The Catholic Diocese of Scranton revoked a scheduled appearance by anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan. Cindy Sheehan speaks against American involvement in fighting in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Her son Casey, a former altar boy, lost his life in combat, in Iraq.
The most recent Catholic Light had included an announcement that Cindy Sheehan, would
FLOOD WATCH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BINGHAMTON NY
1152 AM EST FRI MAR 12 2010
...SMALL STREAM AND MAIN STEM RIVER FLOODING IS POSSIBLE THIS
WEEKEND...
.A STORM SYSTEM OVER THE MIDWEST TODAY WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST AND
TRANSITION INTO A COASTAL STORM BY SATURDAY MORNING. THESE SYSTEMS
WILL BRING SEVERAL ROUNDS OF RAINFALL TO OUR AREA THIS WEEKEND. A
CONTINUATION OF RELATIVELY MILD
The St. Patrick's Parade in Scranton is ready to roll at Noon on Saturday. But as a rain system rolls in, there will be some changes....not big ones though. This year they've eliminated preformances and the stop at the reviewing stand, to keep the over 10,000 marchers moving along the wet route. Otherwise, it's a GO for one of the largest St. Patrick's parades in the
A state Police task force arrests an Abingtons man among a host of 43-others accused of Internet sharing of child pornography.
That's 24-year-old Shaun Campbell from Clarks Summit.
State Police say they utilized the Pennsylvania Police Computer Crime Task Force, and Internet Crimes Against Children, Task Force.
Police describe the operation as an "Online undercover investigation into
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