Wyoming NewsLocal news for Wyoming, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.With monthly tours, history of Forty Fort comes alive- June 30, 2008 Lance and Sandy Kittelson spent Saturday afternoon working on their to-do list, but they weren't cutting the grass or planning a Fourth of July barbecue.http://www.topix.net/city/wyoming-pa/2008/06/with-monthly-tours-history-of-forty-fort-come... Voice of area veterans silenced- June 28, 2008 Bill Smith, the longtime voice of veterans throughout the Wyoming Valley, died Wednesday at his Wilkes-Barre home at the age of 83.http://www.topix.net/city/wyoming-pa/2008/06/voice-of-area-veterans-silenced?fromrss=1 Police Blotter- June 26, 2008 BARRE TWP. Township police reported the following incidents: Rebecca Stiles, 26, of Larksville, and James Oko, 26, of White Haven, were arrested around 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Wal-Mart Supercenter.http://www.topix.net/city/wyoming-pa/2008/06/police-blotter?fromrss=1 Cops probe fatal shooting at Sherman Hills complex- June 24, 2008 BARRE A man was killed in an apparent shooting in a hallway of 332 Sherman Hills apartment complex Thursday night.http://www.topix.net/city/wyoming-pa/2008/06/cops-probe-fatal-shooting-at-sherman-hills-co... Third Friday, River fest celebrate nature- June 22, 2008 "I paddled up to a creek that comes from Edwardsville and saw a big, huge beaver," he said.http://www.topix.net/city/wyoming-pa/2008/06/third-friday-river-fest-celebrate-nature?from... Weakley to spend life in prison- June 20, 2008 SCRANTON Paul Weakley didn't flinch when a federal judge sentenced him to life behind bars on Friday for the 2002 strangulation murders of Michael J. Kerkowski and Tammy Lynn Fassett.http://www.topix.net/city/wyoming-pa/2008/06/weakley-to-spend-life-in-prison?fromrss=1 Couple face 2nd, 3rd degree murder charges- June 18, 2008 Anthony and Andrea Bidding allegedly involved in the 2005 beating death of Peter Lach.http://www.topix.net/city/wyoming-pa/2008/06/couple-face-2nd-3rd-degree-murder-charges?fro... Watershed association gets educational grants- June 11, 2008 WEST WYOMING The recently formed Abrahams Creek Watershed Association received two grants totaling $9,000, council announced Monday.http://www.topix.net/city/wyoming-pa/2008/06/watershed-association-gets-educational-grants... Smoking banned on public property in West Pittston- June 9, 2008 Mayor Bill Goldsworthy's father died of throat cancer, after beginning a smoking habit as a kid.http://www.topix.net/city/wyoming-pa/2008/06/smoking-banned-on-public-property-in-west-pit... Group revives PrideFest as larger summer event- June 7, 2008 PrideFest is making a comeback in NEPA after several years as a low-key event. "It's the time for change," volunteer Marie Grey said.http://www.topix.net/city/wyoming-pa/2008/06/group-revives-pridefest-as-larger-summer-even... |