Freeland News

The state budget that took more than 100 days past its deadline to enact includes major cuts in funding to a key project-funding agency, the Department of Community and Economic Development.

Republicans will form a clear majority on Hazleton City Council beginning in 2010, as voters elected Karin Cabell and James Perry in an obvious show of support for Mayor Lou Barletta.

The arrest of township fire Chief John Yuknavich in a Plains Township bar fight on Saturday isn't the first time he has made news for the wrong reasons.

With 34 percent of the electorate voting Tuesday, Swinesburg polled 192 votes, while Tax Collector Joan Hinkle garnered 203 votes in her unopposed bid.

A community in Luzerne County took a blow Monday when it was announced a major employer is closing.

Three lawsuits filed by individuals affected by a gas spill in the Laurel Gardens neighborhood were settled Monday.

An ordeal in which two large snakes went missing in a Freeland home has prompted borough officials to propose banning exotic animals from becoming pets.

EDWARDSVILLE Two men are charged with kidnapping a store security officer who attempted to stop them from stealing seafood and meat on Tuesday.

On North Wyoming Street in Hazleton, near the hub of town, sits the now-infamous La Cantina Bar.

Why he's in the news: The Buccaneers finished their fifth consecutive undefeated season last month and set several Drum Corps Associates records.

If you live in the mountains you probably had more snow than anybody else. The valley cities didn't get much of anything.

Mike Slease has been a living history interpreter for 40 years. He is the founder and commanding officer of the Third Battalion Pennsylvania Regiment of Foot, "the Augusta Regiment." The unit re-enacts French and Indian War events throughout Pennsylvania and New York, where many battles of that war took place in the years before the colonies became ...

And while the legacy of King Coal's effect on area streams and rivers might be less apparent, it's just as, if not more, devastating.

Investigation of Hazleton school ads to be given to DA's office. The Luzerne County Election Bureau is seeking the public's help in an investigation of two political action committees.

Written by Christian Morrow - Courier Staff Writer Thursday, 17 September 2009 11:27 Whether fighting in Korea or for civil rights in the streets of Pittsburgh, Harvey Adams Jr.

Font size: [A] [A] [A] share this An oil tank split inside a Freeland home Monday morning during a delivery, releasing 150 gallons into the basement from where some of the oil flowed into sewers and the borough's sewage treatment plant.

BUTLER TWP. A roadside dispute resulted in a Freeland man being jailed on gun and assault charges and police issuing advice to domestic abuse victims.

A former Roman Catholic school principal is suing the Diocese of Allentown over alleged sexual harassment and gender discrimination.

If you live in the Bird-in-Hand area, especially if you live on a farm, be prepared for a man to knock on your front door.

A feisty former president of several area unions who has a history of fighting for what she believes in, Uricheck is now waging a battle to prevent what some see as a benefit to the community: Borough council wants to pave over a portion of Freeland Park for a parking area that would accommodate 13 vehicles on a 3,875-square-foot plot along Sabol ...