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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...

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Family 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....

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Shickshinny 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...

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Changes 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...

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New 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,...

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Man 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...

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Fire 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...

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Restaurant 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...

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Shickshinny’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...

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Shickshinny 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...

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A 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...

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Noon 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...

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Another 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...

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Two 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...

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Suspected 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...

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Man 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...

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Reaction 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...

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Blaze 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...

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Valentine’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...

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Flames 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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