WILKES-BARRE — The city took a step toward alleviating the struggles of homelessness during Thursday night’s combined city council session. Council members unanimously approved the awarding of $109,500 in American Rescue Plan funds to Keystone Mission, a faith-based nonprofit.

NEW YORK — New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein ’s 2020 rape conviction, reversing a landmark ruling of the #MeToo era. The court found the trial judge unfairly allowed testimony against the ex-movie mogul based on allegations that weren’t part of the case.

WRIGHT TWP. — Teacher layoffs are now a possibility after the Crestwood School Board voted 6-3 at Wednesday’s monthly meeting to adopt a resolution to potentially suspend as many as six employees for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year in order to reduce “a substantial budget shortfall.”

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he was immediately rushing badly needed weaponry to Ukraine as he signed into law a $95 billion war aid measure that also included assistance for Israel, Taiwan and other global hot spots.

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WILKES-BARRE — Wilkes-Barre’s annual Cherry Blossom Festival will be held rain or shine from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. April 27 and 28 at Kirby Park on Market Street.

A majority of Luzerne County voters said yes to activating a seven-citizen commission that will study the county’s government structure and possibly recommend changes, according to Tuesday’s unofficial primary election results.

HARRISBURG — Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger David McCormick will face each other in Pennsylvania’s high-stakes U.S. Senate contest this fall, as Tuesday’s primary election put the men on track for a race that is expected to cost hundreds of millions of dollars and help decide control of the Senate next year.

WILKES-BARRE — At press time, it was still not known who will be the Republican candidate in the 117th Legislative District, but challenger Jamie Walsh held an 8-vote lead at the end of the night.

HUGHESTOWN — Pittston Area’s Gabby Gorzkowski doesn’t consider herself a fast runner.

LEHMAN TWP. — As it did last year — as it seems to every year — the annual meeting between the Wyoming Area and Lake-Lehman track and field teams carried some regular-season significance to it.

WILKES-BARRE TWP. — The brevity of a best-of-three series places an extra emphasis on Game 1.

Wyoming Seminary emerged from Wednesday’s clash with Dallas as the final unbeaten team left in the Wyoming Valley Conference, edging out the Mountaineers 3-2 to improve to 10-0 in the conference.

The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders topped the Durham Bulls 6-1 Wednesday night at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Will Warren struck out six over six innings and was backed by early and late run support as the RailRiders evened the six-game set at one win apiece.

DETROIT — Jayden Daniels handled the media with the same poise and command he displays in the pocket.

WILKES-BARRE — The top of the first was certainly something a slumping Berwick team needed Wednesday. A two-run double by Emma Welsh and three Holy Redeemer errors led to three runs.

Three Pittston Area pitchers combined on a no-hitter as the Patriots defeated Tunkhannock 15-0 in four innings Wednesday in Wyoming Valley Conference baseball.