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City can find only 1 fire truck bid request

Wilkes-Barre Mayor Tom Leighton has said the city solicited proposals from various vendors before purchasing three new fire engines in 2006. But only one is available to review – from KME-Kovatch Organization – the company the city paid $840,000 to for the new trucks.

Obama to press Congress to revisit $1.2T in cuts

(AP) In its budget submission next month, the Obama administration will urge lawmakers to revisit the failed attempt by a congressional supercommittee to cut the deficit by at least $1.2 trillion, the White House says.

More than 20 homes destroyed by Reno wildfire

(AP) Firefighters worked early Friday to hold the line on a fast-moving brush fire that tore through the Reno area, destroying more than 20 homes and forcing thousands of residents to flee.

Top CIA lawyer never approved NYPD collaboration

(AP) The CIA's top lawyer never approved sending a veteran agency officer to New York, where he helped set up police spying programs, The Associated Press has learned. Such approval would have been required under the presidential order that Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said authorized the unusual assignment.

Romney braces for final full day in South Carolina

(AP) Front-runner Mitt Romney and his presidential pursuers enter the final full day of campaigning in a South Carolina GOP primary contest significantly altered from just 24 hours earlier.

GOP leaders slow to embrace Romney _ or his rivals

(AP) Mitt Romney may be the front-runner for the GOP nomination for president, but he has yet to win over most of the national party leaders whose help he will need to defeat President Barack Obama in November.

Protesters to demonstrate outside US courthouses

(AP) Protesters plan to "occupy" courthouses in more than 100 cities across the U.S. on Friday to protest a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that removed most limits on corporate and labor spending in federal elections.

Palestinian Fatah looks ill-prepared for election

(AP) Fatah, the mainstream Palestinian national movement whose survival is key to hopes for a peace deal with Israel, appears ill-prepared for a promised electoral showdown with the Islamic militant Hamas.

Motive unknown in Iranian student activist's death

HOUSTON (AP) — As a new American resident, Gelareh Bagherzadeh frequently embraced her freedom to speak critically about human rights policies in her native Iran, but friends and family members said they never knew her peaceful activism to attract any enemies.

Search leads to gun charges

It wasn’t an actual firearm but a 1-inch piece to a handgun. A retaining pin to a 9 mm handgun that fell out of a coat pocket allegedly worn by Reginald Taylor during a strip search was enough for Senior District Judge Andrew Barilla to send four firearm offenses to Luzerne County Court.

Wildfire near Reno destroys more than 20 homes

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A brush fire fueled by 82 mph wind gusts burned more than 20 homes Thursday and forced thousands of people to evacuate their neighborhoods before firefighters stopped the flames' surge toward Reno.

Feisty GOP debate caps weird day

The race for the Republican presidential nomination took a turn toward the South Carolina surreal Thursday as Rick Perry dropped out.

US Internet piracy case brings New Zealand arrests

(AP) With 150 million registered users, about 50 million hits daily and endorsements from music superstars, Megaupload.com was among the world's biggest file-sharing sites. Big enough, according to a U.S. indictment, that it earned founder Kim Dotcom $42 million last year alone.

6 NATO troops die in Afghanistan helicopter crash

(AP) A NATO helicopter has crashed in southern Afghanistan, killing six members of the international military force, the U.S.-led coalition said Friday.

Corbett will sign drilling bill

HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Corbett plans to sign newly passed legislation designed to provide an emergency response plan and accurate GPS coordinates for each Marcellus Shale well site in Pennsylvania.

Dimock getting new EPA water

ALLENTOWN — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that it will deliver fresh water to four homes in Dimock, Susquehanna County, where residential water wells were tainted by a gas driller. The agency also said it will begin testing the water supplies of dozens more homes as it ramps up its investigation more than three years after homeowners say the water supply was ruined.

Pribula: Work at standstill

Luzerne County Interim Manager Tom Pribula said he’s at a standstill completing a 2012 budget amendment until he knows what, if any, revenue-generating options have majority county council support.

PSU trustees: JoePa didn’t do enough

STATE COLLEGE — Penn State trustees say they decided to oust Joe Paterno in part because the football coach didn’t meet a moral obligation to do more to alert authorities about a child sex abuse allegation against a retired assistant coach.

Springsteen’s new single references U.S. struggles

NEW YORK — Bruce Springsteen’s new album, “Wrecking Ball,” will be out March 6, and he’s just released a new single, “We Take Care of Our Own.”

Lake Twp. might join BMCP

DALLAS TWP. – Members of the Back Mountain Community Partnership discussed the inclusion of Lake Township into the group and the possibility of sharing code enforcement and other services between municipalities at a meeting Thursday.