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Tuesday, March 24th 2026

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Judge tosses Miss Pennsylvania defamation suit

A federal judge has thrown out a defamation lawsuit filed by the 2025 winner of the Miss Pennsylvania contest, a Back Mountain native who alleged a former competitor falsely portrayed her in a tabloid media report as being the aggressor during a heated backstage rivalry.

A federal judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by Miss Pennsylvania 2025 Victoria Vespico, a native of Shavertown. (The Citizens' Voice file)

Wright Twp. and Dorrance Twp. volunteer fire vehicles at a recent fire. (SUBMITTED)

Mountain Top fire leaders warn: Volunteer shortage reaches ‘critical stage,’ threatens service

The Luzerne County Correctional Facility in Wilkes-Barre.

Wilbur resigns as head of Luzerne County corrections

Luzerne County District Attorney Sam Sanguedolce speaks at the county council meeting on March 25, 2025 at the county courthouse in Wilkes-Barre.
(Michael P. Buffer)

Luzerne County Council agenda: Report from DA, legal settlement votes

Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Robert J. Graham
(Courtesy of the Graham family)

Congressmen seek Medal of Honor for Vietnam War pilot from Mountain Top

Latest Headlines

State police stop truck with 5 pallets of pot in Columbia County

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Wilkes-Barre man charged with firing shots

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Police: ‘Sovereign citizen’ charged with Pittston fire

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Food inspectors find evidence of rodents in local businesses

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Flynn, Lake remain on primary ballot after challenges dismissed, withdrawn

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Wilkes-Barre council to mull spending $65,000 from opioid settlement

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Dress for Success can receive $80K in opioid funds after Luzerne County appeal

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Food inspectors find evidence of rodents in local businesses
Food inspectors find evidence of rodents in local businesses
Luzerne County court notes: Divorces sought 3/24/26
Luzerne County court notes: Divorces sought 3/24/26
Mountain Top fire leaders warn: Volunteer shortage reaches ‘critical stage,’ threatens service
Mountain Top fire leaders warn: Volunteer shortage reaches ‘critical stage,’ threatens service
Luzerne County court notes: Marriages 3/22/26
Luzerne County court notes: Marriages 3/22/26
Police: ‘Sovereign citizen’ charged with Pittston fire
Police: ‘Sovereign citizen’ charged with Pittston fire
Who were Luzerne County’s top earners in 2025?
Who were Luzerne County’s top earners in 2025?
Judge tosses Miss Pennsylvania defamation suit
Judge tosses Miss Pennsylvania defamation suit
Wilbur resigns as head of Luzerne County corrections
Wilbur resigns as head of Luzerne County corrections
2 pilots killed when jet collides with fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport
2 pilots killed when jet collides with fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport
Big name, big crowd expected for Kirby Park concert on June 20
Big name, big crowd expected for Kirby Park concert on June 20

Local News

Court notes

Luzerne County court notes: Estates 3/25/26

Estates filed: 3/10-3/16

Parking restricted in Wilkes-Barre Thursday, Friday for street cleaning
Plant Ambler volunteers working to beautify town
Community Spotlight: West Side – March 24

Data Center

The outfall from Quakake Mine Tunnel, a source of cooling water being considered for a data center in Banks Twp. (Submitted Photo)

NEPA data centers could look to ‘purple pipe’ for water to cool servers

Purple pipe is a nickname for recycled water that could flow from sewer plants or mine tunnels to cool data centers.

Dallas Twp. supervisors pass data center ordinance despite claims it’s not tough enough
New Salem Twp. data center developer touts experience, environmental edge
Data centers add to historic demand for electricity

National News

Michael Capolino works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange.

US stocks give back some of the rally sparked by Trump’s talk of negotiations with Iran

U.S. stocks are returning some of their gains.

Afghanistan releases American national Dennis Coyle held for more than a year
Today in History: March 24, NATO strikes Yugoslavia to stop ethnic cleansing
LaGuardia crash underscores pressures on already strained air traffic control workforce

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Photos

Photo gallery: All ‘Fore’ Books Mini Golf Classic

The Osterhout Library in Wilkes-Barre held its annual All "Fore" Books Mini Golf Classic on Sunday.
Photo gallery: Northeast Sight Services hosts ‘Beeping Egg Hunt’
Photo gallery: WVCA hosts ‘Blue & Gold Gala’
Photo gallery: King’s College hosts Damsel in a Dress
Photo gallery: Greater Wilkes-Barre Friendly Sons of St. Patrick Dinner
Photo gallery: LCCC Math Club celebrates National Pi day with cornhole tournament
Photo gallery: Penn State Wilkes-Barre hosts Science Olympiad

Going green: City of Wilkes-Barre preps for St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Photo gallery: Read Across America
Photo gallery: Little Miss and Mister Pittston Leprechaun contest
Winter rains turn Death Valley National Park into fields of golden blooms
Ronald McDonald House Family Room opens at Allied Services

Crime and Public Safety

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Scranton man charged following Butler Twp. search

Butler Twp. Police have filed charges against a Scranton man following an early morning incident...

