Mountain Top News

Daughter of Eberhard Faber loved the arts and volunteering. BILL O ' BOYLE boboyle@timesleader.com Theo Faber Lumia's life was filled with family, volunteering, the arts, nature and church, recalled friends who knew her.

They'll be trotting out a longhorn in Tunkhannock tonight, before the fireworks display at the high school.

Reputed crime boss William "Big Billy" D'Elia has invoked his Fifth Amendment right not to testify about allegations that he conspired with two former Luzerne County judges to rig a $3.5 million defamation verdict against The Citizens' Voice, attorneys in the case said today D'Elia, who is serving nine years in federal prison for money laundering ...

The 2009 Highpointers Convention kicks off at 4 pm, Wednesday, July 29. with a bar-b-que and East/West softwall game at the farm home of convention co-host Steve Urbanski at 3130 Church Road, Mountain Top, Pennsylvania.

Drivers on a heavily-traveled highway in Luzerne County may notice some big changes starting Friday.

BARRE The mother of a Mountain Top man killed when his motorcycle struck a flatbed truck that was allegedly blocking the roadway has filed a lawsuit against the driver and his employer.

The love of animals brought hundreds of motorcycle enthusiasts together Sunday to help raise money for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Luzerne County.

Mary Theresa Condosta, a junior at Scranton Preparatory School, has been accepted as a Diocesan Scholar and will attend Marywood University for the summer 2009 session.

Michael McGraw , a sophomore at MMI Preparatory School, Freeland, was a runner-up in the "A" Exam of the American Chemical Society High School Chemistry Competition for Susquehanna Valley held at Bloomsburg University.

A judge in Luzerne County has ordered negotiations over the Memorial Day weekend in an effort to resolve a long-running contract dispute involving support staff in the Crestwood School District.

Former prothonotary will try to regain post in the fall against Democrat McGinley Bellas.

B businessman Chris Hackett purchased HPG International assets for $1.8M; company hiring workers.

A school district in northeastern Pennsylvania has no one to serve lunch due to a strike by support staff, including cafeteria workers.

Workers have sent notice to a district in Luzerne County that they plan to strike.

The identity of the man killed in a crash at a classic ar show in Luzerne County has been released.

Luzerne County judicial candidate Daniel Zola has loaned his election campaign committee nearly $160,319, according to a campaign finance report filed with the state, just $681 less than a judge's annual salary.

A Mountain Top man was killed in the two vehicle crash on state Route 309 on Sunday.

Real Simple readers reveal the most precious of presents from their mothers.. My mother's greatest gift came after she was gone.

Boy Scouts Pack 106 of Mountain Top will sponsor 'Scouting Magic,' a magic show featuring nine professional magicians, at 7 p.m. May 23 in the auditorium at Crestwood High School.

Expect a slow go if you travel along a section of Interstate 81 northbound in Luzerne and Lackawanna counties Tuesday.