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The Times Leader covers Northeastern Pennsylvania. Our seven-day news product is flagship of The Times Leader Media Group, a collection of print and digital products that cover the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area. Our website, timesleader.com, is the most-read news website in Luzerne County.
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Commentary: How Democrats can repair the broken Supreme Court
It's no secret that the Supreme Court has become an extension of our partisan politics over the past decade. The decisions handed down in the 2026 session prove just how broken the court has become and how unrepresentative it is of the views of the Americ
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EDITORIAL: Social media is not a reliable source of news
Please take these comments from Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo to heart. They came during a meeting at which Luzerne County Council earmarked $1.06 million in federal funds for projects at the Wyoming Valley Airport. Councilwoman Denise Williams r
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Lakers sold for record-breaking price
LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Lakers are being sold for the second time in a year, going to businessmen Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for a record-breaking price. This sale agreement is $12.5 billion, according to a person familiar with the terms who spoke to
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Hot start helps IronPigs trip up RailRiders
The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders lost 11-3 to the Lehigh Valley IronPigs on Wednesday evening at Coca-Cola Park. The IronPigs opened the scoring with a seven-run first, and the RailRiders could not overcome the deficit. Lehigh Valley sent 10 to the pl
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Padres win 4-3 in 11 innings to sweep MLB-leading Brewers
SAN DIEGO - Jackson Merrill hit a tying sacrifice fly in the 11th inning and Luis Campusano followed with a two-out single to bring in Sun-Mung Song from second base as the San Diego Padres beat the MLB-leading Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 on Wednesday for a thr
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Phillies, Twins playing at the Field of Dreams
Major League Baseball's growth goals have taken the game from a military base in North Carolina to a racetrack in Tennessee, with numerous stops for photo ops around the globe in between. But there's nothing quite like turning the bright lights on an Iowa
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Minnesota man kills his wife and daughter at a daycare after killing another relative
HOPKINS, Minn. - A Minnesota man killed his wife and their 7-year-old daughter as young children gathered at a home daycare the couple owned before taking his own life, police said Wednesday. Some time prior to the attack, police believe he also killed a
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt is leaving the Trump administration
WASHINGTON - White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person to hold the role, will leave the Trump administration at the end of the month to spend more time with her young family. Leavitt, 28, called it a "bittersweet decision" in a soc
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ICE's plan to give officers electric shock gloves draws outrage and fears of misuse
Immigration and Customs Enforcement's plan to give officers gloves that deliver painful electric shocks faced criticism Wednesday from Democratic elected officials and civil rights advocates, who called it unnecessary and cruel. ICE plans to spend between
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Federal safety agency issues final report into 2025 blast that killed 2 at Pennsylvania steel plant
A federal safety agency recommended the development of written policies and procedures for flushing gas valves a year after a blast at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh killed two workers. The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board issued a
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