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Scranton woodland added to Pinchot State Forest

September 30, 2023

An area of forest between the east mountain section and Montage Mountain in Scranton is now part of the Pinchot State Forest.

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Local gridiron history remembered: When Jim Thorpe came to town

September 24, 2023

On two October Saturdays, one each in 1908 and 1909, Wilkes-Barre was the site of college football games between two national powers, featuring a legendary coach and the world’s greatest

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100 Years Ago - Man killed, several wounded in Laurel Line hold-up, Bandits make off with $70,125

July 30, 2023

July 30, 1923

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They were "Cagers"

December 20, 2021

Basketball was less than 25 years old in 1914 when team owners from Pittston, Wilkes-Barre, Freeland, Hazleton, Tamaqua and Plymouth met to form a professional basketball league called the Penn

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