Denise Alexander couldn’t remember the last time she saw her younger brother John. Convicted in 2007 of second degree murder ...

The Luzerne County election bureau will start to send mail-in ballots for the Nov. 5 election to voters who requested them this week, county Election Director Emily Cook announced Friday.

Election integrity has been a GOP issue long before Trump made a sport of it after his 2020 loss, even as no widespread voter ...

Pennsylvania’s near-total ban on Sunday hunting has long had the support of farmers and outdoor groups, but crop-hungry deer and swing district lawmakers could tip the state toward ...

Roberto Costilla, owner of Bob's Embroidery in the Laurel Mall, says being a tenant has been a positive experience since he ...

Elon Musk, the tech billionaire who founded Tesla and SpaceX, made one simple request at former President Donald Trump’s campaign rally on Saturday.

Paige Balitski and Jerry Longo witnessed customers anxious to purchase Halloween costumes and decorations before the leaves ...

On Oct. 3, the Housing Authority of the City of Hazleton represented by Chairman Joe Yannuzzi and Secretary Amilcar Arroyo ...

Brad Blanner saw a bear with four cubs and flushed a grouse last week while walking in Hazle Twp. along the Stockton Mountain ...

The Standard-Speaker is accepting submissions for Political Scene, which runs Sundays and Thursdays ahead of the Nov. 5 ...

The Hazleton Area girls' cross country team placed third out of 21 teams in the recent NEPA Invitational at Bloomsburg ...

Barbara Marchetti, 80, of Drums, passed away early Friday morning, Oct. 4, 2024, in Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton following a two week battle with cancer.