• Former inmate alleges Lackawanna County prison guard raped her The Lackawanna County district attorney's office is investigating whether a county prison guard sexually assaulted several female inmates based on federal lawsuits filed by two women who say they were victims. | 6/20/2013
• Dunmore School District officials researching fixes for stadium railing issue DUNMORE - The high school's stadium may have restricted seating until Dunmore school officials resolve a potential safety issue the district's insurance company has identified. | 6/20/2013
• West Scranton man headed to state prison for burglary spree A West Scranton man will spend up to four years in prison for committing burglaries in his own neighborhood and snatching a pile of cash from a Long John Silver's fast-food restaurant in Moosic after breaking in after hours. | 6/20/2013
• Lackawanna County detectives bust man with cocaine, heroin SCRANTON - Lackawanna County detectives and Dickson City police arrested a Wilkes-Barre man Tuesday when they say they caught him selling heroin and cocaine during a controlled drug purchase. | 6/20/2013
• Crime watch, police address troublesome intersection Members of the South Side Neighborhood Watch got an update from Acting Scranton Police Chief Carl Graziano about a dangerous intersection in the city at Wednesday night's meeting. | 6/20/2013
• House approves Scranton vet pension bills HARRISBURG - Scranton city employees who are veterans would be able to immediately start buying military service credits to apply to their retirement benefits under two bills approved unanimously by House lawmakers. | 6/20/2013
• Christmas burglaries land Dunmore brothers in state prison Two Dunmore brothers face six years in prison for breaking into two borough homes over the Christmas holiday last year and stealing thousands of dollars of possessions, crimes a county judge called repugnant and revealed a "hardness of heart." | 6/20/2013
• Dickson City church to end Boy Scouts sponsorship over gay policy A Dickson City church is ending its more than 40-year sponsorship of a Boy Scout troop after the national youth organization voted last month to begin accepting gay Scouts. | 6/20/2013
• Funeral Notices 6/20/2013 ALIMENTI, DOLORES KREVEY, Old Forge, today, 10:30 a.m., Victor M. Ferri Funeral Home, 522 Fallon St., Old Forge. Mass, 11, Prince of Peace Parish, 620 S. Main St., Old Forge, by the Rev. Louis T. Kaminski, pastor. Interment, Holy Cross Cemetery, Old Forg | 6/20/2013
• Wyoming County Court Notes 6/20/2013 Wyoming County Court notes appear Thursdays in The Times-Tribune. PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS - Joseph Colacicco to Robert Richter, Stephanie Richter, a property in Mehoopany Twp. for $190,000. - Arthur C. Edwards, Gloria J. Edwards to Justin Yadlosky, Lau | 6/20/2013
• Day after Pottsville swarm, bees at Luzerne courthouse The most important person at the Luzerne County Courthouse on Tuesday wasn't a judge, the district attorney or the county manager. It was a beekeeper. | 6/20/2013
• Longtime basketball coach with no education degree hired as interim Old Forge superintendent A longtime district basketball coach without an education degree hired as an interim superintendent could take the full-time job if he completes his master's degree by the end of the school year. | 6/20/2013
• Mom, daughters charged with starving family member with Down syndrome to death TAYLOR - For two years, Robert Gensiak's world was his bedroom. It was there, his family kept him from doctors, even when his skin cracked and bled and open sores formed from being forced to stay in his child-sized bed covered in feces. | 6/20/2013
• I-81 ramp in Dickson City to close Thursday, Friday DICKSON CITY - The ramp onto Interstate 81 north from Business Route 6 will close from 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. today and Friday to remove stones near the highway. | 6/20/2013
• Dickson City Walmart reopened after fire DICKSON CITY - Walmart has reopened after a small fire in a meat cooler shut down the store for about two hours. | 6/20/2013
• Getting there: Blue skies for the longest days of 2013 Blue skies are smiling on Northeast Pennsylvania this morning. Temperatures are starting in the 50s, and will rise into the high 70s. And friends, the fair weather and warming conditions will continue into Friday. | 6/20/2013
