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Sen. Bob Mellow announces he will not seek re-election
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.
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IN THE TOWNS
- Confirmation students make today ‘Souper Bowl Sunday’
- Garbage stickers on sale in W. Wyoming
- Ziti dinner to benefit WP man with Cystic Fibrosis
- Borough’s 100th anniversary committee to meet
- Council to meet Monday
- Forget the groundhog, Little League sign-ups this week
- Methodist Women assembling health kits for Haiti
Sheriff's Sales
Dog cruelty trial will be delayed
WILKES-BARRE – The trial of a man accused of animal cruelty in the shooting death of a dog will be delayed until later this week after a Luzerne County judge tries a rape case.
Snow coming, and driving could be tricky
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.
Mount Airy applies for table games
PARADISE TWP. -- Earlier this afternoon, Mount Airy Casino Resort near Mount Poocno filed an application with the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board seeking approval for a Table Game Operation Certificate.
Man to be tried in dog’s death
WILKES-BARRE -- A Pittston Township man who police say shot and killed a neighbor’s pet German Shepherd will stand trial beginning today.
- Yudichak will enter Senate race
- ‘Brady Bunch’ exhibit at LCCC
- Italian-American Association installs officers
- Pierantoni issues report for January; 543 cases heard
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County GOP honors Pat Solano - PA students and ’67 alumni reach out to help Kaiden
- Stephanie Jallen invited to White House Tuesday
- WP monthly sewer fee to be $21-$22, council says
- Friendly Sons to honor past president Bill Williams Feb. 20
- Police warn be wary of phone solicitations
- Exeter Planning Commission legitimacy questioned
- Friday pizza sales throughout Lent
- Wyoming Hose Co. No. 1 helps out Santa
- UNICO donates to Pittston Memorial Library
- Barbershop officers installed at dinner dance
- Wyoming Area Kiwanis meets with student service leaders
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Valentine’s Day dinner Friday at Senior Center
Senior Citizens Centers, sponsored by the Area Agency on Aging for Luzerne and Wyoming counties, offer hot non meals, Monday through Friday to people 60 years of age or older. Dona ...
Sports
Lady Warriors undefeated in WVC-III
Wyoming Area stayed unbeaten in Division III swimming with a 118-61 win over Coughlin on Senior Day at the Wyoming Area Pool.
Arts & Entertainment
Greenlee sabotages Fusion computers on ‘All My Children’
Opal has premonitions of someone bad coming to Pine Valley. Greenlee was shocked to see Erica and Ryan together and wants to hurt Ryan the way he has hurt her. Jake suspected David ...
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Three weeks from the day
Today, the day I am writing, is Friday February 5, 2010.
Dispatch Columnists
- Hotness, it seems, is a fickle friend - Ed Ackerman - Optimist
- Just a slight flirtation? - Maria Montante - Maria Remembers
- On Super Bowl Sunday: add soups for good health - Mary Ehret - Nutrition Corner
Times Leader News
Sen. Mellow era ending
After 39 years in the state Senate, the chamber’s longest serving member has announced he will not seek re-election.
PENNSYLVANIA NEWS
Round 2: Snow slams Mid-Atlantic, points north
Plows that have been rolling around the clock for days in the nation's capital, Philadelphia and Baltimore won't be heading for the garage any time soon as a second major storm ...
Nation & World
Cross-examination begins for serial murder suspect
A man representing himself in a serial murder trial in Southern California has finished presenting his case to jurors, culminating with a video clip of himself from an episode o ...
Feature Stories
Man shoots himself in leg outside Fla. gun store
A man accidentally shot himself in the leg shortly after leaving a Jupiter gun store. Police said the unidentified man went to Chuck's Guns and Ammo Monday afternoon, looking fo ...
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