A whirlwind of updates on Thursday revealed that Wilkes-Barre Controller Tony Thomas is now serving as interim chairman of Luzerne County’s Democratic Party.
Luzerne County’s Election Board voted Wednesday to reject five mail ballots dropped off by two people without the required forms authorizing delivery on behalf of those voters.
Due to a complicated process involving tax-exempt bond status, the nonprofit Tenor Health Foundation Inc. needs Luzerne County Council approval to borrow funds to purchase Wilkes-Barre General Hospital from Community Health Systems Inc.
