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Skull only human part of remains, officer says
WYOMING – A forensic anthropologist determined that a skull was the only human skeletal remain recovered from a wooded area of Hunlock Township, state police Lt. Richard Krawetz said on Tuesday.
Krawetz, commander of the criminal investigations unit based at the Wyoming barracks, said the skull will be scientifically tested for DNA in an attempt to learn an identity.
State police at Shickshinny said skeletal remains were found in woods near Roaring Brook Drive by two men riding ATVs Friday afternoon.
Skeleton specialist to examine remains
WILKES-BARRE – A forensic anthropologist will be called to assist in the examination of skeletal remains found last week in a wooded area near Roaring Brook Drive in Hunlock Township, Luzerne County Coroner John Corcoran said on Monday.
College course on Hazleton has mayor dismayed
The premise of a course being taught at Temple University focusing on the illegal immigration battles that have been waged in Hazleton has drawn the ire of Mayor Lou Barletta.
The day-after dig
Municipalities, residents and weather forecasters coped with the major snowstorm that hit the region Thursday and Friday and others just kicked back and enjoyed it.
While battle with the storm rages, some find fun on the home front.
- Stay put, everyone instructed
- Treatment plant head charged
- Northwest Area students charged for roles in 'fight club'
- Local Perkins to host Free Pancake Day Feb. 15
- Local fire companies get grants
- NRC notes two personnel violations at Salem Twp. nuke plant
- Possible closing of NW Area school has parents on edge
- Missing Berwick woman’s body found
- New NW Area board sworn in, priorities set
- Standoff ends when trooper shoots Pittston man
- Police probe standoff, but offer few details
- Boy setting trapping lines shot in stomach
- Police investigate shooting of Shickshinny man in Huntington Twp.
- NRC panel backs PPL license extension
- ‘Vine’ way to promote wineries
- Northwest OKs teachers contract
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Sports
GAR runs wild in win vs. Northwest
SHICKSHINNY – Not often do rushing performances of 158 and 135 yards get upstaged, but GAR junior tailback Kurtis Thomas managed to do so Friday night.
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