HANOVER TWP. — Hanover Area School District will require all student cell phones and personal electronic devices such as smart watches and computer pads be turned off and left in lockers during the school day this year, Superintendent Nathan Barrett announced Wednesday during a community meeting about the start of school and changes being made. The meeting was held via Zoom.

Two former Luzerne County judges who orchestrated a scheme to send children to for-profit jails in exchange for kickbacks were ordered to pay more than $200 million to hundreds of people they victimized in one of the worst judicial scandals in U.S. history.

WILKES-BARRE — President Joe Biden will travel to Wilkes-Barre on Tuesday, Aug. 30, a rescheduling of a trip that was canceled in July when he tested positive for COVID-19.

HANOVER TWP. — A project that would see the reconstruction of a four-mile stretch of the Sans Souci Parkway was unveiled to the public at a PennDOT open house held Tuesday at the Hanover Area School District.

KINGSTON — They sounded like an TV ad, but insisted — with a lot of unforced smiles — that they were not paid to praise this particular outing Tuesday.

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney, Donald Trump’s fiercest Republican adversary in Congress, was defeated in a GOP primary Tuesday, falling to a rival backed by the former president in a contest that reinforced his grip on the party’s base.

The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders completed the biggest comeback in franchise history on Tuesday night, rallying from a 9-0 deficit to beat the St. Paul Saints 10-9 on Tuesday night at CHS Field.

The Little League World Series is back to its old self, and more.

Brady Gerrity shot a 42 and was followed closely by teammates Mike Hamel and Jordan Wychock as the Wilkes-Barre Area golf team edged Wyoming Valley West 182-190 on Tuesday at Irem Country Club.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Derrick Henry has been seen jogging on the field with his daughter after practice. Green Bay Packers are once again borrowing kids’ bicycles for rides to practice. Fans are rubbing elbows with their favorite players to get those coveted autographs.