KINGSTON — Sherry Emershaw, president of the 24th Connecticut Militia Regiment, talked about Memorial Day and ing our fallen heroes — and she took time to the Wyoming Valley’s first soldiers killed in battle.

WILKES-BARRE — U.S. Rep. Dan Me said President Donald Trump has reinvigorated American manufacturing by keeping U.S. Steel at home in Pennsylvania.

In addition to voting on purchasing the historic train station in downtown Wilkes-Barre Tuesday, Luzerne County Council is set to discuss court leasing of a Kingston property to house Domestic Relations and revocation of $3 million allocated toward a new hotel at the former Hotel Sterling property due to that project’s relocation.

FREELAND — MMI Preparatory School’s Class of 2025 graduated on Thursday evening at the 133rd commencement ceremony.

WILKES-BARRE — The United Way of Wyoming Valley’s 32nd Annual Day of Caring got underway on Thursday with a breakfast program at The Woodlands Inn. It was a rainy spring day, but that did not stop the 650 volunteers from getting work done.

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WASHINGTON — House Republicans stayed up all night to their multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package, with Speaker Mike Johnson defying the skeptics and unifying his ranks to muscle President Donald Trump’s priority bill to approval Thursday.

NANTICOKE — Luzerne County Community College President John Yudichak on Wednesday said that in a world where educational accessibility and workforce development are more critical than ever, LCCC is setting a standard for higher education innovation and regional partnerships.

CONCORD, N.C. — Kyle Larson is doubling down on “The Double.”

CONCORD, N.C. — Chase Briscoe won the pole Saturday for the Coca-Cola 600 and will start on the front row for NASCAR’s longest and most grueling race alongside Kyle Larson.

Alex Vacula and Jacob Snyder combined on a shutout as Wyoming Area defeated Honesdale 2-0 Saturday in a District 2 Class 4A baseball quarterfinal game.

Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn this week ed staff and families to celebrate the 2025 graduating class of the department’s ranger and park manager trainee academy.

HUGHESTOWN — Through rain and shine, Pittston Area scored six times in the first inning Friday.

SHIPPENSBURG — Nanticoke Area’s Nevaeh Baran finished alone in fourth place in the Class 3A girls triple jump to lead Wyoming Valley Conference efforts in the PIAA Track and Field Championships Friday, the first of two days of competition at Shippensburg University.

Oklahoma City’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Denver’s Nikola Jokic and Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo were the only players to appear on every MVP ballot this season.

NEW YORK — Pascal Siakam scored a playoff career-high 39 points, and the Indiana Pacers beat the New York Knicks 114-109 on Friday night for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals.