Times Leader - Sat Dec 19

Andre A. Alvear, 49, of East Diamond Avenue, Hazleton, was charged with 340 counts of possession of child pornography, nine counts of dissemination of child pornography and a single count of criminal use of communication facility.

The News Item - Sat Dec 19

Former Luzerne County commissioner Greg Skrepenak could spend more than three years in jail for accepting multiple payoffs during his six years in office, according to federal prosecutors who filed bribery charges against him Friday.

The Times-Tribune - Sat Dec 19

MARK MORAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER A small manger scene was placed on the lawn of the Luzerne County Courthouse by a group of people protesting the county making a decision to take down the manger scene that was on the lawn following the threat of a lawsuit by the ACLU.