Shickshinny Officials Announce Long-term Recovery Plan
The borough of Shickshinny still faces an uphill battle nearly six months after the September floods. The old Wells Fargo Bank building is scheduled to come down later this week. The post office is...
View ArticleFamily Loses Everything in Fire
A community in Luzerne County is coming together to help a family who lost everything in a fire. The Wolf family home near Shickshinny was destroyed Tuesday night. The flames could be seen for miles....
View ArticleShickshinny Bank Demolished 6 Months after the Flood
September 8, 2011 is a date thousands of people in this area will never forget. That is when the Susquehanna River and some other rivers and creeks went over their banks causing historic flooding. Six...
View ArticleChanges in Shickshinny
It is now almost seven months since the September floods decimated parts of our area. Shickshinny was one of the hardest hit, but that community in Luzerne County continues to make a comeback. Two...
View ArticleNew ABC Sitcom Stars Area Woman
The new ABC comedy, “Don`t Trust the B— in Apartment 23,” premiers tonight and one of the lead actresses is from northeastern Pennsylvania. Krysten Ritter grew up in Columbia and Luzerne counties,...
View ArticleMan Wanted for Firing Shots at Trooper
State police still looking for evidence and the man who they said shot twice at a trooper early Friday morning in Luzerne County. The man state police are looking for is William Gronosky Junior, the...
View ArticleFire In Shickshinny Rips Vacant Homes
Fire officials said a fire that raced through two vacant homes already ravaged by the September flood in Luzerne County is a case of arson. Crews believe the fire started in the back of a home on Canal...
View ArticleRestaurant Hit by September Floods Re-opens
A restaurant in Shickshinny that took on four feet of water during the September floods re-opened Monday. Kim Miller prepared sandwichs in the kitchen of the newly reopened Wagon Wheel. Miller is the...
View ArticleShickshinny’s Flood-Damaged Homes Torn Down
SHICKSHINNY — A flood-damaged neighborhood in Shickshinny is now unrecognizable. Homes are being torn down in the borough, a result of the devastating floods of 2011, and even all the way back to...
View ArticleShickshinny Making a Comeback From Flood
SHICKSHINNY — The Shickshinny area was devastated by the flood last year, But Saturday morning, another sign of a comeback: another business will open. It’s something that’s welcome news for the...
View ArticleA Second Chance for Garrison Memorial School
SHICKSHINNY — After being vacant for three years, an old elementary school in Luzerne County will soon get a makeover. Garrison Memorial School in Shickshinny closed down in 2009 after its student...
View ArticleNoon Update: Fires In Vacant Home, SUV Suspicious
SHICKSHINNY — A state police fire marshal has been called in to investigate an early morning fire at a vacant house in Shickshinny and a vehicle fire less than a block away. Tuesday morning’s fires...
View ArticleAnother Fire In Mocanaqua
MOCANAQUA—A double-block home on Railroad Street in Mocanaqua caught fire just before 3 p.m. Monday afternoon. Fire officials said it was vacant and had no electricity hooked up. It is the third fire...
View ArticleTwo More Luzerne County Fires Ruled Arson
WEST PITTSTON — There are no suspects yet and no leads, but today a State Police Fire Marshal ruled Sunday’s fire in West Pittston was arson. This home was more than 100 years old, and the homeowner...
View ArticleSuspected Meth Lab Busted in Shickshinny
SHICKSHINNY — Police in part of Luzerne County spent Thanksgiving Day at a suspected methamphetamine lab at a home in Shickshinny. They also arrested a man who lives in the home. Shickshinny police say...
View ArticleMan Charged for Mocanaqua Arson
MOCANAQUA — State police arrested and charged a man for an arson in Luzerne County. Shawn Wilcox, 36, of Mocanaqua was arraigned on arson charges in Wilkes-Barre Tuesday evening. The charges are...
View ArticleReaction To Arson Arrest
MOCANAQUA — Neighbors in part of Luzerne County say they feel relieved after hearing police arrested a suspect for one of the arsons in their flood-damaged community. Barbara Davison took her new...
View ArticleBlaze Destroys Garage
UNION TOWNSHIP — Fire crews in Luzerne County were called to a garage fire near Shickshinny. Investigators said the owner was trying to thaw pipes around 10:30 p.m. Sunday, when the garage along...
View ArticleValentine’s Day Makes Cash Registers Ring
BLOOMSBURG — Just about everywhere you look these days you’ll see sights of heart shaped boxes and symbols of Valentine`s Day. Karen’s Candy Barrel in Bloomsburg is a chocoholic`s dream. Jay Nixon is...
View ArticleFlames Force Family to Flee
SHICKSHINNY — A state police investigator spent Monday morning at a burned out home in Shickshinny. A family of four lost their home in the early morning fire in Luzerne County. The fire chief in...
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