• Three Navy football players accused of sexual assault ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - The U.S. Naval Academy has charged three Navy football players with sexually assaulting a female midshipman more than a year ago. The academy said Wednesday that the male midshipmen are being charged with rape, sexual assault or oth | 6/19/2013
• James Gandolfini, award-winning 'Sopranos' actor, dies James Gandolfini, whose portrayal of a brutal, emotionally delicate mob boss in HBO's "The Sopranos" helped create one of TV's greatest drama series and turned the mobster stereotype on its head, died Wednesday in Italy. He was 51. | 6/19/2013
• Stars share reaction to James Gandolfini's death James Gandolfini's fans and colleagues shared reaction to his death Wednesday. | 6/20/2013
• Some of Tony Soprano's memorable lines Some memorable lines spoken by the late James Gandolfini as Tony Soprano in "The Sopranos". | 6/20/2013
• Wyoming County planning commission approves pipeline company's office facility Tunkhannock planners OK Williams project The Wyoming County Planning Commission unanimously granted preliminary approval for a 32,000-square-foot facility that will bring area Williams' pipeline employees under one roof. The facility is to be located ab | 6/20/2013
• Regional Briefs for Thursday, June 20, 2013 REGIONAL BRIEFS Mom, dad, son injured in crashes TUNKHANNOCK TWP. - Three family members were injured in two crashes in Monroe County early Wednesday morning near WT Family Campground, Pocono Mountain Regional police said. Israel Matos III, 30, of Effor | 6/20/2013
• Moses Taylor furloughs 25 employees Moses Taylor furloughs 25 employees Spokesman says action 'short term' A city hospital furloughed 25 of its employees, including two registered nurses, a spokesman confirmed Wednesday. Officials at Moses Taylor Hospital began meeting with the furloughe | 6/20/2013
• Founders' Day returns to Tunkhannock Saturday Tunkhannock plans Founders' Day Prepare to step back in time as the Founders' Day celebration descends on historic downtown Tunkhannock on Saturday, a celebration that is expected to be bigger and better than ever. Much of Tioga Street will be closed a | 6/20/2013
• Grice powers RailRiders past Rochester MOOSIC - A little more than a week ago, Cody Grice was little more than a fill-in outfielder helping the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders bide their time until a more experienced, maybe more gifted, replacement came along. Now, who knows where they'd be | 6/20/2013
• DA: EMTs, medical staff contracted scabies from starvation victim Paramedics, hospital staff and at least one official from the coroners office all contracted Norwegian scabies from assisting and handling a 32-year-old man with Down syndrome who died after family neglected him, Lackawanna County District Attorney Andy | 6/20/2013
• RailRiders Rochester ab r h bi ab r h bi Ibarra 2b 5 2 2 1 Rchardson cf 4 0 1 0 Murphy c 5 2 3 1 Farris cf 1 0 0 0 Martinez rf 3 0 0 1 Herrmann lf 4 1 1 0 Ruiz dh 5 1 2 0 Colabello rf 4 1 0 0 Johnson 1b 4 0 1 1 Romero 3b 4 1 0 0 Fiorito 3b 5 2 1 0 Clem | 6/20/2013
• NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Coach Mike Munchak knows from personal experience how tough practicing three straight days can be, so he decided to give his Tennessee Titans a break. He decided at the beginning of the workouts that he would hold a two-day minicamp, w | 6/20/2013
• Steve Mann headed to U.S. Powerlifting championships Steve Mann continues to push his body to the limits. As the reigning United States champion, the Clarks Summit resident is determined to repeat when he competes Sunday at the USAPL Open National Powerlifting championship in Killeen, Texas. "I am excited | 6/20/2013
• Eric Grabowski hit two triples and drove in four runs as Carbondale/Lakeland Post 221 rallied for a 7-6 win over Green Ridge Post 908 in a Senior Legion baseball game Wednesday. Green Ridge 908 Carb/Lake 221 ab r h bi ab r h bi CMiller p/2b 4 1 3 2 Joe | 6/20/2013
• Scranton police, fire unions seek pension increase Scranton's police and fire unions want the state Commonwealth Court to reconsider its rejection in 2010 of an increase in maximum pension benefits, from 50 percent of salary to 70 percent, that the unions had won in prior arbitration cases. At the time | 6/20/2013
