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The events team at Geisinger Health System won a Gold Stevie Award in the Live Events category for its work putting on a symposium called “From Crisis to Cure: Revitalizing Americans’ Healthcare System.” The symposium, held Nov. 8-10 in Danville, featured

COURTDALE — A Wyoming woman is facing child sex charges after police say she gave a 14-year-old girl marijuana and fondled her in a van. Talyia Popovich, 21, of 14 Kennedy St., is accused of touching the girl while parked in the van along a dead-end stree

Forty Fort resident Nicole Lynn Delevan was named outstanding graduate of the Keystone College Class of 2018. Delevan, who graduated with a bachelor of science degree in art education and early childhood special education/special education, was honored du

Commonwealth Health The health system has announced the appointment of three longtime employees to new administrative nursing positions. Maribeth Angeli was named chief nursing officer at Berwick Hospital Center, Judith Ragukas was named interim chief nur

CTC recognized in ranking list Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County has been recognized by the Annual PracticalNursing.org State LPN Program Rankings as the No. 8 ranked LPN program in Pennsylvania. PracticalNursing.org is the leading LPN/LVN adv

Luzerne County voters go to the polls Tuesday in the first election involving the new congressional districts imposed by the state Supreme Court in February. U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright, a Moosic Democrat, is running for his fourth term, but this time in th

WEST PITTSTON — An alleged shoplifter found himself facing robbery charges after shoving a loss-prevention officer while fleeing the scene, according to police. Jeffrey Thomas Joseph, 25, of 171 Salem St., Pittston, is accused of knocking the officer into

The National Association of Letter Carriers conducted its 26th annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive on Saturday. Stamp Out Hunger is the nation’s largest single-day food drive. Residents throughout the area left their nonperishable food donations in a bag n

Misericordia University held its 92nd annual commencement ceremony Saturday with 330 students receiving their degrees at the Anderson Sports and Health Center in Dallas. Local graduates included: Zuhey Aguilar, Wilkes-Barre, Medical Imaging, BS; Kaylin Ah