News from papers around the 570 http://the570.com/RSS/News/ http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/coroner_police_report_on_crash_doesn_t_explain_why_wreck_went_unnoticed?localLinksEnabled=false By Charles Schillinger A state police report on an accident that killed a Taylor man in February does not explain why troopers from the Pocono Barracks failed to find the wreck off the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike for three days, Lac http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/lackawanna_county_saves_11_000_so_far_with_262_000_space_study?localLinksEnabled=false A Lackawanna County study that cost $262,000 so far has seen measurable annual savings of only $11,280, but county commissioners said there will be more savings and the study will have value for decades. The county commissioned a study in July 2008 to re http://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/clarks_summit_seeking_new_full-time_officer?localLinksEnabled=false CLARKS SUMMIT - For the first time in more than a decade, the borough Police Department plans to hire a new full-time officer. The new hire will replace a full-time officer likely headed toward disability after not working for about a year due to chronic http://www.citizensvoice.com/news/1.398885?localLinksEnabled=false A lawyer for a Pittston contractor accused of threatening a witness in an ongoing Luzerne County political corruption probe has entered into negotiations with federal prosecutors, according to a court document filed Friday. Federal agents charged Barton http://www.citizensvoice.com/news/1.398722?localLinksEnabled=false Waldenbooks in Laurel Mall is among the 200-some Borders Group Inc. stores slated to close nationwide in 2010, the parent company announced Friday. Laurel Mall General Manager Ammee Reusing said the mall received word from Borders that the company inten http://www.citizensvoice.com/news/1.398718?localLinksEnabled=false Public alarm over recent criminal incidents involving residents of a downtown Hazleton halfway house brought officials from the state Department of Corrections to the office of Mayor Lou Barletta on Friday. City police Chief Robert Ferdinand joined Barl http://thedailyreview.com/news/1.398680?localLinksEnabled=false TOWANDA - First Friday had a hunting theme, but people didn't have to look very hard in downtown Towanda to find some fun Friday. Organizers encouraged people to "Hunt 'Til Your Heart's Content," and there were plenty of sights - like a large deer costum http://thedailyreview.com/news/sayre_offices_to_be_closed_for_veteran_s_day?localLinksEnabled=false Local Brief Sayre offices to be closed for Veteran's Day The Borough of Sayre's administrative office, department of public works and recycling center will all be closed on Wednesday, Nov. 11 in observance of Veteran's Day, accordin http://thedailyreview.com/news/senator_defies_disclosure_attempts?localLinksEnabled=false Over the past nine years, state Senate Minority Leader Robert J. Mellow's chief campaign committee paid more than $188,000 in checks made out to "cash," without disclosing who received the money and, in many cases, exactly what the money was used for - http://www.newsitem.com/news/1.398824?localLinksEnabled=false Friday night's football scores: Shamokin Area 13, Loyalsock 35; Lourdes 27, CMVT 6; Mount Carmel Area 7, N. Schuylkill 27; Line Mountain 35, Pine Grove 21; Southern Columbia Area 38, Milton 0 http://www.newsitem.com/news/geisinger_confirms_first_h1n1_death?localLinksEnabled=false DANVILLE - Geisinger Medical Center has confirmed its first death caused by the H1N1 virus, according a hospital news release. The medical center is not releasing the person's name, citing a privacy policy. "Because of the HIPAA (Health Insurance Portabi http://www.newsitem.com/news/waldenbooks_at_fairlane_village_closing?localLinksEnabled=false POTTSVILLE - Borders is closing the book on a local retailer. The Waldenbooks location in the Fairlane Village mall is one of 200 Borders Group Inc. locations closing as part of corporate "right-sizing." In a statement released Thursday, Borders Group, http://www.republicanherald.com/news/1.398913?localLinksEnabled=false Police probe Wal-Mart theft SAINT CLAIR - Saint Clair police are investigating a retail theft at Wal-Mart about 2:15 p.m. Oct. 13. Police said a man entered the store and accessed a cabinet where iPods are stored. He took three Apple iPods, valued at $8 http://www.republicanherald.com/news/1.398878?localLinksEnabled=false Sentencing for a Dauphin County man charged in a fatal hunting accident in West Virginia has been postponed. Robert L. Tobias, Millersburg, was originally scheduled to be sentenced Thursday, but that date has been pushed back until Dec. 2, according to L http://www.republicanherald.com/news/1.398877?localLinksEnabled=false n Ashland: With Veterans Day approaching, members of the O'Donnell, Martin, Baldino Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7654 Auxiliary discussed plans, including the annual menu, during a recent meeting at the Ashland Public Library. According to auxiliary mem