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By David Lohr - AOL NewsAuthorities in Pennsylvania arrested a 27-year-old woman who they say hid more than 100 items -- including 54 bags of heroin and loose change -- in her vagina. Investigators took Karin Mackaliunas into custody last weekend after she was involved in a motor vehicle crash, according to police in Scranton. Officers in nearby Dunmore heard about the accident and, suspecting that she had been involved in the recent burglary of a local inn, asked Scranton police to detain Mackaliunas for questioning. During a routine search, Scranton police Officer Nancy Baumann found three bags of heroin inside ...
Pa. Judge Guilty of Racketeering in Kickback Case
By not in system - AOL NewsSCRANTON, Pa. -- A former juvenile court judge was convicted Friday of racketeering in a case that accused him of sending youth offenders to for-profit detention centers in exchange for millions of dollars in illicit payments from the builder and owner of the lockups. Luzerne County ex-Judge Mark Ciavarella, 61, left the bench in disgrace two years ago after prosecutors charged him with engineering one of the biggest courtroom frauds in U.S. history by using juvenile delinquents as pawns in a plot to get rich. Federal prosecutors accused Ciavarella and a second judge, Michael Conahan, of ...
Ricky Gervais Pivots From Golden Globes Controversy to Farewell for 'The Office' [VIDEOS]
By Torie Bosch - AOL NewsSo long, David Brent. During his bruising, much-criticized performance as the host of the Golden Globes, Ricky Gervais dinged Steve Carell for leaving "The Office" and "killing a cash cow for both of us." Despite that joke, though, Gervais will be helping Carell finish up his run on the U.S. version of "The Office" with a bang. Gervais, who co-created the original U.K. show, will be reprising his role as David Brent for Carell's last four episodes. (Will Ferrell will be stopping by Scranton, too.) In case you missed Gervais' turn as David Brent, or if you just want to relive the laughs, ...
Scranton Bishop Joseph Martino, Biden's Nemesis, Resigns Under Cloud
By David Gibson - Politics DailyThe Roman Catholic bishop of Scranton is not normally known as a kingmaker -- or kingbreaker -- in electoral politics. But during last year's presidential campaign, with pro-choice Catholic and Scranton native Joe Biden on the Democratic ticket, and the working-class voters of northeast Pennsylvania seen as keys to the keystone state and the Electoral College, Scranton suddenly moved to the spotlight. And the local bishop, Joseph F. Martino, took full advantage of that platform. Martino became for many the angry face of the anti-Obama wing of the Catholic hierarchy thanks to his intemperate ...
Roger Clemens Would Appear to Be Ready
By Eamonn Brennan - AOL NewsSince the oh-so-dramatic Yankee Stadium announcement that he was returning to pitch in the Bronx, Roger Clemens has been less than impressive. He hasn't been awful, either, but it's going to take a lot more than his first two minor league starts to raise the Yankees out of their dire situation. Today, Clemens showed that he might be ready. He pitched six scoreless innings on his way to a win for AAA Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, which no doubt made the employees at Dunder-Mifflin Scranton exceedingly happy. The Rocket only allowed two hits and walked two in the game, and never allowed more than one ...
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