March 9, 2010 Stories

6:03 PM EST, March 9, 2010

Ski Season Could Continue for Weeks

Despite all the sunshine, warm temperatures and forecast for rain, ski season could continue for weeks.

12:13 PM EST, March 9, 2010

Height Gets Jail Time

Former Wilkes-Barre Area School Board president Jim Height will spend time in prison followed by home confinement. He was sentenced Tuesday morning in federal court in Scranton for taking money for a contract.

4:10 PM EST, March 9, 2010

Speed Limit Reduced on Route 209

It took a car crashing into a daycare center, but now PennDOT has lowered the speed limit on a stretch of Route 209 in Schuylkill County.

4:57 PM EST, March 9, 2010

Former Priest Ordered to Trial

A former Episcopal priest is now heading to trial on charges that he molested two boys.

5:12 PM EST, March 9, 2010

Truck Crashes into Barn

Police are still investigating a crash that sent a pick-up truck into a barn full of animals in Lackawanna County.

3:56 PM EST, March 9, 2010

Bikini Bar Causing Concerns

A new bar called "Thrills" is set to open on Saint Patrick's Day near Bartonsville. The main attraction will be professional dancers wearing skimpy costumes.

5:34 PM EST, March 9, 2010

Students Prepare for Bike Ride to Fight Cancer

Four college students from Schuylkill County who call themselves the Pink Pedals are getting ready to bike across the country to fight cancer.

5:53 PM EST, March 9, 2010

Another Arson in Williamsport

Add another arson to the list of suspicious fires in Williamsport that are still unsolved.

6:11 PM EST, March 9, 2010

Family of Crash Victim Speak Out

A family in Schuylkill County is grieving and angry about the loss of their father in a traffic accident.

6:37 PM EST, March 9, 2010

Centralia Residents Sue to Remain in Homes

The last holdouts of a community in Columbia County where a mine fire chased out everybody else are taking their case to court. They are trying to keep Pennsylvania officials from seizing their homes.

6:11 PM EST, March 9, 2010

Reaction To Fosamax Study

A medical study slated to be released Wednesday warns that a popular drug used to fight osteoporosis may have serious and unexpected side effects. It turns out Fosomax, a drug that is supposed to strengthen bones, could actually weaken them.