Article: Fish killed from raw cement: Several hundred trout and other fish in Solomon Creek die after company makes accidental dump.

Article: Carey Patch residents seek help: Homeowners tired of ...
Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, PA);  December 11, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Lewis Dec. 11--ASHLEY -- When Solomon Creek floods, as it has many times in recent ... or flatbed truck. Recently, when Solomon Creek flooded, a sick boy was stranded in ... child at home and I helped them." Solomon Creek is a troublesome creek often flooding ...

Article: New bridge, gates unveiled: W-B's South Franklin St. Bridge off ...
Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, PA);  October 5, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... dry. The city unveiled the new South Franklin Street Bridge off Horton Street and demonstrated how its gates will prevent Solomon Creek from flowing onto surrounding streets. "It's a positive step forward," said Mayor Tom Leighton, calling the gates ...

Article: HOUSE PASSES WATER BILL THAT AUTHORIZES SOLOMON ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  April 20, 2007 ;     658 words ... ... Resources Development Act (WRDA) that includes Solomon Creek in the Wyoming Valley Levee Raising Project ... than 300 homes and businesses from flooding of Solomon Creek. Solomon Creek has overtopped its banks and caused flooding ...

Article: Kanjorski: Flood relief closer for Solomon Creek.
Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, PA);  April 24, 2007 ;     650 words ... ... Development Act, which includes the Solomon Creek in the Wyoming Valley Levee Raising ... Kanjorski said. "The addition to Solomon Creek to the larger Wyoming Valley Levee ... Kanjorski said. "The flooding of the Solomon Creek Basin is a very serious issue that ...

Article: SEN. SANTORUM ASSESSES DAMAGE TO SOUTH WILKES-BARRE AT ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  July 6, 2006 ;     600 words ... ... to assess the affects of the ongoing Solomon Creek flooding. Sen. Santorum is particularly ... after the rain stopped, we toured the Solomon Creek area of south Wilkes-Barre and discussed ... and Congressman Kanjorski to get the Solomon Creek project added to the Wyoming Valley ...

Article: Officials visit Solomon Creek, vow help.
Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, PA);  December 12, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... of a flood-prone section of South Wilkes-Barre along Solomon Creek have been emphatically seeking help from local officials ... done to design a plan that would reduce flooding along the Solomon Creek in Ashley, Wilkes-Barre and Hanover Township, said County ...

Article: County looking to remove ?orange' from Solomon ...
Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, PA);  March 28, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... Jennifer Learn-Andes Mar. 28--HANOVER TWP. -- Luzerne County is seeking a way to take the orange out of Solomon Creek. Iron oxide from abandoned mines gushes from bore holes that discharge into the creek, staining it orange ...