Luzerne County is proceeding with partial certification of the April 23 primary election results so the approval of other vote tallies is not held up due to pending litigation in the Republican race for state representative in the 117th House District.

After three hours of testimony and legal arguments, no decision was made Thursday on state Rep. Michael Cabell’s request for judges to count one provisional ballot, reject another and tally any write-in votes in his tight race for the Republican nomination.

WILKES-BARRE — A letter an inmate sent to Linda Loop, founder and executive director of Dress for Success Luzerne County, resulted in a significant increase in books available to prisoners at the Luzerne County Correctional Facility.

The Times Leader, the Luzerne Foundation and Penn State Wilkes-Barre teamed up to make two local students’ mornings on Thursday.

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If all goes as planned, the Pittston/West Pittston area will have two new bridges over the Susquehanna River by mid- to late 2030, officials said during a public update session Wednesday.

RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Tens of thousands of displaced and exhausted Palestinians have packed up their tents and other belongings from Rafah, dragging families on a new exodus.

A three-judge Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas panel has denied Republican state representative candidate Jamie Walsh’s appeal asking judges to throw out six mail ballots in his race because the voters did not fill in the final two digits of the year on the outer envelope, according to a Wednesday court ruling.

The weight limit of the Luzerne County-owned Nanticoke/West Nanticoke Bridge over the Susquehanna River has been reduced to 5 tons, county Manager Romilda Crocamo informed county council Wednesday morning.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Rory McIlroy hoped that his victory with Shane Lowry two weeks ago in the Zurich Classic team event would serve as a springboard for the remainder of the season.

McKenzie Hannon threw a no-hitter as Tunkhannock defeated Wyoming Valley West 12-0 in five innings Thursday in Wyoming Valley Conference softball.

TORONTO — Sheldon Keefe is out as coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, fired Thursday after another early exit from the NHL playoffs.

NEW YORK — Yordan Alvarez and Jon Singleton each hit long homers in the first inning for the Houston Astros, who beat the New York Yankees 4-3 on Thursday night to avoid being swept in the season series.

This past Saturday, it was a tradition unlike any other: I didn’t win a dime on the Kentucky Derby.

HAZLE TWP. — This was the year to catch Hazleton Area and end its long reign atop Division 1 of Wyoming Valley Conference baseball.

WILKES-BARRE — A warrior-like effort from Wyoming Area tennis standout Luca Argenio to play through some severe cramping in his legs brought his quest for a District 2 singles gold medal to a premature end on a hot day inside Kirby Park.

WILKES-BARRE — After getting bounced from last year’s District 2 Class 3A boys tennis singles tournament in the semifinals, Praneel Mallaiah was hungry to get back to the top of the class.