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Luzerne County manager highlights recent election in council update

Sunday Dispatch - June 14, 2026

Duryea’s Holy Rosary School sixth grader Vincent O’Haire tries his luck with the ring toss game at the school carnival presented by the parents’ association.
Tony Callaio | For Sunday Dispatch

Holy Rosary School hosts end-of-year carnival

People photograph the steam locomotive Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014, as it passes its travels across the Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct in Nicholson on Saturday, as part of a coast-to-coast tour to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary.
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A patriotic trek: Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 visiting NEPA during coast-to-coast tour

Bree Bednarski, Wyoming, was one of the 10 inductees into the Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame on Sunday, June 7, at Mohegan Pennsylvania. She is shown with her immediate family, from left: Bret, Joe, Bree, Lyn, and Drew Bednarski. Tony Callaio | For Sunday Dispatch
Tony Callaio | For Sunday Dispatch

Greater Pittston Area well-represented in Luzerne County Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2026

A Times Leader file photo of the Luzerne County Courthouse, where the county council holds its meetings.
Times Leader File Photo

Unknown timeline for Luzerne County Council vote on data center zoning amendment

Lynne Shedlock, operations director for the nonprofit and nonpartisan Pennsylvania Economy League, briefs Luzerne County Council Tuesday on its strategic plan examining county finances and operations.
Jennifer Learn-Andes | Times Leader

Outside study recommends restoration of Luzerne County $5 vehicle registration fee,...

Sunday Dispatch - June 10, 2026 0

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Megan Kocher elected Luzerne County Democratic Party chair

Sunday Dispatch - June 10, 2026 0

Luzerne County Council members listen to public comment on an anti-discrimination ordinance on Tuesday before a majority voted to enact the legislation.
Jennifer Learn-Andes | Times Leader

Luzerne County Council majority approves anti-discrimination ordinance

Sunday Dispatch - June 9, 2026 0

Luzerne County Courthouse
Times Leade File Photo

Court actions filed over Luzerne County Democratic Committee seats

Sunday Dispatch - June 9, 2026 0

Wyoming Area Class of 2026 officers President Max Getzie, front left, and Vice President Mea Knepper lead the class around the stadium track looking into the stands for family members Friday evening.
Tony Callaio | For Times Leader

Wyoming Area Class of 2026 graduates

Sunday Dispatch - June 6, 2026 0

Members of the Pittston Area High School Class of 2026 toss their caps in the air at the conclusion of the commencement ceremony on Friday, June 5.
Liz Baumeister | Sunday Dispatch

Pittston Area High School celebrates Class of 2026 with 60th Annual...

Sunday Dispatch - June 6, 2026 0

While taking refuge in the tree at the corner of Montgomery Avenue and Fourth Street, the young bear would occasionally look around, checking if the coast was clear to leave the tree.
Tony Callaio | For Sunday Dispatch

PAWsing in West Pittston: Black bear visits Montgomery Avenue and Fourth...

Sunday Dispatch - June 4, 2026 0

Due to the size of the crowd, some residents had to sit in an overflow section for Thursday’s Luzerne County Council public hearing on a proposed anti-discrimination ordinance.
Jennifer Learn-Andes | Times Leader

Crowd speaks for and against proposed Luzerne County anti-discrimination ordinance

Sunday Dispatch - June 4, 2026 0

Luzerne County’s Ethics Commission voted Tuesday to appoint citizen members Mike Attanasio, at right, as commission chair and Adiel Tyson, at left, as commission vice chair.
Jennifer Learn-Andes | Times Leader

One Luzerne County ethics complaint closed, and three awaiting processing

Sunday Dispatch - June 2, 2026 0

Wilkes-Barre General Hospital.
Times Leader File Photo

New union agreement with 240 Wilkes-Barre General Hospital nurses overwhelmingly ratified

Sunday Dispatch - June 2, 2026 0