13+ hour, 43+ min ago   (612+ words) The Luzerne County-owned rail line that intersects Market Street in Wilkes-Barre. After evaluating three proposals, a citizen committee is recommending the sale of Luzerne County’s rail line to Reading and Northern Railroad, according to documents. The committee was formed to…...

16+ hour, 10+ min ago   (1108+ words) Jaxon White of Spotlight PA Members of the Affordable Healthcare for PA coalition rally for lower healthcare costs near Geisinger corporate headquarters in Danville. Courtesy of Affordable Healthcare for PA HARRISBURG — As health insurance companies propose some of the largest…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (381+ words) Claudia Sahm Bloomberg Opinion Fed Chair Kevin Warsh arrives at the annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium on Friday, Aug. 28, in Moran, Wyo. At Jackson Hole last month, all eyes were on Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh in his first…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (594+ words) By Tom Mooney Out on a Limb Was your Wyoming Valley ancestor a “confectioner”? How about a “haberdasher”? Our area has a long history of self-employed people starting and managing their own businesses. It is common for a genealogist of…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (828+ words) By STAN CHOE Associated Press Inflation update comes in near expectations A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Aug. 21. NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rebounded Friday and regained much of their losses…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (857+ words) By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Luxury homes are under construction in a subdivision, May 22, 2007 in New Albany, Ohio. Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes declined in August to their slowest annual pace in more than a year as home shoppers…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (726+ words) Luzerne County Community Planning and Economic Development Division Head Ted Ritsick briefs County Council Tuesday on an ordinance that would set parameters for future real estate tax break requests. Council members are, from left: Steve Coslett, Dawn Simmons, and LeeAnn…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (400+ words) Times Leader Editorial Board The former Hotel Sterling lot has been in limbo since the once-premiere hotel was condemned and demolished in 2013. We felt genuine encouragement in reading Friday’s story about renewed efforts to develop the Wilkes-Barre City lot where…...

5+ day, 13+ hour ago   (355+ words) PennDOT shows sketches for Huntsville Creek bridge replacement project Anthony Grkman, of SPK Engineering, presents plans for PennDOT’s Huntsville Creek bridge replacement project, expected to start construction in September 2028. Plans are displayed at the Dallas Township municipal building on Sept....

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1680+ words) The following real estate transactions were recorded in the Luzerne County Office of the Recorder of Deeds from Aug. 10 through Aug. 13. • Adam Michaels (Executor), et al., to Estepan Holdings LLC, $140,000, Wilkes-Barre. • Charles J. Skaggs to Modern Homestead Realty LLC, $130,000, Duryea…...