Pot legal in some states, but using it might breach employee rules
Marijuana use is legal in Colorado and Washington, but Pennsylvanians whose workplaces have random drug testing should stick to more conventional activities if visiting those states. The legalization...
View ArticleHonor rolls, 12/16/2012
SCRANTON HIGH SCHOOLGRADE 12Hari Adhikari, Luiza Ahmetbeg, Angela Altier, Kanishk Amin, Elizabeth Babinski, Brandyn Bembenek, Samantha Brunson, Jade Caisey, Glenis Canela, Maryrobi Canela, Tess...
View ArticleCharles Schwab: Housing to boost economy
The housing market is recovering from its collapse to such an extent that it will be one of the key drivers of the economy next year, and could add as much as 1 percentage point to growth, says Liz Ann...
View ArticleRegion leads state in special education litigation
School districts in Northeast Pennsylvania are involved in more special education litigation than any other area of the state, a Sunday Times analysis has found. The due process claims arise when a...
View ArticleSmall businesses already slipping off the 'cliff'
NEW YORK - More than 1,000 miles from Washington, D.C., Marie DeNicola's small business is already experiencing the consequences of lawmakers' inability to compromise on the budget. If Democrats and...
View ArticleFewer numbers, but more species of birds spotted locally during annual...
The thousands of crows that used to congregate near the Lackawanna River in downtown Scranton at dusk haven't been around this year, missing the big bird census that began this weekend. Bird lovers...
View ArticleBusiness Week in Review, Dec. 16, 2012
PPL bills to jump 4 percent in 2013Customers of PPL Electric Utilities will see monthly bills increase by about 4 percent starting Jan. 1. The approval will increase the average bill for residential...
View ArticleAbington Heights holds debate for high schools across region
In an era when young people are more likely to tweet, post or text, a group of area students on Saturday put their skills of persuasion, rhetoric and polemics to the test. Abington Heights High School...
View ArticleLocal vet returns to the battlefield to heal old wounds
After Earl Granville lost his leg to an improvised explosive device while serving in Afghanistan, there have been a few things he never thought that he would have the chance to do again. One of them...
View ArticleFrom small store to factory, Internet changes one local chocolate shop for good
FORTY FORT More than 17 years ago, Sugar Plum Chocolates started with a small store on South Main Street in Wilkes-Barre. The family-owned e-commerce company has since grown into a global gourmet...
View ArticleFracking surveys find support in unexpected places
PITTSBURGH - Many people in New York and Pennsylvania have voiced concerns about the safety of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, or fracking. But two new surveys found that many people who live in...
View Article'Fiscal cliff' arithmetic requires a balanced approach of tax hikes and...
Washington is in the midst of cantankerous discussions about how to avoid the "fiscal cliff," a combination of major tax hikes for all taxpayers and modest across-the-board spending cuts - except for...
View ArticleWayne County Sentencings 12/16/2012
The following defendants were sentenced in Wayne County Court by PresiĀdent Judge Raymond L. Hamill: n Jason Matthew Hosier, 30, Honesdale, one to three years in Wayne County Correctional Facility and...
View ArticleNews Quiz 12/16/2012
1. In what has become a Christmas tradition, Scranton police raised more than $2,000 for ... A. repainting and deep cleaning of patrol cars. B. toys and clothes for 83 needy kids. C. Griffin Pond...
View ArticleTo show support for fallen officers, shine a blue light
State police ask for 'blue lights' HARRISBURG - A blue light in a home or office window this holiday season will show support for fallen police and their families. State police are asking residents to...
View ArticleScott Sewer Authority considering collection agency to recover $85,000
Frustrated with the increasing number of delinquencies, the Scott Twp. Sewer Authority board is considering hiring a collection agency to help recoup the more than $85,000 it is owed. And it will not...
View ArticleBig Lots hurt by investigation into trades
Big Lots stock hurt by probe of trades Questionable stock sales by executives uncovered by the media forced shares of off-priced retailer Big Lots Inc. down nearly 4 percent last week to a Friday...
View ArticleTeen charged after jumping on car, police said
BLAKELY - A teen from the Peckville section of Blakely was treated at a hospital and released early Saturday after a run-in with a car that police characterized as vandalism. The 17-year-old boy was...
View ArticleMalfunctioning heater brings smoke to Abington Heights High School, but no fire
Smoke but no fire at AH High School SOUTH ABINGTON TWP. - A malfunctioning heater brought fire companies to Abington Heights High School on Saturday, but firefighters encountered only smoke. Leonard...
View ArticleObama grieves, promises to use power to help
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - He spoke for a nation in sorrow, but the slaughter of all those little boys and girls turned the commander in chief into another parent in grief, searching for answers. Alone on a...
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