July 2

AH Robotics team to host fundraiser



The AH Robotics team will host their Community Bowl-A-Thon to benefit the team's participation in the annual Foundation for Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) competition. Ryan Knight is pictured here participating in last year's Robotics competition.

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PenDOT: Heavy traffic on Interstate 81 Northbound at exit 194

According to PenDOT, on Interstate 81 Northbound, beginning at Exit 194 Clarks Summit, there will be a heavy volume of traffic near long term work zone at Exit 194-197, due to holiday travel. Backlog of two miles will likely increase as afternoon progresses on July 3. Seek alternate route.

NY police: Robbers from Pa. were running on empty

KIRKWOOD, N.Y. (AP) — State police say two Pennsylvania men robbed an upstate New York gas station and might have gotten away if they'd remembered to do one thing — fuel up.

Storms leave damage

Times Leader Photo Galleries ABINGTONS – At about 3:30 p.m. on Friday, June 26, a thunderstorm blew through Clarks Summit and other areas of the Abingtons, leaving damage to houses and other buildings. For the brief period it was here, many residents feared it was a tornado, not a thunderstorm that touched down.

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Boys of summer Times Leader Photo Galleries

With the Abington Little League regular season scheduled to end in July, all the teams are preparing for post- season play. On Tuesday, June 23, LJC Clean Sweep, the team shown in ...

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Arts & Entertainment

Trio of talent Times Leader Photo Galleries

SCRANTON - For the past five years, Abington area residents Joanne Benson, Maryann Williams and Phyllis Rennie have been painting together, so it seems only ...

Community

Countryside Conservancy auction July 11

The Countryside Conservancy will be holding its annual auction on July 11. The event will take place on the lawn of Allied Services, located on the Morgan Highway. Auction Committe ...

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Rain storm damages West Side

The estimated 2.5 inches of rain that drenched northern Luzerne County Friday afternoon caused particular headaches for West Side area residents.

PENNSYLVANIA NEWS

Boy, 11, missing in Pa. river; man's body found

Search crews have recovered the body of a man who jumped into the Delaware River to try to rescue an 11-year-old boy who fell off a boat, the Coast Guard said Saturday.

NATION & WORLD

Schwarzenegger legacy entwined with fiscal crisis

California voters gave Arnold Schwarzenegger a single, blockbuster-sized mission when they sent him to Sacramento six years ago in an unprecedented election: Fix California's ch ...

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Turtle named for Obama freed on Independence Day

A sea turtle named after President Barack Obama that was rescued just before Inauguration Day has been set free on Independence Day.



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