Funeral Notices 10/27/2012
ALESKY, PETE ANTHONY JR., Franklin Twp., Bradford County, Sunday, 2 p.m., Maryott-Bowen Funeral Home, 217 York Ave., Towanda, with Pastor Jira Albers of Trinity Lutheran Church, Towanda, and Pastor...
View ArticleMen charged in triple homicide will head to trial
NANTICOKE - Shawn Hamilton, the alleged triggerman in July's shooting in Plymouth that killed a Scranton Prep student and two other people, initially told investigators his little brother fired the...
View ArticleFormer Old Forge restaurant owner charged with heroin possession
A North Scranton man who once owned a restaurant in Old Forge was arrested Thursday for selling heroin. John Snopek, 49, 1412 N. Sumner Ave., had 85 bags of heroin in his Ford Escape and on himself...
View ArticleEarnings reports
Earnings reports - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. reported its third-quarter net income fell 32 percent to $110 million, or 41 cents per share, while revenue dropped 13 percent to $5.26 billion. The...
View ArticleWomen's shelter celebrates 10 years
WILKES-BARRE - Nancy Kempa slept in a cardboard box under the Market Street Bridge for six months and ate her meals at St. Vincent de Paul Kitchen before she finally sought help from Ruth's Place, a...
View ArticleInvestigation continues into deadly plane crash
Investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board continued their work Friday piecing together the plane crash that killed a Wyoming County man Wednesday night.The crash killed 78-year-old...
View ArticleWyoming/Sullivan County Drug Treatment Court holds graduation
TUNKHANNOCK - Tanya Thomas stood before a group of around 200 this week and admitted if it weren't for drug treatment court, she'd probably be dead. "Where we were three years ago when we were...
View ArticleCommunity events list, 10/27/12
ArchbaldLeaf vacuuming: Two-week fall leaf vacuuming begins Oct. 29; leaves raked to curb by 7 a.m.; Wednesday recycling, collection Monday and Tuesday; Thursday recycling, Wednesday and Thursday;...
View ArticleLackawanna College graduates 200th, 201st class
Lackawanna College Police Academy Director Dan Duffy started a new tradition at Friday night's graduation ceremony, one that will honor law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty - starting...
View ArticleMan charged with filing false report of fictional abduction
SCRANTON - Jeremy Owens reported an alarming abduction carried out at knife-point to city police Thursday night. He was charged with filing a false report not long after. According to a criminal...
View Article'Frankenstorm' headed to NEPA
A monster hurricane that has killed at least 40 people and is lurching toward Pennsylvania could bring wind gusts up to 60 mph and drop as much as 6 inches of rain overnight Monday into Tuesday in...
View ArticlePart of I-81 to close for bridge repair
Part of I-81 to close for repairs PITTSTON - The state Department of Transportation said a portion of Interstate 81 will be limited to one lane today for bridge deck repair. The right lane of the...
View ArticleOne arrested after a sibling fight in Scranton
Woman faces charges in fight SCRANTON - A fight between siblings led to an arrest Thursday morning, city police said. Police said Tina Russell, 24, 308 S. Keyser Ave., Old Forge, assaulted her sister...
View ArticleOn October 27 in NEPA
On this date in NEPA 75 years ago, P. Anthony Sweet, chairman of the newly formed Scranton Housing Authority, said he sent a questionnaire to Mayor Stanley Davis and city council members asking their...
View ArticleLarch Street fire ruled accidental
Larch Street fire ruled accidental SCRANTON - A fire that burned through a vacant home in the city late Thursday began accidentally, officials said. Scranton Deputy Fire Chief Al Lucas said an...
View ArticleLove of pit bulls spawns business
Jessica Siegfried's love of pit bulls began as an avocation and then became a business. Earlier this year, the Dickson City woman founded Pittie Chicks, which sells stylish apparel and accessories for...
View ArticleIN THIS CORNER: LOUIS P. INGARGIOLA
Over the years, analysts have compared the "lost decade" in the U.S. stock market to the ongoing "lost two decades" in Japan's stock market and wondered if we are heading down the same path, "Turning...
View ArticleCompany finds niche with building student housing at commuter campuses
DUNMORE Students looking for more traditional college experiences of living on campus have more options thanks to a development company that focuses on building student housing next to commuter...
View ArticleIdentity theft mars 'factual' background check for job
DEAR J.T. & DALE: If someone were to do a background check on me, he or she would think I'm a terrible person. However, all the bad stuff was committed by someone who stole my identity. According...
View ArticleCorrection
Incorrect bank deposit amountsA graphic on H1 in BusinessWeekly last Sunday had the incorrect deposit amounts of the top 10 banks in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area. The amounts for all the banks...
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