Wilkes-Barre NewsLocal news for Wilkes-Barre, PA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Motel owner sues W-B over closure: Code officer also faulted by owner ...- July 18, 2008 Motel owner sues W-B over closure: Code officer also faulted by owner of Red Carpet Inn in July 2006 action.http://www.topix.net/city/wilkes-barre-pa/2008/07/motel-owner-sues-w-b-over-closure-code-o... Pa. Man Accused of Selling Soap as Crack Cocaine- July 18, 2008 A Pennsylvania man accused of selling soap as crack cocaine waived his right to a preliminary hearing Monday.http://www.topix.net/city/wilkes-barre-pa/2008/07/pa-man-accused-of-selling-soap-as-crack-... Judge: Reporters won't testify in grand jury probe- July 18, 2008 A judge threw out subpoenas issued to 15 Pennsylvania journalists who were summoned to testify at a hearing on whether a special prosecutor should be appointed to investigate alleged violations of grand jury ...http://www.topix.net/city/wilkes-barre-pa/2008/07/judge-reporters-wont-testify-in-grand-ju... Three Shot Dead in Scranton- July 17, 2008 Residents are shaken after three people were gunned down Thursday morning in their neighborhood in Scranton.http://www.topix.net/city/wilkes-barre-pa/2008/07/three-shot-dead-in-scranton?fromrss=1 Man accused of selling soap as crack cocaine- July 17, 2008 BARRE A 38-year-old man who police say tried making a couple of bucks by selling soap as crack cocaine waived his right to a preliminary hearing in Central Court on Monday.http://www.topix.net/city/wilkes-barre-pa/2008/07/man-accused-of-selling-soap-as-crack-coc... Pregnancy leads to rape arrest- July 17, 2008 Peter David Flanagan, of Price Street, Kingston, was charged by Detective Thomas Paratore with two counts of rape and a single count of sexual assault.http://www.topix.net/city/wilkes-barre-pa/2008/07/pregnancy-leads-to-rape-arrest?fromrss=1 Cops: Dog sniffs out $1,000 in pot- July 16, 2008 Police say two are charged after drug is discovered in a parked car. WILKES-BARRE A police dog found some hidden marijuana, which led to the arrest of two people in a South Pennsylvania Avenue parking lot on ...http://www.topix.net/city/wilkes-barre-pa/2008/07/cops-dog-sniffs-out-1-000-in-pot?fromrss... Meyers grad takes second in Miss Pa.- July 15, 2008 A 23-year-old Wilkes-Barre woman was the first runner-up in the Miss Pennsylvania pageant held Saturday night at Nazareth Area High School.http://www.topix.net/city/wilkes-barre-pa/2008/07/meyers-grad-takes-second-in-miss-pa?from... Few NE Pa. hospital beds for mentally ill kids- July 14, 2008 The 10-bed adolescent psychiatric ward at Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre is closing in September.http://www.topix.net/city/wilkes-barre-pa/2008/07/few-ne-pa-hospital-beds-for-mentally-ill... Pursuit by W-B police ends with man's arrest Police Blotter- July 14, 2008 BARRE City police reported the following: Kristopher A. Powell was arrested on possession of drug paraphernalia and resisting arrest after a short foot pursuit by police officers at the intersection of Sullivan ...http://www.topix.net/city/wilkes-barre-pa/2008/07/pursuit-by-w-b-police-ends-with-mans-arr... |