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PIAA BASKETBALL: Holy Redeemer falls short in bid for Class 3A title

HERSHEY — Resilient and determined. That is the best way to describe the Holy Redeemer girls basketball team. No matter how tall the task or when the odds weren’t in their favor, the Royals always found a way to make things interesting. That was the case through the regular season, the district playoffs and the state tournament. Thursday night was...
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Community Spotlight: Wilkes-Barre area – March 20, 2026
St. Mary’s rummage sale: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, March 20; 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 21, with bag day starting at 11 a.m. Saturday. St. Mary Antiochian Orthodox Church, 905 S. Main St., Wilkes-Barre. Many items...
Data Center

New Salem Twp. data center developer touts experience, environmental edge
The developer that recently spent over a half billion dollars to acquire land in Salem Twp. for a new data center campus touts more than 20 years of experience in the industry, using environmentally responsible cooling technology for its facilities.
National News

Today in History: March 20, Obama first U.S. president to visit Cuba in nearly 90 years
President Barack Obama began a three-day visit to communist Cuba during which he met with President Raul Castro and delivered a speech carried on Cuban state television.
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Crime and Public Safety

Salem Twp. police join ICE program
The Salem Twp. Police Department has joined an Immigration and Customs Enforcement program designed to be...
Election

Voter challenges petition of GOP candidate in 117th District
Commonwealth Court scheduled a hearing on March 19 at 1 p.m. about a challenge to...
Education

Treasury Department begins taking over student loans as the Education Department gets dismantled
Eventually, the Treasury Department is to take responsibility for all student loans.
Opinion

Juan Pablo Spinetto: A Cuban capitalist conversion won’t unlock democracy
The White House’s playbook for Cuba is now unmistakable: strip away the regime’s public face...
National Politics

Democrats say they don’t oppose voter ID, but argue that GOP voting bill is too strict
Democrats say they have bigger concerns about what the Republican bill would do.
Sports

NCAA BASKETBALL: Duke rallies to beat upset-minded Siena, G-Mac
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Duke barely avoided a shocking upset to open the NCAA Tournament, with...
High School Sports

HS ROUNDUP: Bevan leads Tunkhannock softball to win over Mid Valley
MaKenzie Bevan ripped three home runs and had eight RBIs as Tunkhannock defeated Mid Valley,...
Outdoors

Nothing sings springtime like birds
Finally, spring begins this weekend. Getting outside to welcome it in the natural world is...
















