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Nowhere is Lyme disease more common than Pennsylvania, according to the Centers for Disease Control. There were 8,988 confirmed cases of Lyme disease in Pennsylvania in 2016, more than 5,000 more than New Jersey, which had the second highest number of con

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).

WILKES-BARRE Police report the following incidents: n A black 2007 Dodge Caliber sedan was reported stolen from in front of a business on Race Street at about 8:30 a.m. Sunday. The car had a white Transformers sticker on the driver’s side front fender, an

Dear J.T. & Dale: My co-worker is a professional dancer. She loves music and listens to it all day at her desk. She wears earphones, but it’s so loud I can hear it. I can’t wear headphones to do my work, so I’m distracted. What’s a nice way to ask her to

Denny Wolff believes his experience as a former state agriculture secretary, as an international representative of the United States and as a dairy farmer and small businessman have prepared him to be a member of Congress. “I think Congress needs some ind

MOOSIC — A 35-year-old Scranton man rammed a Duryea police cruiser four different times during a chase and escaped after driving through Rocky Glen Park in Moosic, state police said. The pursuit began just before midnight Saturday in Duryea when a borough

Bon-Ton’s unexpired real estate leases will be auctioned off at the end of June, the first step in what could be a lengthy process to see who will fill the liquidating department store chain’s soon-to-be vacancies across 23 states. The leaseholds to be au

Dr. Gary Wegman sees health care reform that will enrich the area and wants to lend his more than three decades worth of medical experience to the issue. Wegman, who touts himself as the only medical professional in the candidate field who also has experi

WILKES-BARRE — The jury notification system in Luzerne County is about to change, with new online and automated phone system options for jurors and potential jurors. That change will be for the better, according to county court administrator Michael Shuco

Misericordia University held its 92nd annual commencement ceremony Saturday with 330 students receiving their degrees at the Anderson Sports and Health Center in Dallas. Local graduates included: Zuhey Aguilar, Wilkes-Barre, Medical Imaging, BS; Kaylin Ah

The National Association of Letter Carriers conducted its 26th annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on Saturday. Stamp Out Hunger is the nation’s largest single-day food drive. Residents throughout the area left their nonperishable food donations in a bag n

WEST PITTSTON — An alleged shoplifter found himself facing robbery charges after shoving a loss-prevention officer while fleeing the scene, according to police. Jeffrey Thomas Joseph, 25, of 171 Salem St., Pittston, is accused of knocking the officer into

Luzerne County voters go to the polls Tuesday in the first election involving the new congressional districts imposed by the state Supreme Court in February. U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, a Moosic Democrat, is running for his fourth term, but this time in th

CTC recognized in ranking list Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County has been recognized by the Annual PracticalNursing.org State LPN Program Rankings as the No. 8 ranked LPN program in Pennsylvania. PracticalNursing.org is the leading LPN/LVN adv

Commonwealth Health The health system has announced the appointment of three longtime employees to new administrative nursing positions. Maribeth Angeli was named chief nursing officer at Berwick Hospital Center, Judith Ragukas was named interim chief nur

Forty Fort resident Nicole Lynn Delevan was named outstanding graduate of the Keystone College Class of 2018. Delevan, who graduated with a bachelor of science degree in art education and early childhood special education/special education, was honored du

COURTDALE — A Wyoming woman is facing child sex charges after police say she gave a 14-year-old girl marijuana and fondled her in a van. Talyia Popovich, 21, of 14 Kennedy St., is accused of touching the girl while parked in the van along a dead-end stree

The events team at Geisinger Health System won a Gold Stevie Award in the Live Events category for its work putting on a symposium called “From Crisis to Cure: Revitalizing Americans’ Healthcare System.” The symposium, held Nov. 8-10 in Danville, featured

Best-selling author Gregory Maguire — the writer who gave the characters from “The Wizard of Oz” a back story — asked the 298 graduates of Keystone College to be patient with themselves because they are smarter than they know. “You can’t really learn that