County Veterans Office closed next week for training

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Anti-Trump group plans to protest outside rally

A group of local activists plans to protest President Donald Trump during his visit to Mohegan Sun Arena on Thursday in support of U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta's campaign for the U.S. Senate. "He needs to see that the majority of people are not behind him," said protest organizer Joe Biscotto, of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre chapter of the anti-Trump organization Refuse Fascism.

Lackawanna County Court Notes 6/9/2018

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Luzerne County town seek answers to suds

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DAVE SCHERBENCO / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Toyota SportsPlex General Manager Jason Jarecki sets up a voting machine at the facility in Wilkes-Barre. Polls open at 7 a.m. It'll be cold when polling places open today at 7 a.m., and voters may have to deal with some rain and showers in the afternoon, chief meteorologist at WBRE/WYOU Eyewitness News Josh Hodell says.

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Law enforcement and borough leaders are aghast after Larksville's mayor announced during a council meeting Tuesday night that he doesn't want any more driving under the influence patrols - in an effort to protect area businesses. According to several sources who heard the exchange, the mayor's comments came after a councilman questioned why police didn't participate in a recent DUI patrol.

Prosecutors: Teenage killer should still get life

Despite a recent Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling limiting life sentences for minors, a drifter convicted of murdering two people when he was a teenager should still be sentenced to life in prison for his "heinous" crime, county prosecutors argued Thursday. Kenneth Carl Crawford III, now 34, is serving life in prison without parole for murdering Diana Algar and Jose Molina in a trailer at a campground in Hollenback Twp.

Officials: County likely out of options for March snowstorm reimbursement

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Grand marshal named for W-B St. Patrick’s Day parade

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A Trump Swing Voter Looks Ahead

This story is part of Kitchen Table Conversations, a series from NPR's National Desk that examines how Americans from all walks of life are moving forward from the presidential election. Pennsylvania surprised a lot of people in November when voters abandoned a long history of electing Democrats for president and chose Republican Donald Trump.