Congress needs to get involved in tariff matter

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Fake news this week: Donald Trump vs. – fake, fake, disgusting’ media

U.S. President Donald Trump's war against the media reached new heights this week as he criticized the press as " fake, fake, disgusting news " and described journalists as "horrible, horrendous people" despite warnings that his vitriol could put lives in danger. Speaking in Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

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.

Probst holds meet-and-greet with Casey Updated Jul 28 at

Stroudsburg Mayor and gubernatorial Democratic State Senate candidate, Tarah Probst, held a meet-and-greet and canvassing event on Saturday afternoon at her campaign headquarters that also featured a special guest. U.S. Senator Bob Casey was also on-hand at the event where the two democrats talked about current issues and the upcoming elections.

West Abington man begins new supervisor term despite open lewdness guilty plea

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Throop council makes further votes on borough manager position, hires two full-time police officers

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Police use public pressure campaign to curb ‘alleged prostitution’

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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.

Lackawanna County Court Notes

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

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Cheers and Jeers

Cheers to the proposed use of a $1 million gaming grant to help Berskshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance expand its Wilkes-Barre operations by building on the site of the former Hotel Sterling. The money would be well spent on retaining a growing, nationally known company in the city and developing a vacant piece of prime real estate.

BIDEN: As I watched a Trump rally in October, I said, ‘Son of…

BIDEN: As I watched a Trump rally in October, I said, 'Son of a gun - we may lose this election' After President-elect Donald Trump's stunning victory in November, Joe Biden is joining other Democrats pleading the party to refocus its attention on a voting bloc with which they failed to connect in 2016: working-class voters. In a wide-ranging interview with the Los Angeles Times , Biden said he noticed issues with Hillary Clinton's campaign early in the election.

FILE – In this Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016 file photo, former President…

In this Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2016 file photo, former President Bill Clinton applauds as his wife, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks in New York, where she conceded her defeat to Republican Donald Trump after the hard-fought presidential election. Hillary Clinton's aides and supporters are urging dispirited Democrats to channel their frustrations about the election results into political causes - just not into efforts to recount ballots in three battleground states.

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Kristopher Jones announces that a leading software development firm, UM Technologies, has acquired LSEO.com a company he founded. cv18jones Warren Ruda / The Citizens' Voice WARREN RUDA / THE CITIZENS' VOICE Scott Stiner, CEO of UM Technologies, said Wilkes-Barre 'is where we've decided to build the corporate staffs.'