Correction
A map showing Northeast shale regions that appeared with a story on A1 in Saturday's editions and on A3 in Monday's editions showed the incorrect formation for the Utica Shale. Monday's map also...
View ArticleScranton City Council to introduce commuter tax
Scranton City Council will be voting Thursday to introduce a commuter tax, according to a public notice issued Monday. A commuter tax - a 1 percent earned-income tax on nonresidents of Scranton who...
View ArticleLackawanna County Court sentencings
Sentencings The following defendants were sentenced recently in Lackawanna County Court by Judge Vito Geroulo: - Sean Martini, 33, of 3632 Lawrence Ave., Moosic, to 360 days in county prison, 90 days...
View ArticleNo religion: Pew study finds rapid rise in Americans without a particular faith
The number of Americans who say they have no particular religion has grown rapidly in the last five years, a trend that researchers say has significant implications for coming elections and American...
View ArticleNamedropper, 10/09/2012
Banner idea for Delaware Valley An idea former Delaware Valley School Board member Jim Mooney presented to the current school board in July has been taken to heart by the district. Jim's idea was to...
View ArticleRegional Briefs, 10/09/2012
REGIONAL BRIEFS Dunmore proposes cat ordinance DUNMORE - Feeding feral cats in Dunmore may result in a $600 fine. After complaints in the borough related to too many feral cats, the council will vote...
View ArticleJill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, stumps in Scranton
Jill Biden, Ed.D., the wife of Vice President Joe Biden, rallied Democratic campaign troops Monday in Scranton to remind Pennsylvanians to register to vote before the state's deadline today. In the...
View ArticleFlames burn chicken, ruin fundraiser in Taylor
It took less than five minutes for flames to destroy 450 barbecued chickens and severely damage a cookout pavilion - all at a volunteer firefighter fundraiser.The pavilion, home to the Taylor Fire...
View ArticleCommunity events list, 10/9/12
CLIPBOARDArchbaldPasta dinner: Hricak McAndrew American Legion Post 869 pasta dinner and basket raffle, Oct. 21, noon-4 p.m., post home, 161 S. Main St., $10, takeouts available; Legion, 876-1615;...
View ArticleSandusky lays blame on victims
BELLEFONTE - Defiant and unrepentant, Jerry Sandusky accused his victims of lodging "false allegations" against him in a taped jailhouse statement aired by a local radio station one day before he was...
View ArticleNewton gas ordinance moves closer to reality
NEWTON TWP. - Supervisors moved one step closer toward adopting an ordinance meant to regulate gas and oil drilling - should drilling ever arise. However, they emphasized no further action will be...
View ArticleFirefighters respond to Penn Avenue fire
Firefighters responded to a report of a structure fire at 1324 Penn Ave. this morning. The call came into the Lackawanna County Dispatch center at 12:35 a.m. City firefighters were still on the scene...
View ArticleSandusky sentenced to at least 30 years
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — Jerry Sandusky, maintaining his innocence, was sentenced Tuesday to at least 30 years in prison — effectively a life sentence — in the child sexual abuse scandal that brought...
View ArticleSkydiver cancels try at supersonic jump
ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — Extreme athlete and skydiver Felix Baumgartner canceled his planned death-defying 23-mile free fall on Tuesday into the New Mexico desert because of high winds. The 43-year-old...
View ArticleMan dies after live roach-eating contest in Fla.
MIAMI (AP) — The winner of a roach-eating contest in South Florida died shortly after downing dozens of the live bugs as well as worms, authorities said Monday. About 30 contestants ate the insects...
View ArticleCopper thief nabbed after returning to vacant home for more
OLD FORGE - Borough police arrested an alleged copper thief on Monday after he went back to a vacant home on Connell Street on Monday for more.Ryan Fedor, 19, 120 Henderson St., stripped the copper...
View ArticleScranton opens bids on Weston Field House projects
Weston Fieldbids openedSCRANTON - Officials at the Office of Economic and Community Development opened bids Tuesday for repairs to the Weston Field facility.One project involves the exterior patch...
View ArticleAccused arsonist/murderer passes on chance to take the stand
Accused of setting fire to his ex-girlfriend's home and killing her two young children, William Robert Woods passed on a chance to take the stand. "It's not going to change your decision," Mr. Woods...
View ArticleAging federal funds will be used toward $6 million paving project
PITTSTON TWP. - Nearly $4.5 million in federal funds earmarked for extending the deceleration lanes at two exits along Interstate 81 has been recommitted to a paving project that spans six miles along...
View ArticlePolice: Man steals, sells child's game system to buy bus ticket
Police: Man sells child's stolen WiiCARBONDALE - A New Jersey man was arrested Wednesday for stealing and selling a 9-year-old's Wii video game system to pay for a bus ticket, Carbondale police...
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