Valley Regional Fire & Rescue enters the podcast world with new streaming show
West Hazleton police sign pact with ICE; residents react to recent agreements
Burglary itinerary discovered after high-speed chase

Election

Bill Jones announced his run for state representative from the 117th District. (Submitted Photo)

Jones wins challenge, stays on ballot in 117th District

Bill Jones overcame a legal challenge to his nominating petition and will remain on the...

Flynn, Lake face petition challenges in 22nd Senate District primary
Luzerne County getting new high-tech drop box at no charge
Voter challenges petition of GOP candidate in 117th District

Education

Miss Pennsylvania 2025 Victoria Vespico teaches student Anastasia Gaskins how to do an evening gown walk during a visit to the Agency for Community EmPOWERment of NEPA Monday, March 23, 2026. (SEAN MCKEAG / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)

Pre-K kids meet Miss Pennsylvania

Miss Pennsylvania 2025 Victoria Vespico, a native of Shavertown, paid a visit Monday to the...

Northwest Area nears new superintendent pick
Student loans are headed to the Treasury Department. Here’s what to know if you have student debt
Northwest Area wins statewide green-energy competition

Opinion

Sewickley Academy’s Adam Ikamba defends Old Forge’s Arthur Askew during the PIAA Class 2A championship basketball game at the Giant Center in Hershey on Friday, March 20, 2026. (REBECCA PARTICKA/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)

Our Opinion: Make PIAA playoffs fair again, for all schools

Fairness doesn't seem to matter much in most meaningful walks of life anymore.

Noah Feldman: Courts should stop taking the president at his word
Letter: Trump crusades against Spanish-speaking truckers
Letter: Trump’s assault on the Fourteenth Amendment

National Politics

President Donald Trump walks down the stairs of Air Force One.

Trump casts Florida mail ballot as he pushes Congress to severely limit that voting option

Trump has in the last week called mail-in voting “cheating."

Senators consider deal to fund Homeland Security but not ICE enforcement as airport lines snarl
Oklahoma’s governor picks energy executive Alan Armstrong to fill US Senate seat through end of year
Strikes hit Iran and Tehran targets Israel and Gulf states amid mixed signals over talks to end war

Sports

MaKenzie Bevan, Tunkhannock softball

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Makenzie Bevan, Tunkhannock softball

Tunkhannock junior Makenzie Bevan had a season-opener of which most players can only dream. The...

HS ROUNDUP: Crestwood, Wilkes-Barre Area pick up wins in lacrosse
HS BASKETBALL: Finalists set for Moses 3-point contest
HS ROUNDUP: Pittston Area outduels Abington Heights in extras

High School Sports

The Dr. George P. Moses Senior All-Star Basketball Classic Team Belenski, first row, from left: Dallas coach Mark Belenski, Wilkes-Barre Area’s David Januzzi, Mike Keating, and Camrin Shovlin, Dallas’ Kael Berry, and Dallas coach Greg Bat. Second row, from left: Dallas’ Brady Mizzer and Sukh Mathon, and Crestwood’s Gio Barna and Ayden Agapito. Absent from photo: Dallas coaches Matt Flanagan and Jonathon Wolson, and Pittston Area players Stephen Barnic and Jacob Ivey, Nanticoke Area’s Mathias Mitchell, Hazleton Area’s Kendrick Ortiz, Yohansel Moran, and Oscady Vasquez, Crestwood’s Connor Wagaman, and Wyoming Valley West’s Jaquell Smith. BILL TARUTIS / CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER

Moses Senior Classic: Meet the boys all-star teams

The 57th Dr. George P. Moses Senior All-Star Classic is set for March 27 at...

Moses Senior Classic: Meet the girls all-star teams
HS ROUNDUP: Traver leads Dallas to win
PIAA BOYS BASKETBALL: Sewickley Academy tops Old Forge for 2A title

Outdoors

The ecosystem services that mature beech provide are especially critical along class A wild trout streams where native brook trout require clean, cold water to thrive. (T.C. Mazar / Contributing Photographer)

Silent invasion: Beech Leaf Disease, other pests threaten balance of native forests

The first time I encountered Beech Leaf Disease was along the headwaters of the south...

Two-day mentored youth spring gobbler hunting season coming in 2027
Nothing sings springtime like birds
Pennsylvania’s coyote numbers are growing, posing a wide variety of threats

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