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Swoyersville soldier loses battle against lung disease
Tue, 15 May 2012 20:12:21 -0700
FORTY FORT - Loved ones of U.S. Army Spc. Dominick J. Liguori say he was fighter, but the 31-year-old could not overcome the lung disease they say he developed while serving in Iraq.
McGrath using boxing to hone hockey skills
Wed, 16 May 2012 17:03:22 -0700
This time, Patrick McGrath won't be dropping the gloves before a fight starts. He'll be lacing them up. McGrath, a 19-year-old from Swoyersville who played for Prince Edward Island in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League this season, will be making his boxing debut at an amateur card Friday night in Hamburg.
Voters look ahead to presidential election
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 06:54:16 -0700
Pennsylvania's presidential primary election was mostly finished before it started. Voters viewed some of the congressional candidates as ideologically similar.
Disease caught in Iraq fatal to vet
Tue, 15 May 2012 20:32:00 -0700
Disease caught in Iraq fatal to vet FORTY FORT - Loved ones of U.S. Army Spc. Dominick J. Liguori say he was fighter, but the 31-year-old could not overcome the lung disease they say he developed while serving in Iraq. Family and friends gathered Tuesda
Levee fee liens confuse taxpayers
Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:10:53 -0700
The Luzerne County Flood Protection Authority will mail letters to explain liens filed against property owners who have not paid levee-maintenance fees in 2009 and 2010, authority Director Jim Brozena said Friday. About 2,500 liens have been filed agai
Voter ID law gets dry run Tuesday
Sat, 21 Apr 2012 16:55:53 -0700
In the presidential primary election four years ago, Lackawanna County rolled out its Election Systems & Software optical-scan voting system, reintroducing voters to paper ballots. Voters will encounter something else new this year.