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Bloomsburg Fair Dedicated to Volunteers
BLOOMSBURG– The Bloomsburg Fair is in full-swing, one year after Mother Nature canceled it for the first time in its more than 150-year history. Flood waters devastated the fairgrounds last September...
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Woman Speaks Out after Pit Bull Attack
OLYPHANT — A woman hospitalized after being attacked by a pit bull earlier this week in Lackawanna County is speaking out. A neighbor shot and killed the pit bull as it attacked Jackie Blazek of...
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Prudential Employees Lend a Helping Hand
WEST PITTSTON — Volunteers in Luzerne County spent the day sprucing up a shelter for pregnant, homeless women, all part of a volunteer service day going on across the country and world-wide. Sanding,...
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Fire Damages Business in Lackawanna County
COVINGTON TOWNSHIP — A well-known business in Lackawanna County was hit by fire Saturday night, but hours later, work was already underway to try to repair the damage. Heavy machinery removed fire...
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Energy-Saving Upgrades for Towanda Schools
TOWANDA — A school district in Bradford County is thinking green with plans for nearly $2 million in energy-saving upgrades. The Towanda Area school district is already eco-friendly. Energy use in...
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State’s First Natural Gas Power Plant Approved
ASYLUM TOWNSHIP- It looks like Bradford County will be home to the state’s first power plant running on natural gas. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental protection approved an air quality...
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Former Hospital’s Assets up for Auction
ASHLAND — Tens of thousands of items are up for bid. A former hospital in Schuylkill County that filed for bankruptcy now must sell everything inside. Bit by bit, items from the former Saint...
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Vandalism Spree in Berwick
BERWICK — Vandals caused quite a mess overnight in Columbia County, damaging a high school football field and several businesses. It was not the first time, but this time had the community coming...
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Teen Dies after Crash
BEAR CREEK TOWNSHIP– A 15-year-old Wilkes-Barre girl died from her injuries after a crash late Sunday night in Luzerne County. State police said the crash happened just before midnight on Bald...
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Food Pantry Still Needs Donations
SCRANTON– A food pantry in Scranton got a much-needed donation Wednesday to help re-stock bare shelves. United Neighborhood Centers recently had to turn people away because it had no food to give out...
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Gas Prices Falling
WEST MAHANOY TOWNSHIP — Drivers could finally be seeing some relief at the pump. After a gallon of unleaded gas neared $4, the American Automobile Association said gas prices have dropped about 10...
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Prepping for Sandy
Municipalities across our area are preparing for Hurricane Sandy, taking precautions to try to minimize the effects. Officials in Luzerne and Wyoming Counties are preparing for the several inches of...
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Still Dealing with Sandy
Power is still out to tens of thousands of people, the majority in Monroe and Northampton Counties. In one Northampton County community, the offer of free hot food and heat had those affected by the...
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Collecting Donations for Sandy Victims
TEXAS TOWNSHIP– Thousands in our area are still without power after Hurricane Sandy, including many in Wayne County, but people still came together to help out their neighbors to the east, donating...
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Getting Out the Vote
SCRANTON — Election Day is Tuesday, and the candidates are scrambling to cover as much ground as possible before then. Former president Bill Clinton is scheduled to stop in Scranton Monday to stump...
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Scranton’s Proposed 2013 Budget
SCRANTON — Mayor Chris Doherty presented his 2013 budget to Scranton City Council Thursday afternoon. Thursday was the deadline to do so according to the Home Rule Charter. Council did not have enough...
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Hostess Closing Plants, Selling Brands
BERWICK– An iconic snack cake company will soon be no more. Hostess Brands, maker of Twinkies, Ho-Hos and more announced Friday a baker’s union strike has forced the company to stop all operations....
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Thanksgiving Food Distribution Helps Thousands
PLAINS TOWNSHIP– Hundreds of families in Luzerne County got a helping hand for the Thanksgiving holiday, picking up the all the fixings for a traditional meal. Hundreds of bags were loaded with...
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Boy Killed in ATV Crash
TOWAMENSING TOWNSHIP– State police said a young boy died after an ATV crash Saturday afternoon in Carbon County. Investigators said the 12-year-old was a passenger on an ATV driven by a 31-year-old...
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Missing Woman Died from Hypothermia
SCRANTON– The Lackawanna County coroner said an autopsy done today revealed a missing Scranton woman died from hypothermia. Sharon Price, 62, was legally blind and had other medical issues. She had...
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