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Owner of Pot-bellied Pigs Found Guilty
The owner of pot-bellied pigs taken from a barn in Wyoming County over the summer has been found guilty of animal cruelty.
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Parents shocked at photo trading
Scott Custer recalls exchanging love notes in school while he attended Tunkhannock Area schools in the early 1970s.
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Rings still have charm locally
Purity rings are decent sellers in the Wyoming Valley, as they are in other parts of the country, local merchants say.
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Pa. help on menu for W-B, Hazleton
Health departments in Hazleton and Wilkes-Barre are among two dozen in Pennsylvania using state-issued laptops and a uniform inspection report, something state and local officials have praised.
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Man sentenced in Bethlehem attempted murder case
A former Monroe County man convicted of attempted murder in a brutal brawl outside a Bethlehem nightclub was given the maximum sentence A- 29 to 58 years in state prison A- by a judge who said the man was a ...
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Fire at Shadowbrook Resort
Crews are looking for the cause of a fire at a resort in Wyoming County. The fire started in the kitchen at Shadowbrook Resort before 8 a.m. The building near Tunkhannock was damaged by smoke and water.
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DA: Students swapped nude pics on cell phones
Several Tunkhannock Area students were recently doing more than text messaging on their cell phones while in school.
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Perkins Reopens after Fire
A Perkins restaurant in Wyoming County is open again after a smokey fire Tuesday night closed the place.
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Nude -a OEpicture scandal focus of school probe
Reacting to reports of students swapping nude pictures of classmates, Tunkhannock Area School District officials say meetings with pupils by grade level may be held as early as this week.
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Police check nude images on northeast PA students' phones
Prosecutors say state police are investigating nude and seminude pictures on five cell phones seized from students in a northeastern Pennsylvania school district.
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Students Warned about Cell Phone Sex Photos
Parents in the Tunkhannock Area School District are receiving letters reminding them that even though their children are underage, they can still go to jail for sending explicit pictures of school students with ...
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Passenger dead in Long Pond crash
An unnamed passenger died Sunday night after being tossed from a vehicle that tumbled off of Long Pond Road near Heller's Lane in Tunkhannock Township.
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Democrats Make Strong Showing in Republican Wyoming County
Democrats Make Strong Showing in Republican Wyoming County - by D.C Koviack - 11/6/2008 The sea change which took place nationwide on Tuesday was mirrored even in staunchly Republican Wyoming County, where the ...
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Sen. Rhoades is re-elected posthumously
Voters on Tuesday elected the late state Sen. James J. Rhoades to another term representing Pennsylvania's 29th district - 17 days after he died from injuries sustained in a car accident in Chestnuthill ...
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Pa. artist animates blockbuster film
Northeastern Pa. native helps create 3-D feel for upcoming film "Madagascar 2: Escape 2 Africa." By Naomi Creason, Sentinel Reporter , November 5, 2008 Wednesday, November 5, 2008 1:48 PM EST With the success ...
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AntiClimatic Wait on Election Day in Long Pond Pennsylvania
Blakeslee, Pennsylvania -- Election Day started at 7 a.m. in the small area of Tunkhannock Township, which happens to not be so small after all.
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Tunkhannock poll worker dismissed after allegations of impropriety -
A Tunkhannock machine operator was dismissed after a voter complained the operator tried to manipulate her vote.
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on Line: Estimated wait times at Monroe County polling places -
These estimates are as of 7:50 a.m. We'll update this information as best we can throughout today.
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Thousands in NEPA powerless after storm
Nearly 13,000 homes and businesses in Northeast Pennsylvania faced a second day without power Wednesday after Tuesday's snow and high winds snapped electrical lines.
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Grant to aid in developing stalled Iroquois trail project
Jeff Mitchell is an outdoor enthusiast who enjoys walking nature trails. The Tunkhannock attorney hopes an initiative to develop a stalled trail project known as the Iroquois Trail succeeds.
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