The percentage of school-age children living in poverty in Luzerne County has increased in every district since 1999, according to new U.S. Census estimates, with the biggest increase in Hanover Area, where it rose from 19.3 percent to 24.4 percent.
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Businesses across the region have pulled out decorations and discounts early this year in hopes of heading off what analysts say may be a blue Christmas for retailers.
The dethroned mayor of Harveys Lake is suing a trio of political adversaries and a borough resident for defamation, accusing them of injecting falsehoods into pre-election mudslinging.
A man was killed early Monday morning in Harveys Lake. Police said Cory Shultz, 23, of Dallas died after the sport utility vehicle went off Lakeside Drive near Route 92 just before 1:30 a.m. and hit a utility pole.
Voters are going to the polls Tuesday across the area. This is the first general election since two former Luzerne County judges were charged in a corruption scandal with taking money in exchange for sending young people to juvenile detention centers.
A college fair Tuesday night had area high school students asking all the usual questions, but admissions counselors said finances are a little more important than before the economy tanked.
Our Tuesday editorial suggested a string of moves local school boards could make to restore trust amid the expanding corruption probe, and to avoid problems in the future .
Font size: [A] [A] [A] The stepson of the chief medical officer of Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania was one of the Drug Enforcement Administration agents killed Monday in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan.
When Vicki Perdue of Dallas heard her name called as prom queen on Saturday night, she jumped up and down, squealed "Oh my God" and adjusted a tiara atop her long blond curls.