Wayne County News

A trailer home is in shambles after an early morning fire in Wayne County. It happened Wednesday morning just before 3 o'clock in the Waymart area.

A dead bear has prompted the Pennsylvania Game Commission to ask for the public's help.

MOUNT POCONO Police say shoplifting suspect had heroin bags, needles One of two shoplifting suspects accused of stealing video games Tuesday from the Kmart in Mount Pocono came to the store with hypodermic needles and empty heroin bags, police said.

WAYNE COUNTY COURT NOTES Wayne County court notes are published Tuesdays in The Times-Tribune. DIVORCE SOUGHT - Christina Crandall, 139 E. Tyron St., Apt.

Editor's note: This column features some of the high and low spots in recent news.

A man from Wayne County is behind bars, accused of sexually molesting a teenage boy.

People in Wayne County are appalled by a disturbing case of child abuse. A Honesdale couple is facing charges of abusing a 12-year-old girl.

Wayne County court notes are published Tuesdays in The Times-Tribune. DIVORCES sought - Joseph Tighe, 59 Batzel Road, Lake Ariel, v. Juanita Tighe, P.O. Box 369, Lake Ariel; married, May 26, 1990; Oressa Campbell, attorney.

BARRE City police are asking for help to identify a driver and vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash last month that left a Wayne County woman injured.

Font size: [A] [A] [A] share this A Wayne County man who used a BB gun to rob a man in Scranton has been sentenced to a lengthy state prison term.

The following people were sentenced in Wayne County by President Judge Raymond L. Hamill on Thursday: - Walter Anderson, 23, of Lake Ariel, 48 to 120 months in state prison, $1,000 fine and $11,097 in restitution after pleading guilty to homicide by vehicle while under the influence and driving under the influence, highest rate.

One person was killed and four others, including two children, were injured Friday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash on Route 6 just west of Hawley.

The largest U.S. oil company pleaded guilty to violating a law protecting migratory birds and agreed to pay $600,000 in fines related to the deaths of approximately 85 birds, including hawks and owls, that were exposed to hydrocarbons in uncovered pits used in natural gas extraction and wastewater facilities, according to the Justice Department.

Michael J. Mullen / Staff Photographer A kitten rests in hay near a young Holstein heifer in Don and Christina Salak's barn.

A heavily-traveled stretch of road in Wayne County was shut down for hours Tuesday after an unknown substance was discovered on the road.

A 10-year plan to change the traffic pattern in downtown Honesdale, Wayne County went into effect Sunday.

The third annual Children's Building Contest, sponsored by All About Improving of Beach Lake, will give kids ages five to 12 an opportunity to have some fun, build a LEGO home and win prizes.

Midge Edwards was frantic the day her 3-year-old cat, Dana, wandered away from her home in Elmhurst.

The Wayne County Arts Alliance is presenting an exhibit, 'The Creative Life of Raymond Rocklin,' at the Willow River Galley, running through October 17.

A business owner in Wayne County was in the process of re-opening his lumber yard, which he closed almost a year ago due to the economy.