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Latinos found jobs and cheap housing in a Pennsylvania city but political power has proven elusive
HAZLETON, Pa. (AP) — Latinos seeking jobs and affordable housing have transformed Hazleton, Pennsylvania, in recent decades, but a federal lawsuit argues the way representatives are elected to their local school board is unfairly shutting them out of power. Nearly two-thirds of students in the Hazleton Area School District...
Latinos have transformed Hazleton — except politically, lawsuit says
HAZLETON, Pa. (AP) — Latinos seeking jobs and affordable housing have transformed Hazleton, Pennsylvania, in recent decades, but a federal lawsuit argues the way representatives are elected to their local school board is unfairly shutting them out of power. Nearly two-thirds of students in the Hazleton Area School District...
Final day for the Fine Arts Fiesta in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. — Sunday was the final day of the Fine Arts Fiesta in Wilkes-Barre. The fiesta featured crafts, paintings, food, live entertainment, and much more. The nice weather brought more than a hundred people to Public Square for the festivities. Folks got to browse art, listen to music,...
Route 309 reopens after crash in Luzerne County
BACK MOUNTAIN, Pa. — A crash closed part of a road in Luzerne County on Saturday morning. Two vehicles collided around 10:15 a.m. in Dallas Township, according to emergency dispatchers. It happened along Route 309 (known locally as the Tunkhannock Highway) near its intersection with Old Highway Road. 911...
Creative Touch welcomes community in grand opening
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — In Luzerne County, a Wilkes-Barre area florist held a springtime gathering like no other. The Creative Touch welcomed the community Sunday to celebrate its grand opening in Plains Township. The event featured themed desserts, a sangria bar, and festive decor. Besides selling floral arrangements, the shop on South River Street […]
Luzerne County celebrates the opening of the sensory room
WILKES-BARRE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A project that will help kids in Luzerne County is now complete. Friday afternoon, Leadership Northeast’s Head Start Heroes group unveiled their sensory room at the Luzerne County Head Start Center on Beekman Street in Wilkes-Barre. It was created by a team from the leadership class of 2024 and took […]
Schuylkill County Natives Training for “Tunnel to Towers” Climb on June 2nd
Two Schuylkill County natives, Derek Flail and John Lucas are training for the Tunnels to Towers climb, where they will ascend 104 stories to help raise money for mortgage-free homes to Gold Star and fallen first responder families with young children and by building specially adapted smart homes for catastrophically injured veterans and first responders. […]
Route 61 In Schuylkill County Reopens After Gas Line Break (UPDATED)
Route 61 between Frackville and St. Clair has reopened, PennDOT told Daily Voice Wednesday evening. The highway was shut down on Tuesday morning, May 14 after a contractor accidentally struck a gas main during a reconstruction project, officials said. Traffic was detoured to US 209, Route…
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