Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Luzerne County Council to vote on one-time bonuses for security officers

Luzerne County Council is set to vote Tuesday on one-time bonuses for five union security officers.

Two Luzerne County ethics complaints dismissed

Two Luzerne County ethics complaints have been dismissed, according to a status report released by county Controller Walter Griffith, who chairs the county Ethics Commission.

Three more opioid fund earmarks on Luzerne County Council agenda

Three proposed opioid settlement fund earmarks are on Tuesday’s Luzerne County Council voting agenda.

Developer seeks tax break extension for Wilkes-Barre Township project

Bluecup Ventures LLC is asking Luzerne County Council to extend the construction deadline in its real estate tax break agreement for a Wilkes-Barre Township warehousing and distribution center.

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NEXT LEVEL: Crossley scores in FCS game

Aaron Crossley scored Lehigh University’s only touchdown Dec. 6 when the Mountain Hawks lost 14-7 to visiting Villanova University in a Football Championship Series second-round game before a crowd of 8,848 at Goodman Stadium.

BOYS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Warriors top Trojans to reach 5-0

Wyoming Area shook off a fast start by visiting Nanticoke Tuesday to remain unbeaten through five non-league boys basketball games with a 73-51 victory.

PITTSTON AREA WRESTLING: Patriots top Lake-Lehman in opener

Tim Riefler, Chase Baron, Brody Spindler and Noah Gruber all posted pins Wednesday night when Pittston Area opened the wrestling season with a 52-14, non-league victory at Lake-Lehman.

NEXT LEVEL: Janeski contributing off Misericordia bench

Morgan Janeski is averaging more than 16 minutes playing time per game coming off the bench for the Misericordia University women’s basketball team.

WYOMING AREA BOYS BASKETBALL: Overtime victory puts Warriors at 4-0

Luke Kopetchny continued his early-season scoring spree with 37 points Friday night, but Wyoming Area needed clutch plays by Drew Keating in the last second of regulation and Shane Pepe in the last minute of overtime to remain undefeated.

PITTSTON AREA GIRLS BASKETBALL: Lady Patriots top Riverside for first victory

Lily Hintze made her final five free throws in the fourth quarter Friday night to finish off a 15-point effort and help Pittston Area pull away from host Riverside for its first girls basketball victory of the season 42-33.

PITTSTON AREA SWIMMING PREVIEW: Hintze, O’Hearn, Lyons lead the way following graduation losses

The Pittston Area boys’ and girls’ swimming teams will face some adjustments following the loss of a large 2025 senior class.

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