KINGSTON — Tova Friedman is among the youngest people to survive the Auschwitz-Birkenau extermination camp.

The Wilkes-Barre Cavalcade of Jazz kicked off Friday night with an opening ceremony featuring live performances and some historical context surrounding the Wyoming Valley’s jazz scene.

WILKES-BARRE — Don Webster, executive director of tecBRIDGE, called up a sizable group of audience members to the F.M. Kirby Center stage on Thursday evening.

EDWARDSVILLE — One person was hospitalized after a shooting in area of the Eagle Ridge Apartments on Beverly Road Thursday, officials told our news gathering partners at Eyewitness News (WBRE/WYOU).

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WILKES-BARRE — Multi-platinum rock band Starship featuring Mickey Thomas will headline the city’s second consecutive free concert to be held Aug. 16 on Public Square.

Luzerne County will need a new veteran affairs overseer because James Spagnola is retiring from the position he’s held since 2009.

WILKES-BARRE — If Gov. Josh Shapiro and Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis are to be successful in getting more funding approved for fighting gun violence, stories like the one told on Wednesday by Scranton’s Kathy Lee Toothill need to be repeated over and over.

NEW YORK — Donald Trump was held in contempt of court Tuesday and fined $9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order that barred him from making public statements about witnesses, jurors and some others connected to his New York hush money case. If he does it again, the judge warned, he could be jailed.

WILKES-BARRE — Scranton Prep rolled into Friday’s District 2 Class 2A boys tennis team title match as the lower seed against Wyoming Seminary — but they sure didn’t look like an underdog.

PHILADELPHIA — Josh Hart rattled a box of candy — “Mike and Ike’s, baby!” — to explain where he found the energy boost to hit the winning 3-pointer in Game 6. Hart then turned to his left and raised his right hand, expecting some love from Jalen Brunson.

WILKES-BARRE — An incredible effort from Crestwood’s Sean Rossi earned the Comets their spot in the District 2 Class 3A boys team tennis championship.

The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders beat the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 7-2 on Friday at 121 Financial Ballpark. The RailRiders sent all nine hitters to the plate in a four-run second inning to grab the lead for good and secure their fourth straight victory.

Alexa Gasek pitched a no-hitter and the Gaylord sisters combined for eight RBI as Wyoming Area defeated Susquehanna 15-0 in three innings Friday in a non-conference softball game.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Fate has not been kind to Mike Repole in the Kentucky Derby. The outspoken owner is 0 for 7, although he is perhaps best known for his two champions that never made the starting gate.

WEST PITTSTON — Berwick senior Gabby Starr waited a long time for moments on the softball field like on Thursday.

The franchise’s first trip to Jacksonville continues to be a successful one for the RailRiders.