Topic: Luzerne County

Another Marcellus driller to disclose additives

Chief Oil & Gas L.L.C. became the latest operator in the Marcellus Shale to voluntarily disclose the additives it uses to hydraulically fracture...

Judge pleads guilty in kickback scheme

A former judge in northeastern Pennsylvania pleaded guilty yesterday to a racketeering conspiracy charge for his role in a kickback scheme that put ...
Former Pa. judge pleads guilty in kids-for-cash scheme involving juvenile detention centerA former county judge in northeastern Pennsylvania has pleaded guilty to a racketeering conspiracy charge in a kickback scheme that put juvenile defendants behind ba
State panel in Pennsylvania 'kids for cash' scandal recommends improved oversight of judgesA state panel investigating the "kids for cash" scandal in northeastern Pennsylvania is recommending stronger oversight for the state's juvenile justice system.The
<div id="subtitle">Pa. circus elephant's killing of handler before show ruled an accident; show continuesA coroner says a circus elephant that kicked a handler and killed him before a performance in northeastern Pennsylvania did so accidentally.Luze
FBI probe of Pa. coal country corruption snares judges, public officials, former NFL proAfter a six-year run in the NFL, Greg Skrepenak came home to Pennsylvania and parlayed his name recognition and hometown popularity into a seat on the Luzerne County B
Pa. officials remove nativity scene, menorah from courthouse lawn after lawsuit threatenedOfficials in northeastern Pennsylvania have removed a pair of religious holiday symbols from a public space after being threatened with legal action.Luzerne County c
Current and former district attorneys to address Pa. kids-for-cash scandalA panel investigating the "kids-for-cash" scandal in a northeastern Pennsylvania county is to hear from the current Luzerne County district attorney and her predecessor Tuesday.The
Lawyer defends Pa. Judicial Conduct Board decision to hand kids-for-cash allegations to fedsThe senior counsel for the Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board says the board acted properly when it referred allegations against two Luzerne County judges to fede
Pennsylvania Supreme Court reverses itself, now wants to save records of judicial scandalThe state Supreme Court bowed to pressure and abandoned its plan to destroy the records of thousands of juveniles who appeared before a corrupt judge between 2003 and