A crowd appeared at Thursday’s Luzerne County Council public hearing to passionately speak for or against a proposed anti-discrimination ordinance.

HANOVER TWP. — Hanover Area School District celebrated 143 graduates at its commencement ceremony Thursday in the high school auditorium.

WEST PITTSTON — There were multiple reports on social media of a bear sighting on Montgomery Avenue on Tuesday. The young bear was spotted in a tree at the corner of Montgomery Avenue and Fourth Street at approximately 11 a.m.

The Wyoming Valley West School Board discussed potential tax increases at a work session Wednesday, ahead of next week’s June 10 meeting, when members are expected to adopt the district’s final budget.

KINGSTON — West Side Career and Technical Center celebrated its 58th annual commencement ceremony Wednesday.

WILKES-BARRE — Wilkes-Barre Volunteers in Medicine (VIM) recently welcomed community members, partners, and supporters for a ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the completion of a transformative wellness initiative created by the Leadership Northeast Core Class of 2026 team, “Warriors in Wellness.”

RALEIGH, N.C. — Seth Jarvis scored on a power play in overtime after Carolina erased a deficit in regulation only to gave up a late tying goal, and the Hurricanes beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-3 in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final on Thursday night to the series.

FREDRICKSBURG — Role reversal was unkind to Pittston Area on Thursday afternoon.

EASTON — The chances were there, but the timely hits were not.

MMI Prep’s chances of advancing out of the PIAA Class A quarterfinal round on Thursday were dealt a sharp blow right out of the gate.

The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders were walked-off 3-2 by the Syracuse Mets Thursday night. The teams were tied 2-2 heading into the bottom of the ninth inning, but Matt Rudick roped an RBI single for the victory.

SAN ANTONIO — The road to the NBA Finals was not exactly smooth for the San Antonio Spurs.