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Emergency workers secure the scene after an incident on state Route 309 in which a man jumped from the Rutter Avenue overpass of the Cross Valley Expressway on Monday afternoon. The man was transported to Geisinger Wyoming Valley in Plains Township, where he was pronounced dead, said Luzerne County Coroner John Corcoran. The 35-year-old Kingston man’s name isn’t being released until his family has been alerted. Northbound traffic on the expressway was temporarily stopped just after 3 p.m. The expressway reopened at 3:27 p.m., according to the state Department of Transportation.
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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.
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.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Even as Republicans publicly welcome President Barack Obama's call for a bipartisan confab on health care, some privately worry that he might be laying a trap to portray their ideas as flimsy.
Toyota says it is recalling about 437,000 Prius and other hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix brake problems — the latest in a string of embarrassing safety lapses at the world’s largest automaker.
Folks in Luzerne County can expect at least 3 to 5 inches of snow to accumulate on Wednesday, with high winds and drifts that will impede driving and impact schedules, according to a local meteorologist.
WILKES-BARRE – Two buildings that once housed the former Blum Brothers dress shop in the city’s downtown will be demolished.
Scranton Mayor Chris Doherty is staying in the governor’s race and Monday he discounted reports that he would shift gears and run for lieutenant governor.
A Butler Township attorney will formally announce her intention to run for the state House seat currently held by fellow Butler Township resident and House Majority Leader Todd Eachus.
WILKES-BARRE – The Wilkes-Barre Area School Board accepted the resignation of President Frank Pizzella – the third member to plead guilty to corruption charges – and elected Teresa McGuire president.
State Rep. John Yudichak on Monday made it official – he will seek to replace the retiring Raphael Musto in the state Senate.
HARRISBURG — U.S. Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He was 77.
PITTSBURGH — Tens of thousands of people were still without power across Pennsylvania on Monday as yet another winter storm bore down on the snow-weary region.
WASHINGTON — A critical safety net for babies — that heelprick of blood taken from every newborn — is facing an ethics attack.
DETROIT — Consumers say they have heard more negative news about Toyota in recent days than they heard about General Motors and Chrysler during their bankruptcies last spring, according to BrandIndex, a consumer survey that tracks perceptions of hundreds of companies.
HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut’s governor is calling for a review of state safety codes following a deadly explosion at a power plant in Middletown.
LOS ANGELES — Michael Jackson’s doctor has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the death of the pop star.Loading... |
VA begins Salute to Vets Week
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If snow keeps 230,000 government employees home for the better part of a week, will anyone notice?
The Homeland Security Department estimates the number of illegal immigrants living in the U.S. fell about 7 percent to 10.8 million in January 2009.
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