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With a 2-1 vote, Luzerne County Commissioners voted to approve a 10-percent property tax increase in 2010.

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A Democratic state representative from Delaware County has called for the removal of state Rep. Todd Eachus, D-Butler Township, as House majority leader and a revamping of the entire House Democratic Caucus leadership.

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WILKES-BARRE – A new lounge is coming to the city where you can pay a fee, sit down with friends and smoke.

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Luzerne County Judge Michael Toole is facing 37 to 46 months in prison for his guilty plea to corruption charges, but he could see significantly less time if the U.S. Supreme Court ultimately declares one of the charges - honest services fraud - to

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CHICAGO (AP) — Most people don't buy long-term care insurance. They simply don't want to think about moving into an assisted living center or hiring a stranger to bathe them.

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PLAINS TWP. – Table games and more slots – yes. Lines of credit and another casino – no.

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Experts foresee little relief for U.S. unemployed as a new decade nears.
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DALLAS TWP. – A popular Back Mountain restaurant will close its doors for the last time on New Year’s Eve. Pickett’s Charge on East Center Hill Road is closing after 31 years of business, said Thomas Pickett, who owns the restaurant with his wife

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Investigators in Southern California have found a second human skull in a national forest close to where hikers discovered the first on Christmas Eve.

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Urban Meyer, who was admitted to a hospital because of chest pains following the Southeastern Conference championship game, is stepping down because of health concerns.

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DETROIT (AP) — A 23-year-old Nigerian man who claimed to have ties to al-Qaida was charged Saturday with trying to destroy a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day, as authorities around the world urgently sought to learn more about him.

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DETROIT (AP) — A 23-year-old Nigerian man who claimed to have ties to al-Qaida was charged Saturday with trying to destroy a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day, as authorities around the world urgently sought to learn more about him.






















