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November 30, 2009

Snow Drought Has Ski Season on Hold

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There has only been two Novembers in Scranton in the past 54 years with no recorded snowfall. By late tonight, we may add November 2009 to that tally.



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Luzerne County Businesses Bag Bucks from Hunters

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The start of this year’s deer season was soggy to say the least.



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Man Arrested for Police Assault

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A man from Wilkes-Barre is behind bars, accused of assaulting a police officer over the weekend.



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Hunter Shoots Himself

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Not long after the start of rifle deer season Monday came the first injury report.



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Family Escapes Early Morning Fire

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An elderly woman and her son made it out of their burning home early Monday morning.



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Wet Hunters Search for Deer

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The first day of rifle deer season kicked off early MOnday morning in Pennsylvania.



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November 29, 2009

Man Charged After Police Standoff

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Ralph Galicki of Pittston was charged with burglary, assault, and other crimes after a five hour standoff with police on Friday.



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One Dead After Early Morning Shooting

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Authorities say one person is dead after an early morning shooting on Sunday in Luzerne County.



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Elisabeth Von Trapp brings songs for the season to Misericordia

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When Elisabeth Von Trapp was growing up in Vermont, her family suspended an Advent wreath above the dining-room table each December.



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November 28, 2009

Fallen Sailor Laid to Rest

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A Navy sailor from our area who was killed more than a week ago while serving overseas was laid to rest Saturday in Luzerne County.



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Man Shot After Police Stand-off

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A man was shot by state police after a stand-off that lasted for nearly five hours.



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Bakery Owner Robbed

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A well-known businessman in Old Forge was robbed of thousands of dollars Friday morning.



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November 27, 2009

Black Friday in Scranton Resources: Visit Downtown Scranton

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While many of you are already a few hours into your Black Friday shopping, consider buying local this holiday season and supporting local business owners. A great tool for locating local products and services launched recently: Visit Downtown Scranton.
The site provides directory listings of downtown Scranton businesses broken out by categories – Eat, Shop, Play, [...]



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Fire Rips Homes In Schuylkill, Lackawanna Counties

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Two homes were hit by flames Thursday.



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Animal Group Against Holiday Adoptions

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With the holiday shopping season kicking off, the SPCA in Luzerne County has a suggestion for gift giving: no pets.



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Shoppers Seek Black Friday Bargains

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Shoppers are hitting stores across our area for Black Friday, one of the biggest shopping days of the year.



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Dinners Delivered To Hundreds

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Volunteers in Luzerne County reached out on Thanksgiving to help neighbors who spent the holiday alone.



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Pottery tells well-traveled story

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During his 18-week sabbatical in Italy earlier this year, local potter Frank Goryl admired the way churches displayed some of their artwork.



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What’s Christmas without Scrooge?

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For Dana Feigenblatt, the role of Scrooge’s housekeeper in “A Christmas Carol” is a fun chance to play nasty – stealing her employer’s belongings as soon as he dies, hoping to turn a pretty penny or two.



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‘Old Dogs’ missing quite a few tricks review

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Trashing “Old Dogs” is a bit like kicking a puppy. But here goes.



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‘Mr. Fox’ is a fantastic, witty film review

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“Fantastic Mr. Fox” is a magical mixing of two distinctly ingenius sensibilities. Marry the dark “scare the little darlings” playfulness of children’s novelist Roald Dahl to the quirky, comic warmth of filmmaker Wes Anderson, assign it to ever-so-patient British masters of stop-motion animation, and what you get is a movie of whimsy, wit, warmth and wackiness, a Dahl parable (“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”) brought to animated life.



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‘Ninja Assassin’ can’t find its edge review

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In Japan, where the blades are shiny and sharp and if the fake blood isn’t staining the lens, you’re not trying hard enough, there’s a rich tradition of sword-and-splatter pictures. That’s the tradition Quentin Tarantino’s “Kill Bill” leaned on, and it’s the foundation of “Ninja Assassin,” a more run-of-the-mill Hollywood ninja movie with “Matrix” ties.



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November 25, 2009

Luzerne County Taxpayers Demand Answers

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It’s Thanksgiving eve but instead of heading to the grocery store or traveling to grandmother’s house several folks attended the Luzerne County commissioner’s meeting and they were talking turkey.



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Globetrotters coming to arena

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WILKES-BARRE TWP. – Coming off the most successful year in the franchise’s history, the iconic Harlem Globetrotters are primed to showcase their eye-popping 2010 “Magical Memories” World Tour in the Wyoming Valley on Feb. 26.



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Safety Breaks and Fundraisers

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Millions of travelers are expected to hit the highways this Thanksgiving holiday weekend.



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Thousands Receive Thanksgiving Meals

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Thanks to the Family to Family program in Lackawanna County, hundreds of families will have a better Thanksgiving.



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New Lackawanna Ave. Bridge Open

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A bridge that has been shut down to traffic for more than a year finally reopened Wednesday morning in downtown Scranton.



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Two Charged in Sunoco Robbery

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Two men are behind bars for a robbery at a Sunoco station last week.



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Lackawanna Ave. Bridge Project Opens

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It’s been some time in coming but the Lackawanna Avenue Bridge Project opened this morning with local officials on hand to cut the ribbon and open the bridge to traffic. View more pictures from the opening inside.



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PA Supreme Court Denies Lokuta's Salary Request

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The state supreme court has denied a request by a former Luzerne County judge to restore her salary while she fights her removal from the bench.



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