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Accused area priest removed from ministry
The Diocese of Scranton said in a statement on its website Tuesday that in February it removed from ministry a priest accused in a Missouri lawsuit of molestating of a young boy in the 1980s. The priest, the Rev. Mark Honhart, served at multiple
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:27A
Edwardsville man sues county Children and Youth, alleging gender discrimination
SCRANTON – An Edwardsville man who battled for 4? years to obtain custody of his child from Luzerne County Children and Youth Services has filed a federal lawsuit against the agency,
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:27A
Woman dies in tow truck accident
Alcohol may have played a role in the accident, police said. Luzerne County Coroner John Corcoran identified her as Denise Polinchak, 55, of Wilkes-Barre. An autopsy is scheduled today at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, Corcoran said.
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:27A
Minnesota Legislature: Committees approve coal power
The two votes indicate the bill likely will pass the full House and Senate this spring, probably avoiding a threatened North Dakota lawsuit. While the bills technically allow Minnesota utilities to buy electricity produced by coal, and even open coal
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:27A
Monterey Park voters favor competitive bidding for trash, two incumbents
Although voters favor a competitive bidding process for trash contracts, the city's current trash hauler is backing a lawsuit that seeks to repeal the ballot measure. Athens Services owns the exclusive rights to haul trash in the city until 2017 - a
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:27A
Our View: Towing uninsured drivers' cars creates more problems
Hartman, a driver for Haas Towing, was towing one vehicle to impound and another that was involved in the accident. By Anonymous Uninsured motorists are a problem, no doubt about it. A study from the Insurance Research Council estimated one in six
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:26A
Moran tapes released after matriarch is found guilty
Moran, who was dressed in black for the verdict and was surrounded by three female court security officers, looked down after the jury foreman announced the verdict. Judy Moran outside the County Court in April 2008 during the case into her husband
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:26A
Appeals may delay Madoff dough
The bankruptcy trustee in charge of compensating the mega-fraudster's burned investors said yesterday that he's preparing to dole out $2.6 billion in recovered assets by the end of the year. But Irving Picard said he may have to hold
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:23A
Judge: A&P no bonuses
US Bankruptcy Judge Robert Drain in White Plains yesterday gave A&P permission to pay bonuses to more than 140 "second tier" managers, saying those bonuses had triggers that weren't a "walk in the park." The firm still needs to develop a business plan
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:23A
Erie County Councilman Beeman indicted on charges of Social Security fraud
Elected on an anti-government platform, Beeman has long battled the federal government over civil claims that he owes more than $2 million in unpaid income taxes, penalties and interest. Beeman has said in the past that he fell behind on his federal
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:22A
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