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Nov. 13—WILKES-BARRE — Much like a science-fiction movie, Wilkes-Barre and Luzerne County appear to be turning to outer space for its next source of job creation. Michael Bloxton, co-founder ...
Northeastern Pennsylvania (N.E.P.A. or Nepa) is a region of the U.S. state of Pennsylvania that includes the Pocono Mountains, the Endless Mountains, and the industrial cities of Scranton (the areas largest city), Wilkes-Barre, Pittston, Hazleton, Nanticoke, and Carbondale.
The contiguous network of five cities and more than 40 boroughs all built in a straight line in Northeastern Pennsylvania's urban core act, culturally and logistically as one continuous city, so while the city of Wilkes-Barre itself is a mid-sized city, the larger Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Urban Area contains half a million residents in roughly 300 ...
The Wilkes-Barre AF1 team are only the second arena football team to play in the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton region and the first since the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers of the original af2 that played from 2002 to 2009, playing in two ArenaCup title games losing to the Tulsa Talons in 2007 and the Spokane Shock in 2009.
Jul. 24—WILKES-BARRE — McCarthy Tire, Bridgestone, TAT (Truckers Against Trafficking) and the NEPA Task Force Against Human Trafficking are joining forces to bring the Freedom Drivers Project ...
On January 20, 2010, the arena became Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza as part of a 10-year naming rights contract with the Mohegan Pennsylvania racetrack and casino. [9] It has been home to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the AHL since 1999, and the former home of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Pioneers of the AF2 League.
As a metropolitan area, it is known as the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre metropolitan area, after its principal cities, Scranton and Wilkes-Barre. With a population of 567,559 as of the 2020 United States census , it is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Pennsylvania , after the Delaware Valley , Greater Pittsburgh , the Lehigh Valley , and the ...
Mohegan Pennsylvania (formerly Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs, then Mohegan Sun Pocono) is a racino located in Plains Township on the outskirts of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The casino features over 2,300 slots , live tables for blackjack , roulette and poker , and a sportsbook offering sports betting .