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Elections workers report sluggish turnout

120th District is a hot seat in primary as Morgan and Leard faceoff for the Democrats

The 120th State House District is a hot seat, with five candidates running in the primary. Two of those candidates are Democrats hoping to take it back from the GOP.

Three Republicans are running to be their party's nominee in the 120th State House District, hoping to keep the seat red but take the job in a new direction.

As people cast their votes across northeastern and central Pennsylvania, one race in particular drew voters in Luzerne County.

JIM THORPE, CARBON COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — An annual weekend telethon tradition is underway in Carbon County. It kicked off this weekend to raise money aimed at tackling a devastating disease that affects so many families.

KINGSTON TWP. — A U.S. senator, a former senator and an aspiring senator walk into a room of a Back Mountain business to share a similar message: fire Democratic U.S.

Thousands of homes in Luzerne County — especially the Back Mountain and Mountain Top regions — are without power Wednesday afternoon, following strong storms that blew through the region Wednesday

A driver smashed into a police cruiser and eventually a tree early Thursday morning during a pursuit on the West Side that began in Kingston and ended in the Back

WINCHESTER — The Frederick County Board of Supervisors recently endorsed lowering the speed limit on Back Mountain Road (Route 600) from 55 to 45 mph amid concerns from the public