Murder-suicide in Springville
State police at Gibson are investigating an apparent murder-suicide that happened on Monday near Springville.
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Garner: 20-40 years for murder
MONTROSE - Christine Wentz sobbed on Wednesday as she said that a sentence in state prison for Rashaun Garner would do little to comfort her over the murder of her son.
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Meshoppen man charged with vehicular homicide
COGAN HOUSE TWP - A Meshoppen man who was the driver of a vehicle that crashed Tuesday night, June 24, in Lycoming County and killed two passengers, including his father, has been charged with four counts of vehicular homicide.
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Fireworks, fun ahead
The Rotary Club in Tunkhannock is putting an Independence Day celebration a day earlier than most folks on Thursday with more than just an aerial fireworks display.
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Ellsworth named TAHS principal
TUNKHANNOCK - The Tunkhannock Area School Board on Thursday hired Greg Ellsworth to be the high school principal.
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Trail taxes heading up
FACTORYVILE - The Lackawanna Trail School Board on Monday passed a 2008-09 budget with an 8.3 percent tax increase in Lackawanna County and 1.2 percent tax increase in Wyoming County.
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PGC tracking local geese |  | | | | | | PGC Biologist Ian Gregg attaches a band to the leg of a Canada goose along Route 2034 in South Gibson on Thursday, June 26, while volunteer Nicole Bernarsky holds the bird steady. STAFF PHOTO/KEVIN WOODRUFF | |
Members of the Pennsylvania Game Commission have been busy the past few weeks keeping tabs on a species of bird familiar to our region.
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Fire guts Falls home | | | | | | | A burned out shell is all that remained Thursday of a the Jack Franko home near Lake Winola that burned late Wednesday night. STAFF PHOTO/ROBERT BAKER | |
FALLS TWP - An investigation into a fire that destroyed a two-story home about a mile south of Lake Winola last Wednesday night continued on Monday.
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Strawberry picking season almost over | | | | | | | Lorraine Zenger of Tunkhannock fills her bucket with strawberries at Landsiedel Farm in Falls Township. STAFF PHOTO/MIKE RUDOLF | |
For people who like fresh-picked strawberries, there isn't a lot of time left to get them.
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Donnora has fireworks for home, too | | | | | | | Fireworks manufacturer Tony Donnora shows some of the shells he manufactures and sells. STAFF PHOTO/MIKE RUDOLF | |
FORKSTON - Some of the pyrotechnics people will see at Tunkhannock's Fourth of July show on the third could be part of a home celebration as well.
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Entrepreneurs like bang for bucks | | | | | | | Matt Berryman claims to have the just right fireworks item to meet your pocketbook. STAFF PHOTO/KRISTY ASTACIO | |
It's that time of year again to mix a variety of color and noise through fireworks. A few places in Tunkhannock can help add to the Fourth of July festivities.
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Endless Smiles celebrates 20th anniversary | | | | | | | Dr. Jeff Aronsohn, left, and Dr. Frederick Lally are marking 20 years of practice at Endless Smiles Dental Group. STAFF PHOTO/MIKE RUDOLF | |
This year, Drs. Jeff Aronsohn and Frederick Lally celebrate 20 years of practicing together as partners in Endless Smiles Dental Group. Aronsohn and Lally's commitment to service, common values and similar interests drew them into a partnership in 1988.
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Simply Junk into clean-ups | | | | | | | Heather and Russell Hodgson of Simply Junk prepare to clear away an abandoned house in Mehoopany. STAFF PHOTO/MIKE RUDOLF | |
Everyone has junk. Everyone wants to get rid of that junk.
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Gas prices inch upward
WYOMING COUNTY - Gas prices jumped a nickel over the past four weeks and are firmly in the grip of the $4 mark, with the exception of one Factoryville station.
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How can networking grow your business
Do you realize by simply talking with your peers, you can grow your business?
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Fire carnival, tasty food and fun times_story.JPG) | | Photo Gallery | | | | | | Falls Township resident and supervisor Eugene Dziak holds what he hopes to be a winning instant bingo ticket on Thursday during the Lake Winola Fire Company Carnival. STAFF PHOTO/JOSH MROZINSKI | |
OVERFIELD TWP. - Wanting to meet friends and eat good food, Josh and Arielle Scholl were two of hundreds of people who attended the Lake Winola Fire Company on Friday despite a threat of thunderstorms.
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Nystrand charges heading to jury trial
FORKSTON - Jury selection has been scheduled for Aug. 7 at 9:30 a.m. in federal court for a Mehoopany man accused of distributing more than 500 grams of methamphetamine for about four years.
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Contractor injured at P&G | | | | | | | A Geisinger Lifeflight helicopter landed on Route 87 to transport an injured Procter & Gamble contractor on Friday. STAFF PHOTO/MIKE RUDOLF | |
WASHINGTON TWP - A contractor working at Procter & Gamble around 8:15 a.m. on Friday was injured when he became pinned between a conveyor belt and a lift.
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Lawnmowers require safety
Cutting grass can be tedious and difficult, but it also can lead to injury.
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Tyler opens 'Gallery of Hope' | | | | | | | Opening the Gallery of Hope exhibit at Tyler Memorial Hospital on Monday were Leigh Ann Wiedlich of Blue Cross, left, and cancer survivor Marlene Zeidman of Tunkhannock with daughter Jennifer. STAFF PHOTO/MIKE RUDOLF | |
TUNKHANNOCK TWP. - An exhibit now on display at Tyler Memorial Hospital is helping to promote breast cancer awareness, as well as honoring cancer survivors.
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Grow gardens for community_story.JPG) | | | | | | | Harold Grow stands with Dave Mowry near a garden that he maintains at Bartron Supply. STAFF PHOTO/JOSH MROZINSKI | |
TUNKHANNOCK TWP. -Harold Grow spent Friday morning placing plastic down on part of a garden at Bartron Supply he hopes will do well despite being saturated recently by rain.
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EL approves homestead exclusions
DIMOCK TWP. - Elk Lake School Board approved a resolution at a special meeting Thursday that would reduce property taxes for those who applied for homestead or farmstead exclusion.
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Couple promotes love of Tango | | | | | | | Mike and Karen Lucey dance beneath a tent at their home on a recent Sunday. The couple hosts Argentine Tango dances on Sundays, except for July 6. STAFF PHOTO/JOSH MROZINSKI | |
When Mike and Karen Lucey watched the "The Tango Lesson" several years ago, the couple fell in love with the dance.
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Price of fuel hitting police depts. hard
Record high-gas prices are not only hurting the pocket books of consumers.
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