Namedropper, 2/5/13
Mended Hearts celebrates livesThe Scranton-area chapter of Mended Hearts Inc.'s annual dinner-dance is a celebration of life, says Chapter 276 President Jack Walsh, a 17-year survivor of heart...
View ArticleNew twists in county charter study push
With a bizarre twist that required a deputy sheriff visiting the county Bureau of Elections, proponents of a study of Lackawanna County's Home Rule Charter filed signed petitions Monday that they...
View ArticleFive charged in Scranton drug bust
Five face charges after drug found Five people were arrested, including two wanted individuals, and face drug-related charges after Lackawanna County detectives found heroin and drug paraphernalia...
View ArticleGovernor budget unveiling turns into multiday political event
HARRISBURG - Gov. Tom Corbett will unveil his 2013-14 spending plan today, making his best case to the public on what should be the state's priorities for the fiscal year. But a debate that erupted...
View ArticleScranton board approves safety upgrades
School security upgrades, new-door bids approved Scranton schools will be getting a safety upgrade. Directors on Monday night approved upgrades to security systems at Scranton High and Northeast...
View ArticleRegional Briefs 2/5/2013
Autopsy rules death a homicide SAYLORSBURG - The death of a Saylorsburg man whom state police said suffered a stab wound at the hands of his father on Saturday was ruled a homicide Monday. An autopsy...
View ArticleWayne County Court Notes 2/5/2013
WAyNe COUNTY COURT NOTES Wayne County Court notes are published Tuesdays in The Times-Tribune. ESTATES FILED n Eleanor A. Richards, Clinton Twp., letters testamentary to David M. Richards, 804...
View ArticleWoman goes to jail over Facebook messages
A 42-year-old Overfield Twp. woman has been charged with terroristic threats and harassment after allegedly posting threatening comments in late January about an area attorney on a social media site....
View ArticleTaylor woman pleads guilty in double-fatal DUI crash; facing 15 to 40 years...
TAYLOR - A borough woman who was high and drunk when she caused a high-speed car crash that killed two women on Oak Street in July pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of third-degree homicide. Sherry...
View ArticleFuneral Notices 2/5/2013
AKULONIS, MARY T., Pittston, Wednesday, 9 a.m., Paul F. Leonard Funeral Home, 575 N. Main St., Pittston. Mass, 9:30, Our Lady of the Eucharist Parish, Pittston. Interment, St. Joseph's Cemetery,...
View ArticlePike County man sentenced to prison for stabbing dog
Man sentenced for stabbing dog MILFORD - A Pike County man will serve one to 12 months behind bars for stabbing his dog with a butcher knife in September. Edward Deblock, 47, of Dingmans Ferry, was...
View ArticleMid Valley evacuated during Monday night basketball game
Officials evacuated 900 people from Mid Valley High School on Monday night during a basketball game against Holy Cross after a threat was posted on Twitter. A two-hour delay is expected at Holy Cross...
View ArticleGetting there: Another NEPA snow is on its way -- away
Another layer of snow has fallen on NEPA, and roads and walkways may be covered and a bit slippery this morning. Some schools have delayed the start of classes. The National Weather Service says the...
View ArticleWinners, losers in Corbett's budget
Winners and losers in Gov. Tom Corbett's proposed 2013-14 budget: Winners BUSINESSES: Large-enough companies will benefit because the capital stock and franchise tax goes away come January. The...
View ArticleFederal judge finds in favor of gas pipeline
Gas company wins legal battle SCRANTON - A federal judge Tuesday cleared a legal roadblock erected by environmental groups against a company building more than 20 miles of natural gas pipeline in...
View ArticleSuspended Old Forge chief's new attorney digs deeper into case
Suspended Old Forge Police Chief Larry Semenza's new attorney has quietly begun his own strategy to fight back against claims his client sexually assaulted a teenage girl several years ago. Peter Paul...
View ArticleSocial service agencies eye state budget's ups and downs
Finally, social services weren't on the state budget chopping block. The budget proposed Tuesday by Gov. Tom Corbett was the first one in several years calling for increases in many categories of...
View ArticleCorbett proposes more education funding; promises pension fix
HARRISBURG - After two years of stubborn frugality, Gov. Tom Corbett is poised to loosen the budget belt. The $28.4 billion General Fund budget Mr. Corbett presented Tuesday to state lawmakers for...
View ArticleCorbett says no to Medicaid expansion
In his budget message Tuesday, Gov. Tom Corbett said he rejected the expansion of the Medicaid program under the federal Affordable Care Act. Detractors criticized the move, saying it denies the...
View ArticleWhat's next for the state budget
What's next n Feb. 19 through March 6: Senate Appropriations Committee hearings. n Feb. 19 through March 7: House Appropriations Committee hearings. n May: House and Senate unveil budget bills...
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