Fire investigated in Old Forge
OLD FORGE - Borough police and fire officials were investigating a suspected arson late Tuesday on Connell Street.
Both fire and police officials were on the scene conducting interviews, and police said it was an active investigation but declined to provide further details. Lackawanna County Communications Center received a call of a suspected arson at about 11:10 p.m. Police and fire were then dispatched to 36 Connell St.
Man arrested in Scranton drug bust
SCRANTON - A man was taken into custody after the Scranton Police Department Special Investigations Division served a search warrant and found drugs at a West Scranton home on Tuesday.
Eric Ramos-Nunez, 29, 1128 S. Main Ave., was charged with possession with intent to deliver and related counts when police found 52 bags of heroin, 5.8 grams of cocaine, four vials of anabolic steroids, a small amount of marijuana and digital scales in his home, police said. Arraignment and bail information on Mr. Ramos-Nunez were unavailable Tuesday night.
Industrial accident kills Duryea man
PITTSTON TWP. - A man was killed Monday in an industrial accident in the Maui Cup plant, a plastics and paper cup manufacturer in the Grimes Industrial Park in Pittston Twp., according to the coroner's office.
The Luzerne County coroner's office identified the man as Shailesh Patel, 38, of Duryea.
Acting Coroner Bill Lisman said Mr. Patel was killed when a piece of machinery fell on him just after 2 p.m. Monday.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration opened an investigation Tuesday into the death.
Maui Cup is a division of Letica Corp., which manufacturers food packing products. Mr. Patel's obituary appears on B8.
Police arrest boy in W-B shooting
WILKES-BARRE - A 20-year-old man remained in critical condition Tuesday, and a boy is in police custody after a shooting in a Wilkes-Barre neighborhood Monday night, according to the Luzerne County district attorney's office.
Prosecutors said in a news release the juvenile, who was not identified, is the shooter. Police have also not identified the victim. Neighbors said the two were brothers and lived together in the duplex at 86 Hutson St.
United Way begins Wayne campaign
HONESDALE - The United Way of Lackawanna and Wayne Counties will kick off the Wayne County portion of the organization's annual fundraising campaign tonight. This evening's event will take place at Hotel Wayne, 1202 Main St., from 5:30-7:30, and will include the announcement of the 10-week fundraising goal for the county, said Nikki Keller, vice president of community impact marketing for the United Way of Lackawanna and Wayne Counties.