2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (294+ words) HAZLE TWP. — The board game store, Sword in the Stone Games, tore down the paper covers and opened its doors for the first time at its brand-new second location at the Laurel Mall on Friday morning. Originally opened 10 years ago…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (206+ words) Hazleton residents can now explore the city’s newest hardware destination: the Hazleton Home Center. Though final touches are still being made, the store is open and ready to serve the community. Located at 459 W. Broad St., in the former A…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago   (382+ words) FREELAND — In the basement level of MMI Prep, next to the school’s band room, students can find one of the school’s latest additions to its facilities: its esports lounge. Equipped with 10 gaming computers and two Nintendo Switches, the room offers…...

1+ week, 44+ min ago   (464+ words) The Wright Twp. Uniform Construction Code appeals board has ruled in favor of IGE Performance Chemicals on its appeal of a stop-work order issued by the township’s zoning officer last November. The board’s ruling was announced at a meeting on…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (218+ words) The Hazleton City Authority held its annual electronics recycling event on Aug. 22 and the numbers are in. More than 13 tons of electronics were collected. Most items were old TVs and scanners. “The event was a big success by our metrics,…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (372+ words) Mosseri was appearing at a trial that pits Meta against the states of California, Colorado, Kentucky and New Jersey, which accuse the social media giant of contributing to the youth mental health crisis by knowingly and deliberately designing features that…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (229+ words) Hazleton City Council will hold a public hearing for an application for the approval of an intermunicipal transfer of a restaurant liquor license at its 6 p.m. meeting Tuesday at City Hall. The license is held by DavidG, LLC for a property…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (334+ words) The former Ollie’s Bargain Outlet store in the Hazleton Shopping Plaza could become part of a coal mine tour, restaurant and museum that the city plans to develop. Hazleton plans to buy the property at 702 W. Broad St. for $1.3 million,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (629+ words) An arbitrator has ordered The Washington Post to reinstate a Black opinion writer fired over social media posts about violent white men following last year’s killing of Charlie Kirk. The ruling Thursday said the newspaper did not have sufficient cause…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (706+ words) The new levies, which went into effect Saturday, are set to impact about 5% of Canada’s annual exports to the U.S. —or $20 billion in goods ranging from hockey sticks to agricultural products. Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney quickly promised that his…...