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Tyler Strawdinger
Meth lab suspect sought
Two of the three people arrested after a mobile meth lab exploded in a Lansford house Sunday night now face charges stemming from helping a fourth person elude police. Kyle Frantz, 19, and Jackie Slaven, 38, both of 117 E. Patterson St., failed to tell police that Tyler Strawdinger was in the home after being told by police the day before the explosion that Strawdinger was wanted on a Schuylkill County warrant, and that they would be in trouble if they harbored or concealed him from law...

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bob ford/times news Pleasant Valley's Jordan Caffrey slides safely into third base during Monday's District 11 Class AAAA playoff game against Bangor.
Hrbek leads Bears over Bangor
Pleasant Valley's Dan Hrbek may already have his college baseball career all lined up, but the senior wasn't about to let his high school one come to an end on Monday. With Monday afternoon potentially being his last time in a Pleasant Valley uniform, Hrbek hurled six brilliant innings of one-hit ball and helped lead the Bears to a 5-1 victory over Bangor in the first round of the District 11 AAAA playoffs. The win allows Pleasant Valley to move on and play Mountain Valley Conference foe Pocono...

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Gail Maholick/TIMES NEWS Oliva Kupinsky, 8, of Coaldale, and her parents, Carolyn and William, and sister, Samantha, are hoping to raise funds for Give Kids the World at a dress down day fundraiser on May 23 at Panther Valley Elementary School as a way of giving back. The family recently traveled to Florida as guests of Make a Wish Foundation.
Olivia gets her wish
A Coaldale girl and her family recently had the time of their lives visiting "Mickey's House" and other Florida attractions. Olivia Kupinsky, 8, her sister, Samantha, 14, and her parents, Carolyn and William Kupinsky, visited Disney World compliments of Make a Wish Foundation. Oliva became eligible for a wish trip because of her heart problems. She was born Nov. 20, 2004, in Palmerton Hospital. Shortly after birth, Olivia began experiencing respiratory distress. She was immediately taken by...

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Entertainment
'Oblivion': Cruise drone-alone'
"Oblivion" is a stunning sci-fi thriller that transports you to another world: Earth in the not two-distant future. The year is 2077, intones Jack Harper (Tom Cruise) in the prologue. An alien invasion has made the planet uninhabitable, he tells us. Surviving humans have fled to Triton, a moon of Saturn. Jack Harper is a kind of space-age mechanic. Only, instead of repairing cars, he repairs drones, which have been developed into all-purpose super-fast, super-lethal security forces. The drones...

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