http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=960&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com This is the latest news from Times Leader en-us 2009 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:40:16 GMT 2010-02-10T03:40:16Z en-us 2009 http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=83983667&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FNew-senior-moment.html WILKES-BARRE – Lois Simms knows it’s important to stay up on the latest technology. The Wilkes-Barre grandmother has some experience using computers; still, she felt there were some things she could learn. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:40:16 GMT 42fe25b9e5a3eebb542de7c705ca38f0 Joe Healey 2010-02-10T03:40:16Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=83983312&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FCops-Man-hurt-W-B-officer.html WILKES-BARRE – City police officers Joseph Ziegler and James Conmy believed a domestic disturbance at a South River Street apartment had calmed down on Dec. 25. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:32:16 GMT e1c1893c86b216ca07b3840e802da8e4 Joe Healey 2010-02-10T03:32:16Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=83983197&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FDecision-tabled-on-letting-newsstand-sell-beer.html WILKES-BARRE – City council decided to wait two weeks to decide if it will approve a request of a downtown business to start selling six-packs to go. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:30:48 GMT af64938420f00bf0d625539b834cf28b Joe Healey 2010-02-10T03:30:48Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=83983127&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FAnticipating-a-winter-storm-shoppers-hit-the-stores-.html The pending winter storm threatening to bring snow through early Thursday morning means great business for some companies. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:29:14 GMT da5a7ee5df0e754cacd05c42f1b40eb8 Joe Healey 2010-02-10T03:29:14Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=83983062&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FNEPA-schools-may-get-23M-more.html WILKES-BARRE – School Districts in the three-county area would receive $23 million more in 2010-11 than they got this year from the state under Gove. Ed Rendell’s proposed education budget. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:27:19 GMT a0b95bcd882542b0c6be4f5a9347868e Joe Healey 2010-02-10T03:27:19Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=83982972&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FCounty-wants-probe-of-notarys-actions.html Luzerne County officials voted Tuesday to ask the District Attorney’s Office to investigate allegations that a notary allowed a former county employee to falsify a document involving his county pension. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 03:24:43 GMT 36f83e6bae150a34deb5f899b5f189b4 Joe Healey 2010-02-10T03:24:43Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=83977937&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FCost-to-repair-sewer-lines-concerns-Laflin-officials.html LAFLIN – Collapsing terra-cotta sewer lines are likely to mean the borough has more repair work in the future, council noted during Monday’s borough council meeting. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:52:22 GMT fc590650d06cf98266013d632b349d66 Joe Healey 2010-02-10T01:52:22Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=83977867&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FDuryea-police-to-enforce-code-regs.html DURYEA – Borough police officers were assigned a new task Tuesday when council voted to assign them the duties of carrying out code enforcement activity. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:50:51 GMT aad446b3a7613d071f4a47c351111d56 Joe Healey 2010-02-10T01:50:51Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=83977817&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FConservative-spokesman-public-policy-expert-to-talk.html WILKES-BARRE – International perceptions of America will be the focus when public policy expert and author Dinesh D’Souza delivers the Allan P. Kirby Lecture in Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship on March 2 at Wilkes University. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:49:06 GMT cdee8f67be02d0dfaf91645c7e09c67f Joe Healey 2010-02-10T01:49:06Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=83977682&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FStormwater-operation-costs-mulled.html NANTICOKE – The county is likely to have a more stringent stormwater management plan by July, but attendees at a meeting on the proposed county-wide ordinance voiced concerns that increased regulations will likewise increase maintenance costs in already cash-strapped municipalities. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:47:17 GMT c68b35ac1c2a28f519c112f995d2fdda Joe Healey 2010-02-10T01:47:17Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=83977622&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FHughestown-interested-in-Dupont-chipper.html HUGHESTOWN – Hughestown Borough Council will submit an official letter of interest as a part of a Dupont Borough grant request that would fund the purchase of a chip conveyor, council President Wayne Quick Jr. announced during Monday’s council meeting. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:45:29 GMT 0fe97ce5e1665058d456583e54fa77f1 Joe Healey 2010-02-10T01:45:29Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=83958902&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FHaiti-raises-earthquakes-death-toll-to-230000-.html PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti's government has raised the death toll for the Jan. 12 earthquake to 230,000 from 212,000 and says more bodies remain uncounted. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:10:34 GMT 50a1269c97ebe25ef44cfd9d5fe7b7a0 Rachel Decker 2010-02-09T23:10:34Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=83962422&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FBody-of-missing-Air-Force-major-found-in-Haiti-.html MIAMI (AP) — The body of a U.S. Air Force officer visiting Haiti at the time of last month's earthquake has been found in the rubble of a hotel in the country's devastated capital. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:09:50 GMT cbfd61dff23217a7aa604ba6b91cfc49 Rachel Decker 2010-02-09T23:09:50Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=83921342&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FGov-Rendell-makes-nominations-for-county-judgesheriff-posts.html Gov. Ed Rendell has announced his nominations to fill two vacant seats on the Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas and the Sheriff's department. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:08:58 GMT 707bb7f69f7bd434a064733fcc2776c4 Joe Healey 2010-02-09T23:08:58Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=200842&44=83909102&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2Flatest%2FSen-Bob-Mellow-announces-he-will-not-seek-reelection.html HARRISBURG -- Sen. Robert J. Mellow, D-Peckville, the state Senate’s longest-serving member and its highest-ranking Democrat, announced today that he will not seek re-election. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:44:43 GMT 7665e1eec9d3e1995ae67207437ef02c Joe Healey 2010-02-09T22:44:43Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=83885252&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FWeather-Alert-Winter-storm-warning-eight-to-14-inches-of-snow-.html A winter storm warning has been issued for Northeastern Pennsylvania for eight to 14 inches of snow beginning Tuesday night into Thursday morning, according to the National Weather Service in Binghamton, N.Y. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:42:34 GMT 081aaa3c9c57cfc5e83831d107475666 Joe Healey 2010-02-09T20:42:34Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=83912957&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FBack-Mountain-man-announces-run-for-Congress.html KINGSTON – On a campaign kickoff tour announcing his candidacy as a Republican in the 10th congressional district race, Dave Madeira made a stop in Luzerne County Tuesday to introduce himself to voters and ask them for their support. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:46:09 GMT d1bcad8761974410f5eff94afd05f912 Joe Healey 2010-02-09T19:46:09Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=83907037&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FMan-charged-with-assaulting-officer-resisting-arrest-.html WILKES-BARRE - A man accused of assaulting a city police officer and resisting arrest will face charges in Luzerne County Court of Common Pleas. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:18:49 GMT ea232e5c09713bd1f9947dce90a83a41 Joe Healey 2010-02-09T18:18:49Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=83906962&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FRendell-proposes-lower-sales-tax-but-on-more-items-020910.html HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Gov. Ed Rendell on Tuesday presented lawmakers with a $29 billion spending plan that would devote more money to schools, prisons and health care for the poor while taxing the sale of many services for the first time. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:17:53 GMT 2b512394537d903fdeb178f87f849d35 Christopher Hughes 2010-02-09T18:17:53Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=83890452&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FNorthwest-Area-students-charged-for-roles-in-fight-club.html UNION TWP. -- State police at Shickshinny have charged more than a dozen Northwest Area High School students for their participation in two separate fights off of school property. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 18:09:08 GMT 834027c6d5b3bad0cc4c862848b92cc4 Joe Healey 2010-02-09T18:09:08Z