• Child pornography charges withdrawn against Jefferson Twp. man Child porn charges are withdrawn SCRANTON - Prosecutors on Wednesday withdrew child pornography charges filed against a Jefferson Twp. man because he was deemed not competent to face prosecution, Deputy District Attorney Jennifer McCambridge said. State | 6/20/2013
• New bishop introduced during Susquehanna Annual Conference United Methodists meet new bishop Rev. Park at Susquehanna conference GRANTHAM - United Methodists representing more than 900 churches across Northeast and Central Pennsylvania met their new bishop - the Rev. Jeremiah Park - during last week's Susqueha | 6/20/2013
• Youth Sports DISTRICT 32 JUNIOR TEENER LEAGUE Lakeland 7 Christy Mathewson 5 WP: Brad Richards. Notes: Nick Moczulski (L), Jake Hodorovich (L), 2 hits. MID VALLEY LITTLE LEAGUE Skippy's 14 Ritter's Cider Mill 8 WP: Gio Lopez. 2B: John Tomcho (S), Aide | 6/20/2013
• clipboard BASKETBALL - Deanna Klingman will offer two weeks of her offensive skills basketball camps Monday through June 28 and July 8-12 from 9 a.m. to noon at the University of Scranton for girls ages 8-16. Cost is $110 per sesssion with a $10 discount | 6/20/2013
• Utley makes rehab appearance at Reading READING - Chase Utley drew the crowd, while Jim Murphy put on the show. And a never-say-die Reading squad made a giant rally to earn an extra-inning win. A crowd of 7,507 filled FirstEnergy Stadium on Wednesday night and saw the Fightin Phils overcome a | 6/19/2013
• Falcons down Blue Sox again TAMAQUA - For the second straight night, Schuylkill Valley outslugged Tamaqua in a Schuylkill-Berks Legion League game. Jacob Tobin singled, doubled and knocked in two runs to help the Falcons top the Blue Sox 8-5 on Wednesday. Schuylkill Valley won Tues | 6/20/2013
• Robinson, Edwards, Pratt named MU Athletes of the Year Track and field standout Mike Robinson has been named Mansfield University Spring Male Athlete of the Year while National Champion Brenae Edwards and All-American Kate Pratt, of Troy, have been selected Co-Female Spring Athletes of the Year. At last yea | 6/20/2013
• Big Brother, Big Sister to hold tournament The 19th annual Big Brothers/Big Sisters golf tournament will be held at the Towanda Country Club on Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Once again the tournament is sponsored by The Kilmer Group, PS Bank, and the Tuscarora Wayne Group of Companies. A luncheon is | 6/20/2013
• Harmon on top of his field PRINCE GEORGE - For Jerry Harmon, breeding and hunting with English Redtick Coonhounds is a labor of love spanning almost 50 years. Harmon's single line of dogs has produced around 1,000 offspring by his estimates. He's also an accomplished hunter, havin | 6/20/2013
• Steamers edge Generals PETERSBURG - John Williams and three relievers limited the Generals to six hits as the East Division-leading Edenton Steamers claimed a 2-0 victory at Petersburg Sports Complex on Wednesday night. Williams struck out eight over six innings. Edenton's pit | 6/20/2013
• 'Smart' moves at VCU RICHMOND - Shaka Smart smiles with a told-you-so look that is part amusement, and part frustration. Two years after leading VCU to the Final Four and becoming one of the stars of college basketball, Smart has gone through his third consecutive offseason | 6/20/2013
• Namedropper, 6/20/13 Johnson adds to honor societies Johnson College recognized students for their academic excellence in Alpha Beta Kappa collegiate honor society for trades and essential occupations and Chi Alpha Epsilon for students that focus on hands on learning. Hono | 6/20/2013
• Troy passes budget with tax increase Troy passes budget with 2.16-mill tax increase TROY - The Troy Area School Board this week adopted a General Fund operating budget for the 2013-14 school year in the amount of $22,237,242. According to the agenda, the spending plan has the following: - | 6/20/2013
• Criticism dished out at Troy meeting The debate rages Troy Fair, Troy School Board and 'media' targeted TROY - During the community meeting this week on the Alparon Park rent issue, the Troy Fair, the Troy Area School Board, and "the media" were the subject of some criticism. The school | 6/20/2013
