Two stories anchor our oldest holiday. Both took place in times of division and deprivation. And both offer a hopeful note about who we can be when we try.

After extensive debate, a Luzerne County Council majority approved several cuts in the proposed 2026 budget on Tuesday, although a raise for the election director and creation of a new division head ...

WASHINGTON — Two West Virginia National Guard members shot Wednesday near the White House have died, the state’s governor said.

A Massachusetts woman who was once engaged to the brother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt remains in ICE custody two weeks after being arrested on her way to pick up the son she shares ...

The Olympic flame began its journey Wednesday to the Milan Cortina Winter Games — missing a little of its usual magic.

There will be lane restrictions on Interstate 81 southbound between Exit 159 (Nuangola) and Exit 155 (Dorrance) from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1, for bridge safety inspection.

When local pathologist Navid Ahmad and a few dozen other Muslim families in the area got together last year to discuss how they could give back to the community, two specific needs jumped out at them ...

HARVEYS LAKE — Grotto Pizza’s Parade of Trees kicked off Tuesday with a decorating party in the restaurant’s main dining room.

With Thanksgiving and the formal launch of the holiday shopping season this week, Americans will again gather for Turkey Day meals before knocking off items on their Christmas gift lists.

In 1912, former President Theodore Roosevelt visited Wilkes-Barre for the 25th anniversary of his local ally Father John J. Curran’s ordination into the priesthood. Roosevelt was also actively ...

Four Wyoming Valley Conference girls volleyball players were recognized among the best in the state on Wednesday as the Pennsylvania Volleyball Coaches Association released their All-State teams for ...

Burt Meyer, who invented toys like Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots, Lite-Brite and MouseTrap in the 1960s that delighted generations of children, has died. He was 99.