Dikembe Mutombo, a Basketball Hall of Famer who was one of the best defensive players in NBA history and a longtime global ambassador for the game, died Monday from brain cancer, the league announced.

Pete Rose, baseball’s career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by gambling on the game he loved and once embodied, has died. He was 83.

A crisis unfolded in Asheville, North Carolina, as officials pledged to get more water, food and other supplies to flood-stricken areas without power and cellular service Monday, days after Hurricane ...

Pittston Hospital School of Nursing Alumni will host a bunch at 1 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, at Lucca’s, 802 South Main St., Taylor.

Larry Cook and his wife, Diane, have been friends with former President Jimmy Carter and his late wife, Rosalynn, for more than 20 years.

Gov. Josh Shapiro has announced that he is naming Brigadier General John R. Pippy to serve as Pennsylvania’s acting Adjutant General and head of the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans ...

Luzerne County Coroner Jill Matthews on Monday identified Anthony Santanna, 41, who died after falling from the roof of a house under construction Friday.

A man from Lehman Township accused of sexually assaulting at least three children pled guilty in Luzerne County Court Monday.

According to the Nuns on the Bus website, the Town Hall will be held at Marywood University’s Liguori Center in Regina Hall, 2300 Adams Ave., on Tuesday, Oct. 1, from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Doors open at ...

PennDOT also announced that there will be lane restrictions on Route 309 near Sheetz in Kingston Township Monday and Tuesday — Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 — between Sheetz and the intersection of Carverton ...

HAZLETON — A woman removed by Hazleton City firefighters from a blaze at an apartment building on Sept. 15 has died. The Lehigh Valley Coroner’s Office reported Lisa R. Thompson, 59, died at Lehigh ...

The Everhart Museum will welcome the fall season with the third annual Rakin’ in the Fun Community Day on Saturday, Oct. 5. In celebration of the cooler weather and vibrant Northeastern Pennsylvania ...