In a close contest, Democratic voters Tuesday appear to have chosen a Lebanon County woman to take on incumbent U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser, R-9, in... [Read More]
A Luzerne County man aboard an all terrain vehicle led police on a high-speed pursuit through Freeland and Foster Twp. Monday night and then struggled... [Read More]
Borough residents on Tuesday narrowly approved changing the structure of government to a home rule charter by a vote of 353 to 344. The home... [Read More]
Editor, As we all suffer the consequences of this global pandemic, and are full of anxiety and the unknowns, one thing I know for sure:... [Read More]
43 min ago Hazleton Standard Speaker
State police incidents reported State police at Hazleton reported the following: n Troopers went to 237 Ebervale Road in Hazle Twp., on May 29 at... [Read More]
43 min ago Hazleton Standard Speaker
Supplementing guidance issued by Gov. Tom Wolf for businesses in the restaurant industry and to facilitate outdoor dining and service, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board... [Read More]
43 min ago Hazleton Standard Speaker
Alvan Markle III died at his home in Bryn Mawr on Friday, two weeks short of his 102nd birthday. He was the eldest son of... [Read More]
The City of Hazleton secured a $1.34 million federal Community Oriented Policing Services grant that will increase the police roster to 46 full-time officers and... [Read More]
There were social distancing and masks. And there was a Beaver Meadows Borough Council meeting, COVID-19 style. Instead of meeting in the tiny council chambers,... [Read More]
When their survey found that insects pestered people at Conyngham Nature Park, four young researchers devised a mosquito trap. Their design looks like a flower,... [Read More]
Churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Allentown were able to open their doors for the public celebration of the Sacraments on Monday for the... [Read More]
A guide for reopening schools that the state offered on Wednesday recommends creating more space between students, which Hazleton Area schools struggled to do for... [Read More]
4 hr ago Hazleton Standard Speaker
On May 25, Timothy Jordan, loving fiancé and father, passed away at 66. Tim was born May 17, 1954, in Hazleton, to Joan E. and... [Read More]
Jose Adames, chairman of the Luzerne County Board of Elections, announced his resignation Wednesday. In a letter to county council Chairman Tim McGinley, Adames cited... [Read More]
Several hundred protesters gathered on Public Square on Wednesday afternoon to demonstrate against the death of George Floyd, a black man killed in police custody... [Read More]
Seven drivers were arrested Seven auto drivers were arrested by the city police on Wednesday night for speeding and other violations while driving their machines... [Read More]
4 hr ago Hazleton Standard Speaker
Lisa M. Stewart, 43, of Hazleton passed away peacefully Tuesday surrounded by her loving family at the home of her brother, Elmer and fiancée, Julie... [Read More]
4 hr ago Hazleton Standard Speaker
Jim Bognet claimed victory in the 8th Congressional District Republican nominating race Wednesday as two of his opponents conceded defeat. The Associated Press declared Bognet... [Read More]
Eleven people have been indicted on federal drug-trafficking charges alleging they were part of a drug ring that distributed crack, fentanyl and heroin throughout Luzerne... [Read More]
Wednesday, June 3 - 12:52 PM Hazleton Standard Speaker
Elementary and secondary schools in the state's yellow and green phases may resume in-person instruction and activities beginning July 1 under a phased reopening approach,... [Read More]
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