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Walking Tour features Wilkes-Barre's pre-Civil War role
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJul. 9—WILKES-BARRE — A new, fascinating tour entitled, "Walking in the era of Lincoln and the Civil War in Wilkes-Barre," will focus on some of the people who strongly supported President Abraham ...
Report: WB General patient care costs exceed income
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 10 months agoJun. 22—WILKES-BARRE — A new report shows that, among Luzerne County's three hospitals, Wilkes-Barre General spent more on patient care than it took in in Fiscal Year 2022. The Health Care Cost ...
Wilkes Small Business Center gets big honor
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 12 months agoMay 8—WILKES-BARRE — The Wilkes University Small Business Development Center got a major bragging right Monday, winning the U.S. Small Business Administration's Eastern Pennsylvania Small Business ...
Look Back: Man jumps into river for $10, rolls peanut around Public Square in 1912
Tribune via AOL· 1 month agoMar. 17—We all have that one crazy friend that leaves us scratching our heads. Fred Becker, 22, was that guy in 1912 when he jumped off the highest point of the trestle Market Street Bridge ...
How Volusia-Flagler-St. Johns big leaguers are performing at MLB All-Star break
Daytona Beach News-Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMajor League Baseball's midway point is just around the corner. Sunday marks the official conclusion...
Lackawanna Trail too much for Dragons
The Daily Item, Sunbury, Pa. via Yahoo Sports· 5 months agoNov. 14—WILKES-BARRE — Talia Sokol sensed it early in Tuesday's state playoff game. There was something curious about the way Lackawanna Trail attacked she and the Lewisburg defense. The Lions ...
Bill OBoyle: Whitewalls were way cool, man
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 11 months agoMay 29—WILKES-BARRE — Remember washing your car out by the curb in front of your house? Maybe you had a hose that you dragged through your basement and out through the coal chute window. Or, ...
Bill OBoyle: Summer sounds -- rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAug. 28—WILKES-BARRE — It's hard to believe, but summer is rapidly coming to an end. And with summer's exit, we will also say goodbye to those traditional summer sounds — the seemingly constant ...
Bill OBoyle: Remembering those really good old days
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNov. 13—WILKES-BARRE — Now that the midterm election is in our rear-view mirror, it's time to hop into the Way Back Machine and take a trip back to how things used to be for many of us. Let's ...
Luzerne County tourism office selling memorabilia
The Times-Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.) via Yahoo News· 5 months agoNov. 17—Luzerne County's tourism office — Visit Luzerne County — has started selling memorabilia. "The fact is there aren't too many places — if any at all — in the entire county where people ...
