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Fall Foliage train excursion tickets to go on sale next week
PORT CLINTON – Tickets for the 40th season of fall foliage passenger excursions on the Reading & Northern Railroad will go on sale at 9 a.m. Monday. Customers will be able to purchase their tickets at www.rbmnrr-passenger.com, or by calling the railroad’s passenger office at 610-562-2102. Five weekends...
Area high school students complete weeklong Future Leaders in Education Camp
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. “I felt so terrified, but also so proud of myself, ” said Brinda Federici of Luzerne. First came the fear, when Federici saw the ropes at Camp Kresge and realized they’d take her much higher than her comfort level allowed. The pride came later, after she’d defied her fear of heights and participated in the ropes course with the rest of the teens in her group.
Man admits hiding camera to secretly record woman
WILKES-BARRE — A man from Wilkes-Barre admitted to hiding a trail camera to secretly record a woman in her bedroom. Ruben Suquilanda, 41, of South Franklin Street, pled guilty to invasion of privacy before Luzerne County Judge Joseph F. Sklarosky Jr. Wilkes-Barre police charged Suquilanda after the woman discovered...
One way or another, my gnocchi needed to be rescued
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. I’ll admit it was an odd thing to do at a restaurant, but after my friend Karen and I sat down and ordered ice tea, I discreetly pulled 4 homemade gnocchis, wrapped in foil, out of my purse. “Karen, you...
Biden faces intensified calls to step aside while ill with COVID-19
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Joe Biden can’t catch a break. It seemed like things couldn’t get much worse for the president after he was diagnosed Wednesday with COVID-19, dashing his hopes of counter-programming the Republican National Convention by forcing him to cancel an appearance before a key Latino advocacy group.
Study commission starts discussing Luzerne County Council size, election format
Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Luzerne County’s Government Study Commission agreed 11 county council members is too many. While the other commission members cited a preference for seven or five during Thursday’s meeting, commission Chairman Tim McGinley said he believes the panel should consider recommending nine council members.
Trump to speak at RNC as convention enters fourth day
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Republican National Convention culminates Thursday with former President Donald Trump expected to accept the party’s presidential nomination, achieving a comeback four years in the making and anticipated even more in the past week in light of Saturday’s assassination attempt. He is expected to...
Biden is isolated at home as Obama, Pelosi and other Democrats push for him to reconsider 2024 race
WASHINGTON — Democrats at the highest levels are making a critical push for President Joe Biden to rethink his election bid, with former President Barack Obama expressing concerns to allies and Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi privately telling Biden the party could lose the ability to seize control of the House if he doesn’t step away from the 2024 race.
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