• Troy School Board makes presentation on football options TROY - A punctuation mark made all the difference in Troy this week. The title of Troy Area School District Athletic Director Ché Regina's slide presentation regarding the impasse in rent negotiations between the school district and Alparon Park was titl | 6/20/2013
• Complying with Act 13 Towanda council works to comply with Act 13 TOWANDA - To make sure Towanda Borough continues to receive revenue from the gas impact fee, the Towanda Borough Council on Wednesday voted to advertise a proposed amendment to the borough's zoning ordinance t | 6/20/2013
• Mom, daughters in jail after being charged with starving 69-pound family member with Down syndrome to death TAYLOR - For two years, Robert Gensiak's world was his bedroom. It was there, his family kept him from doctors, even when his skin cracked and bled and open sores formed from being forced to stay in his child-sized bed covered in feces. And it was there, | 6/20/2013
• Athens district approves final 2013-14 budget 2013-14 budget gets final approval Plan includes 1.11-mill tax increase The Athens Area School District board of education adopted the district's 2013-14 final budget at its meeting Tuesday. The $34,125,579 spending plan is an increase of about $1,085 | 6/20/2013
• Police Briefs, June 20, 2013 Vandalism in Stevens Twp A 79-year-old female victim reported to state police that two screens on the windows of her garage were damaged by an unknown object on June 12 between the hours of midnight and 6 a.m. on the 10000 block of State Route 706 in Ste | 6/20/2013
• EDGE instructor wins martial arts match Local Brief On April 20, Dylan Bulick, a junior at WVHS, and instructor at the EDGE Martial Arts, won his first full contact Kickboxing match at the Hamburg Field House, Hamburg, Pa., against a fighter with over 50 MMA/Grappling fights. Dylan has been | 6/20/2013
• 9th Troy Area School District Foundation Golf Tournament a success On June 14, the Troy Area School District Foundation held its ninth annual fundraising golf tournament at the Towanda Country Club in Towanda. It was a beautiful day for golf and 96 golfers participated in the tournament under a fun and challenging form | 6/20/2013
• Northeast Prestressed Products stands test of time CRESSONA - Northeast Prestressed Products LLC is working hard to overcome the lingering effects of federal charges filed in 2009 against executives of its predecessor, Thomas F. Koons, the president and chief operating officer of Northeast Prestressed Pr | 6/20/2013
• Commissioners approve resolution for Geisinger funds Geisinger Health System was given the green light Wednesday to proceed with several projects in Schuylkill County as part of a $230 million investment in new health care facilities and equipment across eight counties. Geisinger Authority, which was estab | 6/20/2013
• Schuylkill Transportation System facility approved for renovations The Schuylkill Transportation System facility at the Saint Clair Industrial Park will be receiving a $2 million makeover. The county commissioners approved a motion during a work session Wednesday for capital improvement projects at the facility totaling | 6/20/2013
• Rotted tree stump creates hole in courthouse parking lot A deteriorating tree stump and heavy rains last week are believed to have caused a hole in the lower level parking lot of the Schuylkill County Courthouse. "We think it was stumps from a tree," Bill Dallago, president of Dallago's Backhoe Services, Mar | 6/20/2013
• HOPEWELL - The Appomattox Regional Library System is holding its Summer Reading Programs kickoff at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Hopewell library. The Richmond Flying Squirrels' mascot, Nutzy, will be stopping by to meet and greet children of all ages. Anyon | 6/20/2013
• Proposed James River power line sparks alarm RICHMOND (AP) - A scenic section of the James River where a utility wants to put a power line was added to a list of America's Most Endangered Historic Places on Wednesday, a designation preservation groups hope will encourage the power company to change | 6/20/2013
