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                        Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo accused Lackawanna County Commissioner Bill Gaughan of 'grandstanding' and 'bush league' behavior in dispute about the counties paying for local police to supplement federal and airport security. Airport officials backed Gaughan.
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                        The Wyoming Valley Challenger team played at the Little League World Series in August, and on Wednesday, state leaders recognized the team in Harrisburg.
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                        Luzerne County Manager Romilda Crocamo said the county will unveil a 2026 budget Tuesday that raises the property tax by 1.9% to pay for a new county common pleas court judge, road and bridge maintenance and higher health care costs.
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                        Keith and Danielle Medash have sued the Luzerne County Children, Youth and Families agency in federal court alleging officials ignored warning signs about the danger presented by the birth parents of a boy they later adopted. The natural father was later charged with fracturing the boy's skull.
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                        The lead singer of a Philadelphia-based rock band that got bumped from last month's Rockin' The River concert series in Wilkes-Barre over political concerns will be performing in the Diamond City next month.
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                        State police say Virginia Delgadillo of Butler Twp. watched as her husband jabbed a back scratcher into the 13-year-old's mouth and did nothing to stop it. The boy died Monday morning.
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                        Back In Black: A Tribute to AC/DC and Bat Out of Hell: A Tribute to Meatloaf, are now scheduled to perform at Friday's concert in Wilkes-Barre.
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                        Crocamo says she's reviewing whether to proceed with performance after being informed about band founder's 2008 felony sex conviction.
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                        ICE took restaurant owner Nasario Damian Contreras, a native of Mexico, into custody last Tuesday outside Isabella's Restaurant in Lackawanna County. Now, his family is hoping for the best.
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                        Philly rock band's frontman and Luzerne County manager speak with WVIA News about the decision to cancel Low Cut Connie's Rockin' the River appearance and the aftermath.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
