Luzerne County Court Paul Hindmarsh made a fervent plea for county council to approve a 15-year property lease needed to house family court under one roof.

Luzerne County Community College hosted its 56th commencement ceremony Thursday, May 29, at Mohegan Arena in Wilkes-Barre Township.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Harvard graduates celebrated commencement on Thursday at a pivotal time for the Ivy League school, cheering speakers who stressed the importance of maintaining a diverse and international student body while standing up for the truth at a time the esteemed university is under threat by the Trump istration.

A story in a Kentucky newspaper published online Feb. 12 included quotes from a Dallas School District graduate claiming he survived a school shooting at the high school in 2017.

HANOVER TWP. — A former strip mine once used for debris disposal from Hurricane Agnes in 1972 will be transformed into a vibrant community park, thanks to a $6.7 million grant from the PA Department of Environmental Protection, Terry Ostrowski, president/CEO at Earth Conservancy, announced Wednesday.

A Luzerne County Council majority voted Tuesday to purchase the historic train station property in downtown Wilkes-Barre for $615,000 and initiate litigation against the county Redevelopment Authority over an outstanding debt related to its rail line.

WILKES-BARRE — Nearly a year after the completion of a new maintenance and storage facility in Kirby Park, of the Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority (LCFPA) and officials from Wilkes-Barre on Wednesday gave a tour of the building, which was a t project between the two entities.

FORTY FORT — Frustrated constituents of U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan gathered outside of his 900 Rutter Avenue office in Luzerne County to protest the freshman congressman’s vote in favor of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which will almost certainly result in cuts to Medicaid should it become law.

NEW YORK — The Indiana Pacers need just one win to reach the NBA Finals and they already have two of them at Madison Square Garden in this series.

The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders dropped a 5-4 decision to the Worcester Red Sox on Wednesday afternoon at PNC Field. The RailRiders rallied from a three-run deficit to tie the game, only to see the Red Sox plate a late run to even the series at one win apiece.

Two District 2 softball championship games and one District 2 baseball championship game were postponed Wednesday due to inclement weather.

PHILADELPHIA — Ranger Suárez struck out eight over six shutout innings, and the Philadelphia Phillies survived an injury scare to slugger Bryce Harper to beat the Atlanta Braves 2-0 on Tuesday night.

SCRANTON – Adam Frask had just completed hitting for the cycle in the minimum four at-bats, but he was not finished yet.

PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic experienced the lowest of lows — pulling out of the French Open after tearing the meniscus in his right knee — and the highest of highs — winning a long-sought Olympic gold medal for Serbia — at Roland-Garros last year. This trip to the site went smoothly, once he got going.

EDWARDSVILLE —Kayce Martin crushed a two-run home run to center in the first inning. Jordan Prushinski blasted a solo homer to the same spot in the seventh.

SCRANTON — Holy Redeemer never had an issue getting runners aboard on Tuesday, but through the first four innings the Royals couldn’t figure out how to bring those runners home.