• Petersburg officers save two exposed to carbon monoxide PETERSBURG - Two police officers emerged from a Petersburg home last Saturday carrying two people barely conscious due to exposure to carbon monoxide. A woman in the home on the 400 block of St. Luke Street called Petersburg police at 5 a.m. Saturday, s | 6/20/2013
• Cameron Foundation delivers $1.27 million in grants PETERSBURG - Central Virginia Health Services will receive more than $364,000 to help provide health care to people in the Tri-Cities. The Cameron Foundation doled out $1.27 million in grants to 20 local nonprofits, chief among them was Central Virginia | 6/20/2013
• Ceremony honors local GED recipients PETERSBURG - Fifty-eight graduates, each with different stories, gathered Wednesday at Gillfield Baptist Church to celebrate an accomplishment that will give them greater opportunities. The ceremony recognized the graduates of Southside Programs for Adul | 6/20/2013
• Edwards earns awards from PSAC, Mansfield Hazleton Area graduate Brenae Edwards has picked up three more awards following her outstanding final season at Mansfield University. Edwards has been named a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Top Ten award recipient in a vote of the conferen | 6/20/2013
• Police arrest fourth suspect in Bear Creek home invasion State police on Wednesday arrested a man wanted in connection with a violent home-invasion robbery in which an elderly couple was bound and blindfolded last year. Nathaniel L. Vestal, 39, of Wilkes-Barre, had been wanted since a warrant was issued May 3 | 6/20/2013
• Officials show off under-construction Academy of Sciences There's saw dust on the floors and the walls are unfinished, but parents of prospective students who toured the future home of the Hazleton Area Academy of Sciences on Wednesday could envision the state-of-the-art learning environment that is taking shap | 6/20/2013
• City council agrees to $225K Greco settlement Hazleton City Council ratified a settlement agreement that awards $225,000 to the Greco family for several downtown parcels eyed by the administration, despite concerns voiced by some council members over whether the city could afford the payment. Counci | 6/20/2013
• Bus driver, students face punishment A school bus driver has been fired and the elementary students on his bus will face criminal charges as the result of a physical and verbal attack on an autistic teen last week. The incident happened June 13 as a bus full of Hazleton Area elementary stud | 6/20/2013
• Attorney for W-B murder suspect seeks to dismiss charges Shauntae Verrez Thomas may have killed a man. But his lawyer says it wasn't murder. In a memorandum filed Wednesday, defense attorney Peter John Moses says Thomas fatally shot 40-year-old Derrick Cottle in Wilkes-Barre only after watching his son get se | 6/20/2013
• Philip F. Young June 17, 2013 Philip F. Young, 97, of Drifton passed away Monday afternoon in Hazleton General Hospital. Born in Radnor, he was the fourth son of the late Charles M. and Eliza (Coxe) Young, both artists. Philip grew up in Radnor, but resided in Drifton m | 6/20/2013
• Marion Williams June 16, 2013 Marion Williams, 87, of Brewster, Mass., formerly of Hazleton, passed away peacefully in her home Sunday. She was predeceased by her husband of 52 years, Robert E. Williams, in 1997. She will be so missed by her daughters, Joanne Patterson, | 6/20/2013
• William Mooney June 18, 2013 William Mooney died Tuesday. The funeral will be Friday at 11 a.m. in the White Haven Center Chapel, White Haven. Friends may call Friday from 10:30 to 11 a.m. at the chapel. For more information, visit www.lehmanfuneralhome .com. | 6/20/2013
• Denar arrangements A memorial service for Thomas J. Denar will be held today at 6 p.m. at Hazleton Community Church, 400 E. 22nd St., Hazle Township, with the Rev. Michael Nerger officiating. Interment will be Friday at 9 a.m. in Transfiguration Roman C | 6/20/2013
• Michael M. Batcho June 18, 2013 Michael M. Batcho, 90, of 639 S. Hancock St., McAdoo, passed away Tuesday in his residence. Born in Tresckow, he was the son of the late Andrew and Anna (Gregor) Batcho. Michael was a member of St. Mary's Ukrainian Catholic Church, McAdoo. | 6/20/2013
• Around the Region n Auburn: The Auburn Fire & Ambulance group is seeking financial help from people and businesses in its service area. In a release, Judy A. Epting, president of the Auburn Ambulance and treasurer of the Auburn Fire Company, said donations "are a big part | 6/20/2013
