Funeral Notices 2/13/2013
AMES, FRANCES HERRON, Sunday, 3 p.m., Rockledge United Methodist Church. Visitation, one hour before service. Contributions: Rockledge United Methodist Church. BOZAN, JOHN F., East Norristown, Mass,...
View ArticleSouth Side man charged with attacking son's mother
Police say man attacked woman SCRANTON - City police arrested a Genet Street man Monday after he allegedly punched the mother of his son and banged her head off a wall. Marquis Plaza, 26, 1014 Genet...
View ArticleSchools could see boost with liquor store privatization
School districts in Northeast Pennsylvania could see $78 million for safety measures, quality kindergarten programs and math and science initiatives - but only if the state sells its liquor store...
View ArticleDunmore police continue to seek robbery suspect
Dunmore store robber sought DUNMORE - Borough police are seeking a man who robbed an East Drinker Street convenience store late Sunday, though surveillance images of the suspect were not available....
View ArticleFirefighters can issue parking tickets in Carbondale
Firefighters in Carbondale have added another duty to their job descriptions: handing out parking tickets. The seven full-time city firefighters will now be able to write yellow parking tickets for...
View ArticleMellow house faces federal lien
Lien filed against Mellow's home SCRANTON - Federal prosecutors have filed a $119,906 lien against the Archbald home of imprisoned former state Sen. Robert J. Mellow to ensure payment of his fine and...
View ArticleCTC students question business and community leaders
Students at the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County had lots of questions Tuesday. As part of Career and Technical Education Week, the school hosted a panel discussion with 11 area business...
View ArticleNamedropper, 2/13/13
Times-Tribune staff unites for causeMary Jo Burch was the grand prize winner of a $1,500 gift card to the advertiser of her choice during a reception and drawing for Times-Tribune staff members who...
View ArticleLawmakers OK bill to keep Penn State fines in Pa.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A bill designed to ensure that $60 million in NCAA fines levied against Penn State stay in Pennsylvania is on its way to Gov. Tom Corbett. The House voted 194-2 on Wednesday to...
View ArticlePhotos: Ash Wednesday
Bishop Joseph C. Bambera's Ash Wednesday service at St.Peter's Cathedral in Scranton. Click on the gallery to the left for more photos.
View ArticleCorbett, Kane trade barbs over Pa. lottery deal
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Gov. Tom Corbett is pressing state Attorney General Kathleen Kane to say whether she'll approve a contract to hire a British firm to manage the $3.5 billion Pennsylvania...
View ArticlePart of Birney Avenue closed as police respond to man barricaded in motel room
MOOSIC - Part of Birney Avenue in Moosic remains shut down tonight as police respond to reports of a man barricaded in a motel room at the Moosic Motor Inn. Police were called to the motel at 4124...
View ArticleMiss America pageant returns to Atlantic City, N.J.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - There she is, Miss America, headed back to Atlantic City.The Miss America pageant, a staple in Atlantic City for decades before it was moved to Las Vegas in 2006, is making a...
View ArticleOne of three alleged drug dealers found on roof of house
Inside 825 S. Webster Ave., Lackawanna County detectives executing a search warrant Thursday say they found $20,000 worth of raw heroin and another $2,500 worth of cocaine, marijuana and Ecstasy. On...
View ArticleLocal group busy rescuing, fostering dogs
Two boxer sisters, a white Maltese, a brindle boxer and a shy bichon-poodle mix crowded the foyer of Shannon Ceccoli's Scranton home. The adoptable crew wagged and wiggled as Ms. Ceccoli, 39, and...
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EU boosts checks for horsemeat LONDON - European Union countries are going ahead with a plan for more intensive checks to detect horsemeat in food labeled as beef as they try to contain a widening...
View ArticleRegional briefs for Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013
REGIONAL BRIEFOfficial: Lockdown continues at prisonJACKSON TWP. - An inmate lockdown at State Correctional Institution at Dallas continued for a second day Friday as investigators conducted searches...
View ArticleMany steps to sell Scranton Sewer Authority
A potential sale of the Scranton Sewer Authority could be a long, complicated process, with the first step being determining what the authority is worth, officials and experts said.To that end, the SSA...
View ArticleMan found on highway charged in theft
Man on highway charged in theftSCRANTON - A man Dunmore police found passed out on the O'Neill Highway on Thursday ended up being the man Scranton police believe burglarized a city home.Police took...
View ArticleCourt: Ballot petitions properly received
Judges: Petitions received properlySCRANTON - The petitions that proponents of a Lackawanna County government study commission submitted to the Department of Elections earlier this month were properly...
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