HANOVER TWP. — Amvets Post 59 held its annual Memorial Day parade and ceremony Monday, drawing a large crowd to the lawn of Lyndwood Elementary School, where families, veterans and active duty military paid their respects to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country.

WHITE HAVEN — The streets were lined with families Sunday afternoon as the sound of drums echoed in the distance, signaling the start of the borough’s annual Memorial Day weekend parade.

WILKES-BARRE — Korean War veteran Joe Barna quoted the Bible, saying, “There is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for a friend.”

EXETER — During a lengthy Wyoming Area school board meeting last week, one parent in the district expressed frustration that his child was being forced to graduate with little more than three weeks notice due to a recent court decision.

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Wyoming Seminary held its 180th commencement ceremony on Saturday morning. There were 122 graduates in the Class of 2024.

WILKES-BARRE — Bill Jones, president and CEO of the United Way of Wyoming Valley, said when he woke up Thursday morning to the sound of thunder, he immediately looked at the weather radar on his phone and thought of the 750 volunteers scheduled to participate in the organization’s 31st Annual Day of Caring.

WILKES-BARRE — Students who participated in the Junior Leadership Northeast (JLNE) program over the past year were honored in a special graduation ceremony on Wednesday at the F.M. Kirby Center for Performing Arts.

In a filing sweep Wednesday, Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas judges outlined their rationale for denying election ballot tallying requests from both Republican 117th House District state representative contenders.

INDIANAPOLIS — As Roger Penske investigated the cheating incident that cost Josef Newgarden his IndyCar season-opening victory, never did Newgarden worry about his job security at Team Penske.

CONCORD, N.C. — Kyle Larson spent a year preparing to run the double.

Bill Walton was never afraid to be himself.

FORTY FORT – Just last week, Dave Bass was talking about how the Old Fort 5 Mile Run is a family-orientated race for many of its participants.

CONCORD, N.C. — Christopher Bell finally has a big win to put on his resume — even if it was a little anticlimactic.

DALLAS — Luka Doncic lunged for the ball after a steal by Anthony Edwards, knocking it far enough away to create a scramble and a jump ball the Dallas superstar won.

The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders lost to the Syracuse Mets 10-2 on Sunday afternoon at PNC Field. SWB scored late to avoid the shutout but could not overcome Syracuse’s six-run third inning.

SHIPPENSBURG – The Holy Redeemer girls began Saturday guaranteed of one state medal-winning performance as long as the 400-meter relay team completed its race.