Jennifer Andes

The Diocese of Scranton Catholic School System Inc. plans to issue up to $8.25 million in tax-exempt bonds to repair and renovate a dozen of its schools, including five in Luzerne County.

Luzerne County government hired 21 new workers in July and rehired seven prior employees, according to the new human resources department monthly personnel report.

Luzerne County's Redevelopment Authority board met in closed-door executive session after its regular meeting Tuesday to discuss litigation the county filed against the authority last month over an outstanding debt related to the authority's rail line.

Luzerne County's Election Bureau has completed its review of voting system options and is recommending the leasing of a new one from Hart InterCivic.

Luzerne County's Election Board voted Wednesday to accept the election bureau's recommendation to lease a new voting system from Hart InterCivic for use in 2026.

Luzerne County issued a public notice Thursday of a recent “data security event” that may have resulted in unauthorized access to protected personal information.

Peter Kizis told Luzerne County administrators his wife, Nadine, forced him to attend Thursday night’s town hall at the Bear Creek Township municipal building, and he is glad she did.

Renovation work continues on a portion of the Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority headquarters in Forty Fort that has been leased to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Erosion inching toward part of the Wyoming Valley Levee system flood wall along Riverside Drive in Wilkes-Barre is concerning enough to seek an immediate outside engineer assessment, Luzerne County’s Flood Protection Authority decided Tuesday.

A plan to consider purchase offers for Luzerne County’s rail line incrementally advanced Tuesday.