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Latest Articles by Terrie Morgan-Besecker

November 14, 2011

Board doubts county manager can handle running prison

WILKES-BARRE – Concerned about its pending abolition once home rule takes effect, the Luzerne County prison board on Monday asked its solicitor to investigate whether the county is obligated by law to retain a separate body to oversee prison operations.

November 14, 2011

WVW wants teacher’s suit dismissed

SCRANTON – An attorney for the Wyoming Valley West School District has asked a judge to dismiss a federal lawsuit filed by a teacher who claims she was wrongly suspended after she was falsely accused of abusing students.

November 9, 2011

Man’s family sues LCTA, city, center designer

WILKES-BARRE – The family of an elderly Wilkes-Barre man who was killed by a bus at the city’s Intermodal Center has filed a lawsuit against the Luzerne County Transportation Authority, the city and designer of the terminal.

November 9, 2011

Corrupt former deputy chief clerk still wants his pension, sues retirement board

SCRANTON – Former Luzerne County Deputy Chief Clerk Bill Brace has filed a federal lawsuit against the county’s retirement board members, alleging they have improperly denied him his pension based on his guilty plea to a corruption charge.

November 9, 2011

‘Perfect storm’ led to upset for the ages, expert says

It will go down as one of the biggest election upsets in Luzerne County history.

November 9, 2011

Experts: New district attorney’s staff key

WILKES-BARRE – Luzerne County District Attorney-elect Stefanie Salavantis’ lack of experience in criminal law should not preclude the office from operating efficiently, as long as she surrounds herself with experienced prosecutors, two former district attorneys said.

November 8, 2011

BRAND NEW D.A.

Outspent by a more than 2-to-1 margin and dogged by allegations she failed to protect juveniles from a corrupt judge, Luzerne County District Attorney Jackie Musto Carroll lost her bid for re-election Tuesday to challenger Stefanie Salavantis, according to final but unofficial results.

November 7, 2011

Pittston Area directors target of suit

SCRANTON – Pittston Area school director Robert Linskey has filed a federal lawsuit against fellow board members, alleging political motivations were behind their decision to replace him as the district’s representative to Luzerne Intermediate Unit 18.

November 4, 2011

It’s 18 months for Powell

SCRANTON – He provided information that helped send three judges and a school director to prison, but the assistance wasn’t quite enough to save attorney Robert Powell from a jail cell of his own.

November 4, 2011

Update: Powell sentenced to 18 months, regrets not stopping "travesty."

Robert Powell, the attorney who admitted paying kickbacks to two former Luzerne County judges in the "kids for cash" scandal, was sentenced today to 1 1/2 years in prison and ordered to pay a $60,000 fine.