. Senior Matthew Parsons of Bear Creek gave the student addr

WANAMIE — U.S. Navy sailor Edward F. Slapikas died 5,000 miles from home during the attack on Pearl Harbor nearly 77 years ago. Soon, the Newport Twp. man will be laid to rest near his childhood residence. On this Memorial Day, the people of Newport Twp.

Dear J.T. & Dale: First, I’m Latin, and my culture is absolutely Latin. I started a new job six months ago, and in the past two months I’ve been seeing my boss with different eyes. I’m almost positive he’s feeling something, too. (He’s not my direct boss;

SCRANTON — Faced with a number of darkened shops, Marketplace at Steamtown officials boarded them up and put out the call for artists in true lemons-versus-lemonade spirit. More than a dozen artists are painting for the Your Art Here contest this weekend,

State Rep. Karen Boback’s second annual Veterans Ride for Honor was held Sunday. The event raises funds to support local veterans organizations. The event is sponsored by the Daddow Isaacs American Legion Post 672, Dallas. The bike run is sponsored by the

Drag racers that ran on local tracks will be on display this summer when the Northeast Pennsylvania Region of the Antique Car Club of America holds its annual car show and flea market. The event, expected to attract 400-plus historical and classic vehicle

Before embarking on that summer road trip you’ve been itching to take, make sure your ride there is ready to put on some extra miles. AAA said 64 percent of family travelers will take a road trip this season and the company predicts there will be a 2-perc

No LCTA bus/van service on holiday Luzerne County Transportation Authority announced that there will be no fixed route bus services and no shared ride van services on Memorial Day. The corporate office will also be closed. Bus routes will resume normal sc

SCRANTON — About 60 percent of the almost 4,000 civil cases that have been referred to mediation by U.S. District Court judges in the Middle District of Pennsylvania over the past 24 years have settled without the need for further litigation. With the ope

The Pennsylvania Lottery’s new Keno game tickets have been selling “like gangbusters” since debuting at the beginning of the month, lottery spokesman Gary Miller said. Since May 1, the Pennsylvania Lottery took in $2.7 million in Keno sales and players ha

The Wilkes-Barre Area School District has released three new design renderings of its new consolidated high school in Plains Twp. The district plans to merge Coughlin and Meyers high schools in 2022 after the new school is built on 78 acres in Plains Twp.

The Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Plains Twp. hosted a Memorial Day ceremony on Friday at the center’s main entrance area. The ceremony was held to remember and honor the men and women who gave their lives in military service.

HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania appeals court on Friday upheld the conviction of former state attorney general Kathleen Kane for leaking secret grand jury information and lying about it, saying among other things she wasn’t entitled to use evidence of a porno

WILKES-BARRE — Eighty percent of homes tested in Wilkes-Barre over the past several months had elevated levels of lead — a scary statistic for area residents with young children. Lower levels of lead in the body can cause problems in young children, such

Stove grate used in self-defense WILKES-BARRE — A woman used an iron stove grate to fend off an attacker, according to city police. Police said a 33-year-old city woman told them that an intoxicated man assaulted her at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday at a New Alexan

WILKES-BARRE — The state Superior Court on Friday rejected convicted killer Jessica Alinsky’s argument that she was wrongfully denied a mistrial because prosecutors withheld exculpatory evidence. Alinsky, a 34-year-old former Hazle Twp. resident, was conv

The Wyoming County Planning Commission gave the green light Wednesday night to three substantial land developments: an Aldi Food Market in Eaton Twp., a Dollar General store in Lemon Twp., and a D&C Fuel Station and Convenience Store in Tunkhannock Twp. T