Who Measures the Pulse? Anyone close to Scranton probably can't help but see the positive things happening in the town. But a national magazine gave the city a shot in the gut when published it's list of "Americas fastest-dying cities." Forbes magazine put Scranton on the list....the magazine looks at population trends, unemployment and gross domestic product growth. While the
Louis Teicher Dies at 83 They were probably the most-popular pop piano duo in music history. Ferrante and Teicher's songs were a staple on the charts for decades. Louis Teicher was a native of Wilkes Barre...he was born in the city in 1924, and took his first piano lesson there. He died of a heart attack in North Carolina Sunday at the age of 83.
Bravo Battery Takes A BREAK Members of Bravo Battery, 109th Field Artillery are back home enjoying a break from training before they return for more of the same in Mississippi. That's where they'll wrap up training before shipping to Iraq early next year. The soldiers returned to their headquarters in Nanticoke. They'll get another break at Christmas before heading for the war zone.
Bylsma Named New Coach of Baby Pens Dan Bylsma has been named head coach of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, it was announced Monday by Pittsburgh Penguins Assistant General Manager Chuck Fletcher. He becomes the fifth head coach in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton history.
Bylsma, 37, spent the past two seasons as an assistant with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, and takes over the head coaching duties from Todd Richards, who accepted a
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Gitmo jury gives bin Laden driver light sentence
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Man held in Fla. on charge of threatening Obama
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Detroit mayor ordered jailed after bond violation
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Bulgarian archaeologists discover ancient chariot
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Elvis' peacock jumpsuit sells for $300K
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Two arrested after using barbecue pit as a weapon
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Brett Favre joins Jets after trade from Packers
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