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 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:24:20 GMT 2009-11-07T08:24:20Z en-us 2009 http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=69445792&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FPa__court_tosses_prostitution_case_over_police-funded_sex_11-07-2009.html HARRISBURG — An appeals court has ruled Pennsylvania State Police botched a prostitution investigation in which troopers gave an informant money to pay for sex four times at a massage parlor, along with a total of $180 for the man’s trouble. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT c225bb8bf7ead20fafbfa1e92021bab8 2009-11-07T05:00:00Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=69446072&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FHearing_on_federal_obstruction_charge_postponed_to_December_11-07-2009.html WILKES-BARRE – A preliminary hearing scheduled Friday for a Pittston businessman charged in the county corruption probe has been continued to December. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT fe61999aa2fb79dc7c69bc147e1d96c6 2009-11-07T05:00:00Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=69444897&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FOne_dead__five_hurt_in_shooting_11-07-2009.html ORLANDO, Fla. — A man so broke that he said he didn’t have the money to visit his son 30 minutes away opened fire Friday at the engineering firm that fired him two years ago, killing one person and wounding five, authorities said. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT 9c5b5c52d5a80b500c75191a4cc9216c 2009-11-07T05:00:00Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=69446077&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FWVSA_may_treat_wastewater_from_gas-drilling_11-07-2009.html The Wyoming Valley Sanitary Authority is investigating the feasibility of treating wastewater created from natural-gas drilling. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT a3664708a1b082c97bde4213e1e95c10 2009-11-07T05:00:00Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=69446067&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FUndelivered_IRS_checks_are_available_11-07-2009.html The Internal Revenue Service released a list of Luzerne County residents who can claim undelivered refund checks. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT 5892accccbfacef142414d527c2bb570 2009-11-07T05:00:00Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=69445732&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FState_police_vice_isn_rsquo_t_a_9-to-5_job_11-07-2009.html FORTY FORT – Imagine popping the top off of a car battery to find marijuana stuffed inside, or posing undercover as a john at a truck stop in a prostitution sting. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT 678cccfac2d7de2f10ed043e38ea0ef7 2009-11-07T05:00:00Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=69445752&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FDeputy_sheriff_found_dead_at_W-B_home_11-07-2009.html A 41-year-old Luzerne County sheriff’s deputy died at home from complications from a blood clot. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT d45961e97d265110585f5525fb1976a8 2009-11-07T05:00:00Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=69444902&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FInternational_news_briefs_110709.html Investigators are searching the New Orleans offices of the activist group ACORN in connection with embezzlement and tax fraud allegations. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT dcac4b8f8efbddedaa261f6208d91e78 2009-11-07T05:00:00Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=69444812&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FTwo_city_family_funeral_homes_merge_11-07-2009.html WILKES-BARRE – Two city families each with a long history in politics and the funeral business have merged. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT 6d62c3cef916ec2f9ace94da0eb31ba7 2009-11-07T05:00:00Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182126&44=69445772&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2FPolice__Woman_made_up_abduction_Police_Blotter_11-07-2009.html SALEM TWP. – A Berwick woman faces charges that she fabricated an abduction to cover up for a reported stolen check at a bank on Thursday. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:24:20 GMT 2b20220a44ca9fe8bf4072a472ad706e 2009-11-07T08:24:20Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=69444802&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FBusiness_briefs_110709.html Outstanding consumer credit fell by $14.8 billion to $2.46 trillion in September, down 4.7 percent compared with a year ago. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT 92fa9c7887c3f38607e417262d23f13c 2009-11-07T05:00:00Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=69445837&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FFort_Hood_suspect_said_farewell_11-07-2009.html FORT HOOD, Texas — As if going off to war, Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan cleaned out his apartment, gave leftover frozen broccoli to one neighbor and called another to thank him for his friendship — common courtesies and routines of the departing soldier. Instead, authorities say, he went on the killing spree that left 13 people dead. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT df54e5deb12a3ddf80e97b69734feb4b 2009-11-07T05:00:00Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=69445832&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FClosed_churchs_to_be_taxed_11-07-2009.html Closed churches and religious schools will likely be taxed in Luzerne County next year, county Assessment Director Tony Alu said Friday. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT 3775416daabe8ab59d221ba40f2e504e 2009-11-07T05:00:00Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=69445827&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FPiece_of_airplane_rsquo_s_tail_falls_off_11-07-2009.html MELVILLE, N.Y. — It’s a bird! It’s a plane! Well, it’s part of a plane. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT 54560966d9a194dce75ebf569dd56647 2009-11-07T05:00:00Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=69445822&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FWhich_party_ruled_on_Tuesday__11-07-2009.html The votes have been counted, candidates have been elected and both political parties have claimed victory. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT 731887b09d086822d2478c1861c6ebb7 2009-11-07T05:00:00Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=69445812&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FPulaski_now_honorary_U_S__citizen_11-07-2009.html WASHINGTON — Finally, Gen. Casimir Pulaski became an American citizen on Friday, 230 years after the Polish nobleman died fighting for the as yet-unborn United States. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT 78d9808005eee2555114da7d16cf1bd7 2009-11-07T05:00:00Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=69445807&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FDistrict_attorney_shuts_down_pub_in_Plymouth_11-07-2009.html PLYMOUTH – In a highly visible show of force, prosecutors padlocked the doors at Olde Tymers Pub Friday afternoon, a move the manager says is racially motivated. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT 2be2abbb1567b2fe8d283bc5b1b0d2e6 2009-11-07T05:00:00Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182021&44=69445802&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2FW-B_plans_two_more_swine_flu_clinics_for_next_week_11-07-2009.html WILKES-BARRE - The city has scheduled two more swine flu clinics for next week and people living outside city limits can get the vaccine if they are in the five high risk groups. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT 28f68c7f083ff02255c37a83eaeac196 2009-11-07T05:00:00Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182126&44=69445797&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2Fcrime%2FPolice_Blotter_11-07-2009.html WILKES-BARRE – City police reported the following incidents: Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT 42f373588fb7c4baccf8ec5006a1d1bc 2009-11-07T05:00:00Z http://www.timesleader.com/r?19=961&43=182151&44=69445777&32=3991&7=186426&40=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesleader.com%2Fnews%2Flottery%2FLottery_11-07-2009.html HARRISBURG (AP) — Tuesday’s “Super 7” jackpot will be worth at least $625,000 because no player matched seven winning numbers drawn in Friday’s game. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT effd4733ade748569cc8b781d9a2fc4e 2009-11-07T05:00:00Z