Wilkes-Barre police arrested a Meyers High School student this morning at the school after he stole a money bag from the safe of Abe's Hot Dogs on Barney Street, city police say.
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Meyers student arrested after alleged theft
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Water leak closes Luzerne Bank building
WILKES-BARRE - If you didn't know the Luzerne Bank building had suffered water damage recently, you probably wouldn't have spotted it in the bank's ground floor lobby.
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Pa. Supreme Court judge guilty of corruption
PITTSBURGH - A member of Pennsylvania's highest court was convicted Thursday of corrupting the election process in her campaigns to win a seat on the bench, triggering renewed calls to change the system of electing state judges.
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Something fishy with fish labels
SEATTLE - Many Europeans are fretting these days over horse meat. But over here, it's all about the red snapper.
That seafood delight glistening on the ice at the market or sizzling at the restaurant table? It might not be at all what you think, accordin
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Wright Twp. police arrest 5 on drug charges
Wright Township police have arrested five people on drug charges following a six-month investigation, authorities said Thursday. The investigation began with a traffic stop in August.
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Lawton pushes for free parking
WILKES-BARRE - Luzerne County Manager Robert Lawton wants county workers, residents and visitors to continue parking for free when they come to the county courthouse.
The county in 2011 ended a policy of charging visitors 50 cents to park in the county
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Nanticoke council, PennDOT to review $34.5M parkway project
NANTICOKE - Council will meet with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to review the South Valley Parkway project prior to the closing of the public comment period in March.
The $34.5 million project aims to alleviate traffic safety concerns o
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Wyoming Valley West School District's Schuyler Avenue Elementary recently announced its Star Students for January. Awarded students have exemplary behavior and have displayed positive attitudes toward themselves, their school and teachers during the mont
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Preview: District 2 Class AAA Wrestling Championships
106 Favorite: Delaware Valley's Richie Koslower won the Lackawanna League championship and, as a senior, is a rare breed in the 106-pound class. That wealth of experience is a big advantage.
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Man who helped wash hit-and-run car pleads guilty
A Wilkes-Barre man pleaded guilty Thursday to tampering with evidence by helping power-wash a vehicle suspected in a fatal hit-and-run crash in Pittston Township last September.
Investigators said Daniel Antonini, 46, helped wash Walter Raven's vehicle 1
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Kolarik faces interesting weekend
When Chad Kolarik talks about tonight's game, he breaks out into an easy smile.
When he talks about Saturday's game, his eyes narrow, his teeth clench and his competitive drive burns.
Safe to say it's going to be an interesting weekend for the Wilkes-Bar
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'Tremendous' number of metal thefts reported
Whether copper, aluminum or steel, West Hazleton police Chief Brian Buglio said scrap thieves aren't particular.
"They'll take any kind of metal," he said.
Like other area law enforcement agencies, Buglio's department sees its share of scrap metal theft
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Second man arrested in Sugar Notch jewelry theft
Sugar Notch police have arrested a second man in connection with a jewelry theft.
Police charged Johnny T. Anderson, 22, of Wilkes-Barre, on Thursday with receiving stolen property, a third-degree felony.
According to a criminal complaint, Anderson sold
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Bring back marching bands for football halftime shows
Editor:
Halftime shows to me and probably many other people are nothing but noise and girls jumping up and down half naked.
Bring back the traditional marching bands.
Namely the bands that win championships, college or high school.
Maybe even military ba
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Country star Aldean coming to Montage
Country-music star Jason Aldean is coming to Northeastern Pennsylvania. The singer's Night Train Tour will stop at Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain on Sunday, Aug. 25. Joining him on stage will be special guests Jake Owen and Thomas Rhett.
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20 charged in Wayne County drug ring
State narcotics investigators broke up a more than $1 million drug trafficking ring that involved setting up shop to sell cocaine brought in from New York City at a golf course in Wayne County, the state attorney general's office announced today.
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Two arrested, two wanted in Hanover Twp. drug ring
Hanover Township police have arrested two people and are looking for two others in connection with a crack distribution ring at the Marion Terrace Apartments. Police arrested Gloria Rios DeLeon, 30, and Timothy Smith, 32, both of Poplar Street, Wilkes-Barre, after they sold crack to an undercover officer at the EZ Express parking lot along the Sans Souci Parkway, police said.
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Trial for hit-and-run suspect set for May
The suspect in a fatal hit-and-run that killed a courthouse employee and her boyfriend in Pittston Township will stand trial in May, a judge ruled today. Walter Raven, 49, is accused of striking a motorcycle near the entrance to the McDonald’s restaurant along Route 315, killing Donnie Pizano, 38, and Robin Walsh, 39, last September.
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Man charged with lying to police after accidental shooting
Wilkes-Barre police have filed charges in connection with an accidental shooting Thursday afternoon at 842 N. Pennsylvania Ave. Police say Jeremy Bartz, 23, accidentally shot his friend inside the residence, but initially claimed an unknown gunman shot him while they were jogging.
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District 2 Wrestling Championship updates
The District 2 Class AAA wrestling championships kick off tonight at Hazleton Area High School. The District 2 Class AA tournament will be at Lake-Lehman. All preliminary rounds begin tonight at 5. Rounds continue Saturday at 11 a.m., and finals are scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
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