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ECTV has to wait for cable cash

Electric City Television won’t receive a cent of the city’s cable franchise fee until 2010, despite earlier impressions it could get some of that money this year.

‘Junk’ money pays for couple’s vacations

WASHINGTON TWP. — One man’s junk is another man’s treasure. But for a Wyoming County couple, it’s a little more than that.

Scranton man assaulted at convenience store

SCRANTON — Police are investigating an assault that occurred around 2 p.m. Sunday in the parking lot of a convenience store.

Man steals cash from Scranton Turkey Hill

SCRANTON — City police are investigating an armed robbery that occurred at about 2 a.m. Sunday at Turkey Hill Minit Market, 560 N. Main Ave.

Husband hits wife with car at motel

PITTSTON TWP. — A woman was injured Sunday when her husband hit her with his car outside a motel.

Tear gas clears out apartment in Wilkes-Barre

WILKES-BARRE — A man and his son fled their apartment Sunday after a canister of tear gas was opened in an adjacent apartment.

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Active midweek weather pattern

Sunday passed as a fairly calm day, although some light rain and freezing rain did move through during the evening and overnight in spots. But it was so light that if you weren’t constantly looking out the window you may have missed it.

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Traffic alert: Monroe County road closed for PPL work

POCONO TWP. -- A section of State Route 314 in Monroe County will be closed all week, according to a supervisor at the county’s Communications Center.

Kanjorski-led panel reviews $50 billion fraud scheme

WASHINGTON -- Republican and Democratic House members said Monday that the alleged $50 billion fraud involving Wall Street figure Bernard Madoff reflects deep, systemic problems at the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Carbondale $1 million loan approved by court

A Carbondale plan to borrow $1 million to cover four years of accumulated budget deficits was approved by the Lackawanna County Court and now needs only an OK from the state to move forward.

Jessup man lead police on car chase

OLYPHANT — A Jessup man turned himself in Thursday after leading police on a chase around the Midvalley on New Year's Eve.

Cold case: ‘Murder is murder, no matter who it is’

Dawn Shaw never saw it coming.

Few NEPA stocks survive ’08 Wall Street bloodbath

The economic upheaval of 2008 played out in a grand way on publicly traded companies doing business in Northeast Pennsylvania.

NEPA doctor brings help in Iraq

No one in the hospital could say for sure how it happened.

NEPA goes global on Google

Call it digital rubbernecking, with the only hazard a computer crash.

The stories behind the names once known as Abington Center

What’s in a name? The local history column kicks off the new year by looking back at the long-familiar names of our local communities, towns that go back to a time in the area’s history that many of us know little about.

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Episcopal Diocese launches inquiry of 'party priest'

Allegations that a priest partied at trendy New York City nightclubs were brought before an Episcopal Diocese of Bethlehem committee on Friday.

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Special Report: NEPA lifestyle increases risk for developing heart disease

A complete look at heart disease treatment and prevention and the impact it has on residents of Northeast Pennsylvania.

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