County detectives arrest two in crack buy-bust in South Side
Cops: Video games behind drug dealTransaction to finance PlayStation Jonathan Smith and Troy Scott really wanted to play video games on Monday.So much so that Mr. Smith figured he would sell crack to...
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Dr. Cassandra TunisDr. Cassandra Tunis, daughter of John and Linda Zagorski of Old Forge, and wife of Justin Tunis, received a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the Philadelphia College of...
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Projects in Lackawanna County- Jermyn, $70,000, to install a new roof for the borough community center.- Olyphant, $65,000, to construct a field house with a concession stand, bathrooms and storage at...
View ArticleCommunity events list, 1/30/13
CLIPBOARDAbingtonsLeague meeting: Abington Heights Civic League meeting, Monday, 7 p.m., clubhouse, 115 Colburn Ave., Clarks Summit; speaker: Cheryl Kaiser; 587-3101.DunmoreCommunion breakfast: SS....
View ArticlePolice: Ex-Marine threatened to disembowel mechanic with electric saw
Marine vet held for threats with saw A drunken Marine veteran picked up an electric saw in an Olyphant Avenue garage late Monday and threatened to disembowel a mechanic with it and cut off the man's...
View ArticleTwo dead, two injured in Pike County crash
Two dead, two injured in crashSHOHOLA TWP. - Two people are dead after a one-car crash in Pike County on Monday morning, Shohola Twp. police said. Alexander Protosow, 89, and Louise Protosow, 83, both...
View ArticleTwo questions remain in Riverside v. CTC case
Only two questions remain about whether the Riverside School District can pull out of the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County consortium:Is the move a breach of contract? And can county court...
View ArticleHearing on Delaware Valley's drug-testing policy next month
School drug policy in court next monthMILFORD - A Pike County judge will hear oral arguments over Delaware Valley School District's controversial student drug-testing policy on Feb. 25.The action stems...
View ArticleBurglary attempted at Green Ridge home
Police respond as break-in failsSCRANTON - City police responded to an attempted burglary in Green Ridge early Tuesday, but the suspect did not get inside the home. Acting Capt. Glen Thomas said John...
View ArticleFlu cases still keeping local hospitals busy
One hundred and twenty-two new cases of flu were reported across Northeast Pennsylvania last week, bringing the total of cases in the region to a reported 1,460 - part of a widespread increase of...
View ArticleSeveral high-profile Northeast Pa. projects get slots funding
Slots revenue funds some local projects$10 million shared by six counties HARRISBURG - Several high-profile projects in Northeast Pennsylvania received funding Tuesday with the latest distribution of...
View ArticleLocal Boy Scout sponsors face decisions as national group considers lifting...
The Boy Scouts of America's proposed shift in its longstanding ban on openly gay members and leaders would put decisions about inclusion in its local troops' hands.That step irked a regional gay...
View ArticleDA elaborates on officers' errors in Lake Winola shooting; family filing suit
The officers who responded to Brian Williams' home at Lake Winola to detain him on a mental health warrant failed to establish an incident commander and properly communicate with one another during the...
View ArticlePolice Blotter 1/31/2013
Old Forge SUNday, JAN. 20 -âAttempted break-in: 600 block of Oak Street, approximately 3 a.m. -âTheft from a vehicle: 500 block of George Street, approximately 11 a.m. -âTheft from a vehicle:...
View ArticleMan threatened stepfather, police said
Man threatened stepdad, cops say SCRANTON - A city man faces charges after he punched his stepfather in the head several times then threatened to go get his gun and kill him Tuesday night, city police...
View ArticleScranton a health care lab, of sorts
In the year since Community Medical Center joined Geisinger Health System, a dramatically different health care landscape has leaders at the hospital calling Scranton a national "laboratory" for...
View ArticleDunmore honors Bucks players, coaches
Borough honors football team DUNMORE - After a football season that ended with Dunmore High School's team playing in the state championship game, borough officials recognized its efforts this week...
View ArticleFuneral Notices 1/31/2013
AMBROSE, ANN MANDO, Taylor, today, 9:30 a.m., Semian Funeral Home, 704 Union St., Taylor. Mass, 10, Divine Mercy Parish, 312 Davis St., Scranton, by the Rev. Francis Pauselli. Contributions: Divine...
View ArticleCourt rules that health trust does not have to return surplus to two area...
WILKES-BARRE - A state appeals court on Wednesday overturned a lower court's decision that awarded millions of dollars to the Dallas and Pittston Area school districts from the surplus of the...
View ArticlePolice: 14-year-old assaulted in Hill Section while walking dog with girlfriend
SCRANTON - A 14-year-old Hill Section boy was assaulted while walking his dog with his girlfriend on Colfax Avenue on Tuesday, police said. Acting Scranton police Capt. Glen Thomas said the boy...
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