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The U.S. Secret Service is investigating a Kingston title company for allegedly failing to give a home seller the $227,800 paid by the buyer, according to Wright Township Police Chief Joe Jacob.
WILKES-BARRE – A Wilkes-Barre Township man pleaded guilty Thursday to several charges, including rape and recklessly endangering another person, after police said he raped a woman and fled from police with her child.
WILKES-BARRE – An Edwardsville man accused of impersonating a firefighter and writing bad checks was sentenced Thursday to 11 � to 23 months in prison.
WILKES-BARRE – Seeking to retain a major downtown draw, the city of Wilkes-Barre will loan $3 million to a family group attempting to regain control of the Boscov’s Department Store chain and its South Main Street store.
WASHINGTON — Jarred by new jobless alarms, Congress raced to approve legislation Thursday to keep unemployment checks flowing through the December holidays and into the new year for a million or more laid-off Americans whose benefits are running out.
Tips on collecting unemployment benefits
SWIFTWATER — Two troopers shot and wounded a 75-year-old man with dementia after he pointed a shotgun at them during a confrontation at his home, authorities said Thursday.
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A former college volleyball player is due in a Pennsylvania courtroom to be sentenced for suffocating a baby after secretly giving birth in a campus apartment.
A Missouri woman knew her 13-year-old neighbor was depressed and suicidal when she sent cruel Internet messages to the teenager, her former assistant testified. The girl killed ...
The Riverside Vikings seem like a serious threat to be the best Class A high school football team in Pennsylvania this season.
Eachus gears up for new duties
For the first time in state history, a representative from Luzerne County will hold the powerful House majority leader position in Harrisburg.
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SHAVERTOWN – You can still buy a Porsche or Ferrari from Autoworks International, but you can no longer look one over in their showroom. With potential buyers nicked up by an econo ...
17th annual beer fest on tap this weekend at Split Rock Resort
Six years ago, Oskar Blues Brewery in Lyons, Colo., was brewing beer in the basement of the company’s restaurant.
Idol winner stars in ‘Ain’t Misbehavin’
Ruben Studdard sounded tired during a 10:30 a.m. phone call last week.
WILKES-BARRE: Home Instead Senior Care, a provider of non-medical home care and companionship for older adults, has joined Wal-Mart in Pittston, and Boscov’s, Marshalls and Catholi ...
R.J. Richard says he doesn't normally put his cell phone in his chest pocket. But he says it saved his life the one time he did.
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