• Bridge posted to limit weight LANDINGVILLE - Vehicles weighing more than 30 tons will no longer be allowed to cross the Meadow Drive bridge over Plum Creek in South Manheim Township. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced Wednesday it posted a 27-ton weight restricti | 6/20/2013
• NS school board adopts budget with tax increase FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - North Schuylkill School District taxpayers in Schuylkill County will see a .88-mill increase in real estate taxes in the 2013-14 fiscal year following the school board's formal adoption of the operations budget Wednesday. However, Cony | 6/20/2013
• Haven Route 61 widening project may be delayed SCHUYLKILL HAVEN - The project to widen Route 61 in the borough might not happen until next year. Borough Manager Scott Graver said during Wednesday's meeting of the borough council the project might not start until January. Groundbreaking for the $11,66 | 6/20/2013
• Fatal hit-and-run driver seeks lighter sentence Hit-and-run driver Walter Raven wants a judge to reduce his hefty prison sentence. Raven claims Luzerne County Judge Michael Vough violated sentencing rules when he issued separate sentences for each of Raven's crimes, rather than merging them. Vough l | 6/20/2013
• AG's office fails to appear for plea in theft case by peter e. bortner The Cressona woman who had been scheduled to plead guilty Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court to stealing more than $21,000 from a nursing home resident did not do so, since the prosecutor did not appear for the hearing. Jennifer L. | 6/20/2013
• Auburn woman flown to hospital following Route 61 crash ORWIGSBURG - A 57-year-old Auburn woman was flown to Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest Wednesday morning with "significant injuries" she sustained in a crash on Route 61 near Zion's Red Church. A supervisor with the Schuylkill County Communications Cent | 6/20/2013
• 2 Butler homes posted FOUNTAIN SPRINGS - A Butler Township property where arrests were made last week involving an alleged methamphetamine laboratory has been determined to be uninhabitable by the township code enforcement officer, along with the neighboring property. William | 6/20/2013
• Lawton optimistic about state of county WILKES-BARRE - "The state of the county is improving." That's what Luzerne County Manager Robert Lawton told a tiny group of municipal officials at a meeting of the Association of Boroughs and Townships on Wednesday. During Lawton's state of the county | 6/20/2013
• Cops: Family starved Taylor man to death For two years, Robert Gensiak's world was his bedroom. It was there his family kept him from doctors, even when his skin cracked and bled and open sores formed from being forced to stay in his child-sized bed covered in feces. And it was there the 32-ye | 6/20/2013
• Developers eyeing land near Jewelcor building WILKES-BARRE - A convenience store and a pharmacy have expressed an interest in opening on land next to the Jewelcor building on Wilkes-Barre Boulevard, according to Joe Lakowski, real estate manager for the building. Lakowski would not identify the pot | 6/20/2013
• Police, June 20 Berwick woman faces retail theft charges Linda T. Miller, 55, Berwick, was charged with retail theft by state police at Hazleton after allegedly stealing $298.96 worth of merchandise from Boscov's Department Store, Hazle Township, on June 13. She was arr | 6/20/2013
• City teens face drug charges in Maryland Police in Ocean City, Md., filed drug charges against two local teenagers Saturday in the resort town. One of those charged Saturday, Deivon Barlow, 18, of Hayes Street, Hazleton, recorded a rap video under the stage name, "Shoa Tyme" earlier this year f | 6/20/2013
• Puppy stolen from SPCA recovered in Hazleton A puppy stolen from the Luzerne County SPCA in Plains Township was recovered by city police Tuesday in Hazleton. The theft happened June 13 and was reported to Plains Township police, Hazleton Police Chief Frank DeAndrea said. As officers from that depar | 6/20/2013
