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Parking authority nearly cans Fox Rothschild's contract - Citizens Voice
"He just misleads you and talks around things," said one board member who spoke on the condition of anonymity, "and we don't know if we can trust him." Katarsky moved to suspend the firm's contract 90 minutes into the meeting.
Scrap metal thefts reported in Laflin - Citizens Voice
There hasn't been a theft on the company's property since, but it had been a monthly occurrence, said a secretary at Casey Kassa Coal Co. who declined to give her name. Laflin Police Chief Michael Flanagan said scrap metal thefts in the area have ...
Probe under way into shooting involving cop - Citizens Voice
Several neighbors said they were awakened by a gunshot, and one man who refused to be named said he saw paramedics working on the man who was shot before police ordered him back in his house. He said he was relieved it had been police who fired the ...
Teen victim's family waiting to hear from police - Citizens Voice
They were open," one woman, who declined to give her name, said Monday. "Heard nothing. Didn't see anything." The friend and his parents have not been home since the shooting, telling some neighbors they feared for their safety.
Woman, son jump from shooter at WB apartments - Citizens Voice
"There were gunshots and I heard a woman and child screaming, 'Help me, help me,'" said a female resident who declined to give her name. The victim told police her cousin was visiting her apartment with a male known only as "B." She asked "B" to leave, ...
Bones found in vacant WB lot may be from animal - Citizens Voice
A neighborhood woman who did not want to be identified said someone pointed out the bones to her and she called police out of concern they might be human. Wilkes-Barre City police arrived around 3:45 pm and used numbered tags to mark the locations of ...
Prayers for JoePa: Family, friends summoned to bedside of gravely ill former coach - Citizens Voice
By Michael R. Sisak (staff writer) Former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno appeared near death Saturday night as friends and family were summoned to his hospital bedside for a final goodbye, a source close to the Paterno family told The Citizens' ...
Casey calls on Senate committee to update laws on synthetic drugs - Citizens Voice
Maybe not legally, but health-wise, it's way better," said the employee, who declined to give his name. "As long as they're still legal, we'll be selling them," he said. Robert Swift, Harrisburg bureau chief, contributed to this report. ...
Ethics experts: Donations to city is public money - Citizens Voice
And "subterfuge," Perego said, should be avoided - especially when dealing with such a large donation from an anonymous source. "It could be a very good person who just doesn't want credit for it," Perego said. "On the opposite side, ...
Police: Plymouth woman raised children in filthy home - Citizens Voice
That didn't happen here," said a neighbor who declined to give his name while chatting about the case Wednesday with other neighbors. "Someone would have done something about it. It sounds like she hit hard times and didn't know what to do. ...
Reapportionment effort favors Barletta, Marino - Citizens Voice
Lou Barletta would no longer represent any part of Lackawanna County and would, if re-elected, represent all of Luzerne County under a Republican-written congressional redistricting map that party sources said is close to what will finally happen. ...
Paterno's lung cancer gives players, coaches pause - Citizens Voice
Paterno visited a campus infirmary and a local hospital Wednesday night for treatment of an undisclosed issue, according to a source briefed on the matter. Paterno was treated at the hospital but not admitted, the source said. He left the hospital, ...
Trouble for newspaper chain tied to The Times Leader - Citizens Voice
... Leader dismissed a photographer, graphic artist and a multimedia editor and hiked health insurance costs for remaining employees - raising the cost of family coverage by more than $150 per month, according to a person familiar with the increases. ...
Drug 'take back' collection returns - Citizens Voice
Another DEA spokesman, who asked not to be identified, said there will be a switch to "a procedure for the public to dispose of drugs in a safe and environmentally friendly way." The spokesman said he is doubtful that National Prescription Drug ...
More confirmation of Leighton ethics investigation emerges - Citizens Voice
"My main complaint at the time was the fact that he was just so blatant about hiring his relatives and thinking nothing of it about hiring his daughter," the source said. The state Ethics Act prohibits elected officials from using their office for the ...
More confirmation of Leighton ethics investigation emerges - Citizens Voice
The person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity out of fear of retribution from the city, said he filed a sworn complaint with the state Ethics Commission in late July or early August. He received a formal notice of a full investigation into ...
Dallas Twp. approves Williams pipeline - Citizens Voice
A resident of Ryman Road who refused to give his name said his neighbor granted Williams a pipeline easement 15 feet away from his property. He was worried about clear-cutting trees. "They're not favoring me, they're hurting me. ...
Big league dreams - Citizens Voice
"He has had injuries and he hasn't pitched that much this year," said one scout from a National League team that asked not to be identified. "This year he was up to 97-98 and is comfortable at 95-96. He has a nasty slider at 87. ...
United Way president will retire - Citizens Voice
The board held a special meeting Friday to approve a retirement package for Lee, according to the board members, who spoke on condition of anonymity when discussing what they termed a personnel matter. Board Chairman Bobby Soper, who called Friday's ...
Former Judge Michael T. Toole reports to Minnesota federal prison - Citizens Voice
The sources, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the US Bureau of Prisons had yet to confirm Toole's placement as of Monday evening, said he flew to Minnesota on Sunday in anticipation of reporting to prison Monday afternoon. ...
Rental ordinance angers Edwardsville property owner - Citizens Voice
The Edwardsville resident, who declined to give his name, owns two properties on Thomas Street and had planned to rent out two other dwellings he owns in ...
Announcement of indictment of elected official expected tomorrow - Citizens Voice
A source familiar with the investigation, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the conference involved the indictment of an elected public official.
Altercation leads to fatal WB stabbing; suspect hospitalized - Citizens Voice
I couldn't believe it," said the woman, who declined to give her name, citing the family's desire to distance themselves from the incident. ...
Conahan's willing to testify - Citizens Voice
... according to information supplied by a source who insisted on anonymity because of the confidential nature of the information. Ciavarella used the money ...
Plane crashes into Susquehanna River - Citizens Voice
The supervisor, who declined to give his name, said the plane went down at the "end of Skyhaven Airport, right near the bridge on the Susquehanna River. ...