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Obama: ‘Buck stops with me’
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama declared Thursday “the buck stops with me” for the nation’s security, taking responsibility for failures that led to the near-disastrous Christmas attack on a Detroit-bound airliner and vowing the problems would be corrected. He said the lapses were widespread but suggested no officials would be fired.
Good Fellos moves to larger location
LAFLIN – After a few months, veteran restaurateur Tony Stella has settled in to his new location along state Route 315.
Alabama holds on
PASADENA, Calif. — Colt McCoy returned to the sideline but not to the game for No. 2 Texas and his backup, Garrett Gilbert, gave the Longhorns hope for a comeback with a touchdown pass that cut No. 1 Alabama’s lead to 24-13 going into the fourth quarter of the BCS national championship game Thursday night.
‘Scrapomatic’ spin on the blues
At first, Mike Mattison and Paul Olsen called themselves “Paul and Mike.”
A wolf’s lurking south of border
THE EXECUTION of El Monte, Calif., school board member Agustin Roberto “Bobby” Salcedo in the Mexican state of Durango is a horrible reminder that Mexico’s drug violence does not belong to Mexico alone. It’s ours too. There is the fact that U.S. consumption drives the illicit narcotics trade, of course. But there is also the reality that social and business relationships binding the two countries have resulted in a border that cannot guarantee Americans protection from drug violence.
Inmate died from swine flu
A convicted murderer serving a life sentence at the State Correctional Institution at Dallas died of causes related to the swine flu, an official confirmed Thursday.
Icy state Route 115 proves fatal
BEAR CREEK TWP. – A woman was killed and a mother and her 7-year-old son were seriously injured in a three-vehicle crash early Thursday morning on state Route 115.
Accidents prompt call for public safety corridor on State Route 115
Health officials: Get H1N1 shot
WILKES-BARRE – Health officials recommend that people take advantage of local swine flu vaccination clinics today and Saturday in anticipation of another wave of influenza expected later this winter or early spring.
Timber Ridge opening allows Valley Crest sale
After four years of waiting, Luzerne County Commissioners will be free to sell the Valley Crest Nursing Home property in Plains Township next month because the home’s operator is moving into its new facility.
Prison eyes Valley Crest items
Casinos bet on new jobs from bill
PLAINS TWP. – Before the ink had dried on the bill legalizing table games in Pennsylvania, people were contacting Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs seeking one of the 400 jobs the expansion of gaming is slated to create at the Luzerne County facility.
- PennDOT warns about slick roads
- Prison will contest Hyder claim
- Hazleton mayor’s water proposal is popular way to make money in Pa.
- Police: Betting is school matter
- Juvenile hearings to resume
- Polachek Gartley fills court positions
- Women testify about fight in bar
- Judge: Re-trial warranted in Ciavarella case
- Mohegan Sun plan gets conditional OK
- Dem candidate unveils ‘Project Main Street’ plan
- Assault charges against ex-Pioneers dismissed
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A broad snowstorm pushed eastward early Friday, dumping a light coating of snow in the Northeast with the potential to make the morning rush tricky, all part of a powerful cold ...
Nation & World
Christmas plane attack case will test defense
A young Nigerian man charged with trying to blow up a packed U.S. jetliner is going to court in Detroit for the first time since his alleged attack on Christmas Day.
Sports
Alabama holds on
PASADENA, Calif. — Colt McCoy returned to the sideline but not to the game for No. 2 Texas and his backup, Garrett Gilbert, gave the Longhorns hope for a comeback with a touchdown ...
Opinion Columnists
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- When going gets tough, don’t flip flop Kevin Blaum In the arena
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- Recent fire reminder of what’s at stake EDWARD LEWIS OPINION
Politics
Dem candidate unveils ‘Project Main Street’ plan
PLAINS TWP. -- Lackawanna County Commissioner Corey O’Brien, a Democratic candidate for Congress in the 11th Congressional District, on Thursday unveiled his “Project Main Street” ...
Business
Good Fellos moves to larger location
LAFLIN – After a few months, veteran restaurateur Tony Stella has settled in to his new location along state Route 315.
Features
‘Scrapomatic’ spin on the blues
At first, Mike Mattison and Paul Olsen called themselves “Paul and Mike.”
Entertainment
Discover the wonderland of winter
Under your feet the snow sounds extra crunchy. •Exhale and your breath looks like a plume of smoke. •You pull a hand from your mitten to tie a shoe or check your keys and — wow-tha ...
Community
McAndrew honored by Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of Greater Wilkes-Barre honored its immediate past president Patrick McAndrew during a recent program at King’s College. McAndrew was presented the ...
Feature Stories
Va. Civil War dispute ends in courtroom stalemate
A judge in Virginia says it's a draw between two Union and Confederate Civil War re-enactors who got into a tussle on the battlefield.
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