Ed Lewis Column

Latest Columns by Edward Lewis

September 27, 2009

Recent fire reminder of what’s at stake EDWARD LEWIS OPINION

I heard the echoes of my wife’s voice when a multi-alarm fire erupted at the vacant Murray Complex last Sunday.

September 20, 2009

Some food for thought over county events EDWARD LEWIS OPINION

A Public Square deli has a little fun with its menu through the use of quirky titles for its lunch specials.

September 14, 2009

Crime comes from within and without EDWARD LEWIS OPINION

A man left me a lengthy voice mail requesting an in-depth story on the number of out-of-towners coming to Luzerne County to commit crime.

August 30, 2009

Anyone can be a criminal. Just ask the cops EDWARD LEWIS OPINION

Walk a beat in their shoes.

August 23, 2009

Speedy future on the Public Square oval EDWARD LEWIS OPINION

Welcome race fans to NASCAR’s newest track: Public Square Motor Speedway.

August 9, 2009

Everyone is in danger from illegal drug use EDWARD LEWIS OPINION

When I visit police departments and courtrooms sniffing for news every morning, I usually know what to expect.

August 2, 2009

A baby boy who never was given a chance EDWARD LEWIS OPINION

Happy Birthday, baby boy.

July 26, 2009

The ebbs and flows of change in Wilkes-Barre EDWARD LEWIS OPINION

Back when I was in college, I wrote a letter to the editor criticizing Congressman Paul E. Kanjorski’s plan to build an inflatable dam on the Susquehanna River.

July 5, 2009

Fairness trumps nuisance-tax talk over cops EDWARD LEWIS OPINION

A Democratic state lawmaker from Lancaster County wants to impose a tax on those living in municipalities that are serviced full- and part-time by the state police.

June 28, 2009

Bracelet may fit, but the penalty doesn’t EDWARD LEWIS OPINION

Dolly Smith will be wearing an ankle bracelet for the next three months. It’s the fancy bauble kind of bracelet.

Latest Articles by Edward Lewis

November 17, 2011

Man charged with robbery at Taco Bell

WILKES-BARRE - City police charged a man Thursday morning for a robbery at the Taco Bell restaurant on Kidder Street, one of several heists at several stores in the area since Sunday.

November 15, 2011

Man charged with assault, robbery of pizza delivery employee

KINGSTON - A man was arraigned Tuesday on charges he assaulted and robbed a pizza delivery employee.

November 14, 2011

Man held in Pringle robbery

Kingston police have a “person of interest” in custody in connection with a robbery at the Family Dollar on Monday who may be linked to three other area robberies on Monday morning.

November 14, 2011

Police probe series of armed robberies

PRINGLE -- Kingston Police believe a white male in his mid-20s robbed the Family Dollar store in the Luzerne Shopping Center Monday morning.

November 11, 2011

Local universities follow federal crime-reporting law

Two universities in Luzerne County say they adhere to reporting guidelines under a federal law that is being used by the U.S. Department of Education to investigate Penn State University.

November 10, 2011

Kingston names assistant chief

With an impressive three-page resume that includes time as a youth soccer and softball coach and memberships in many community service and law enforcement organizations, Daniel E. Hunsinger was promoted to assistant police chief of the Kingston Police Department.

November 10, 2011

Man says he was hit with bat after being lured to house

WILKES-BARRE – A man said he was coerced into going to a Sambourne Street house where he was struck in the head with a baseball bat during a robbery.

November 9, 2011

Deputy sheriff nabbed in meth ring

NANTICOKE – Luzerne County Deputy Sheriff Tara Rushnock was arrested when she reported to work at the courthouse annex Wednesday morning on charges she possessed methamphetamine.

November 9, 2011

Drug sweep in Luzerne and Columbia counties

Drug agents with the state office of Attorney General are issuing arrest warrants for 18 to 20 people in connection to methamphetamine manufacturing and trafficking Wednesday morning.

November 8, 2011

War in their own words

WILKES-BARRE – Freshman education and history students at Wilkes University are not just reading about wars and military service from textbooks. Now they get the history lesson from veterans who experienced combat and warfare.