• Hearing set in Hazleton Area election lawsuit A hearing is scheduled for today regarding a lawsuit filed on behalf of 25 Luzerne County residents who are seeking the nullification of the results of the May 21 primary election for Hazleton Area School Board. Luzerne County officials have admitted the | 6/20/2013
• Bee swarm creates buzz at county courthouse The most important person at the Luzerne County Courthouse on Tuesday wasn't a judge, the district attorney or the county manager. It was a beekeeper. A basketball-sized swarm of honeybees blocked the underground tunnel that connects the courthouse to th | 6/20/2013
• A 33-year-old man already accused in multiple other burglaries in communities throughout Luzerne County, faces yet another criminal case. State police at Hazleton filed burglary and related charges against Christopher Albertson on Tuesday for crimes comm | 6/20/2013
• Tamaqua residents complain about dog feces Neighbors complained to Tamaqua Borough Council on Tuesday about a large amount of dog feces in the back yard of a home along Center Street, where four pit bulls roam in one back yard and three pit bulls roam in an adjacent back yard. Kenneth Mellor and | 6/20/2013
• Beekeeper summoned to deal with swarm near courthouse The most important person at the Luzerne County Courthouse on Tuesday wasn't a judge, the district attorney or the county manager. It was a beekeeper. A basketball-sized swarm of honeybees blocked the underground tunnel that connects the courthouse to t | 6/20/2013
• Split vote stalls WVW budget KINGSTON - A 4-4 vote Wednesday has stalled the adoption of the 2013-14 budget for the Wyoming Valley West School District. The school board must adopt a budget by June 30 and plans to vote again June 27. The 4-4 vote was on a budget proposal to alloca | 6/20/2013
• Students learn to 'play it forward' at diversity camp DALLAS TWP. - Scott Richardson has his own take on a popular saying. He doesn't "pay it forward." He "plays it forward." The concept is pretty much the same, but for Richardson, an assistant professor at Misericordia and member of the university's Offic | 6/20/2013
• STAR pick irks SASB director COAL TOWNSHIP - Two Shamokin Area School Board Members argued Tuesday over athletic training services provided to the district. Directors Charles Shuey and Edward Griffiths debated the hiring of STAR Inc. Marion Heights as the district's athletic trainer | 6/20/2013
• Missing Marion Heights teen found MOUNT CARMEL - Mount Carmel Township Police Chief Brian Hollenbush used a bit of trickery to be sure missing teen Mackenzie Greco was coming with him when the chief got close to the boy in the woods Wednesday afternoon following two days of searching. Ac | 6/20/2013
• Northumberland County awarded grant for courthouse gas furnace HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Energy Development Authority (PEDA) Wednesday approved a grant of more than $114,000 to Northumberland County to assist in converting the county courthouse to a natural gas heating system. The authority approved the grant as | 6/20/2013
• Grice powers RailRiders MOOSIC - A little more than a week ago, Cody Grice was little more than a fill-in outfielder helping the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders bide their time until a more experienced, maybe more gifted, replacement came along. Now, who knows where they'd be | 6/20/2013
• Puppy stolen from SPCA recovered in Hazleton A puppy stolen from the Luzerne County SPCA in Plains Township was recovered by Hazleton police Tuesday. The theft occurred June 13 and was reported to Plains Township police, Hazleton police Chief Frank DeAndrea said. Plains Township officers determined | 6/20/2013
• Sports Calendar: Thursday, June 20, 2013 Kulpmont Football/Baseball Association Meetings, first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Coal Runnings Running club, meets at 5:30 p.m. each Monday at Shamokin Area's Kemp Memorial Stadium parking lot. Open to runners of all ages. More on Facebook at | 6/20/2013
• Mount Carmel relay moves to town park MOUNT CARMEL - Organizers are "energized" for a new year of Relay for Life in the Mount Carmel area. The annual event begins at 1 p.m. Saturday with a new venue - town park - and ends 24 hours later. This year, a parade will kick off activities, leaving | 6/20/2013

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