HANOVER TWP. — In a cemetery that is older than the g of the Declaration of Independence, the community in Hanover Township on Monday honored the men and women who fought and died for the freedoms enshrined in that document with a Memorial Day service.

Luzerne County is seeking applicants for county authorities, boards and commissions to fill vacancies, said council Vice Chairman Brian Thornton.

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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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Two-time All-Star Tyrese Haliburton blamed himself for the Indiana Pacers’ second-half collapse in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals.

NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani took a significant step Sunday toward making his pitching debut for the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Tyrone Taylor hit a leadoff double in the ninth inning and scored on Francisco Lindor’s sacrifice fly as the New York Mets mounted a late comeback to edge the Chicago White Sox 2-1 on Monday in the opener of a three-game series.

Memorial Day festivities in Forty Fort were ushered in Monday morning by a crowd of nearly 400 athletes taking part in the borough’s annual Old Fort Five Mile Run.

MOUNTAIN TOP — A two-run cushion quickly turned into nine Monday.

INDIANAPOLIS — Karl-Anthony Towns scored 20 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter Sunday, and Jalen Brunson added 23 points as the New York Knicks rallied from 20 points down to beat the Indiana Pacers 106-100 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals.

CONCORD, N.C. — Ross Chastain ed William Byron with six laps left and won the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway, becoming the first driver to win the event after starting at the back of the field.

CONCORD, N.C. — Kyle Larson’s day went from bad to worse Sunday night at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, leaving the talented young driver unsure if he will attempt to run “The Double” again.