Luzerne County’s Planning Commission spent approximately two hours Thursday discussing and hearing public comment on a proposed county zoning ordinance amendment covering data centers, but it won’t be the last opportunity for citizens to weigh in.

A proposed resolution voicing concern about the use of deadly force by federal immigration enforcement officers prompted candid discussion during Tuesday’s Luzerne County Council work session.

A massive water main break in West Pittston caused dozens of businesses, schools, and municipal buildings around Luzerne County to close or delay opening on Wednesday, including several county government buildings.

Luzerne County Council unanimously agreed Tuesday to allocate an additional $850,000 in American Rescue Plan Act funding to the county-owned Wyoming Valley Airport in Forty Fort and Wyoming, increasing the total earmark to $8.3 million.

The celebration of a milestone reached three nights earlier added to the atmosphere of an intense rivalry night at Old Forge.

Wyoming Area continued its climb through the Wyoming Valley Conference girls swimming standings with two more wins in three days.

Pittston Area won twice in three days, creating a three-game winning streak that allowed the Lady Patriots to reach .500 in Wyoming Valley Conference Division 1 girls basketball play and move above that level overall.

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Brody Spindler needed just 37 seconds to post a pin at 215 pounds, clinching the victory Tuesday when Pittston Area defeated host Columbia-Montour Vo-Tech 47-30 in a non-league wrestling match.

Jimmy Spindler is a redshirt sophomore, wrestling for Pitt-Johnstown, the country’s fifth-ranked National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II team.

CLARKS SUMMIT — Pittston Area avenged its two conference losses in one extended night of precision wrestling Wednesday to get to the District 2 Class 3A Dual Meet Championships final.