Scranton gas leaks leads to closure of part of Spruce Street
SCRANTON - Gas leaks in downtown Scranton on Tuesday led a utility company to temporarily shut off service to 23 customers and close part of a street. UGI spokesman Dom Brominski said a leak at Spruce...
View ArticleCasey named chairman of finance subcommittee
Casey to head finance panel SCRANTON - U.S. Sen. Bob Casey was appointed chairman of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth. In his new position, Mr. Casey hopes...
View ArticleHomeless man held for burglary in Scranton
SCRANTON - A homeless man who passed out drunk in the Scranton home he already broke into was arrested early Tuesday. Scranton police said Nathan Laudenslager, 39, was charged with burglary and...
View ArticleVehicle strikes, injures Scranton child
SCRANTON - A city boy was taken to the hospital with a moderate leg injury Monday night after he was struck by a vehicle on 2000 block of Jackson Street. Acting Capt. Glen Thomas said the 11-year-old...
View ArticlePope recalls 'joy' of papacy, and difficulties
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Benedict XVI basked in an emotional sendoff Wednesday at his final general audience in St. Peter's Square, recalling moments of "joy and light" during his papacy but also...
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View ArticleVan carrying 15 crashes, kills one
Van carrying 15 crashes, kills one COOLBAUGH TWP. - One person was killed after a van carrying 15 people crashed in Monroe County Tuesday night. A van traveling north at just after 8 p.m. on State...
View ArticlePolice search for tire thieves
Police search for tire thieves SCRANTON - City police are looking for information regarding the theft of tires and rims valued at more than $2,000 from a local car dealership.Unknown actors removed...
View ArticlePower restored and road reopened in Wayne County following crash
SOUTH CANAAN TWP. - A Wayne County road has reopened after it closed early Wednesday morning after a crash which led to power outages and the closing of Western Wayne High School for the day. State...
View ArticleMan swung hammer at brother, police say
Man swung hammer at brother, police saySCRANTON - A Jermyn man was arrested Tuesday night after whacking his brother with a hammer during an argument in the parking lot of Geisinger Community Medical...
View ArticlePublic viewing, funeral set for slain prison guard
A public viewing for fallen Correctional Officer Eric Williams of Nanticoke has been scheduled for Friday, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., in the gymnasium of Greater Nanticoke Area High School, 425 Kosciuszko...
View ArticleLawyer to probe Penn State grand jury
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania judge has named a special prosecutor to examine whether secrecy rules were violated in relation to the grand jury that investigated Jerry Sandusky and three...
View ArticleSouth Abington to use park funds for grant application
Rather than spending more than $100,000 on park renovations this year, officials will cut back and use a portion of money as a match for a grant application. South Abington Twp. Manager David O'Neill...
View ArticleLackawanna County President Judge Munley testifies before federal grand jury
Lackawanna County President Judge Thomas J. Munley testified on Tuesday before a federal grand jury about the inner workings of the family court and the abrupt firing of Senior Judge Chester Harhut's...
View ArticleActon Technologies growth lauded by SBA
JENKINS TWP. - Plastics manufacturer Acton Technologies has expanded rapidly as it took advantage of opportunities to export its products across the globe. U.S. Small Business Administration...
View ArticleFuneral Notices 2/28/2013
BRUCH, TRISTA ROSE, Jefferson Twp., Saturday, noon, George G. Bensing Funeral Home Inc., 2165 Community Drive, Route 946, Village of Moorestown, Bath. Calling hours, Saturday, 9 to 11 a.m. Interment,...
View ArticleLackawanna County Court Notes 2/28/2013
LACKAWANNA COUNTY COURT NOTES MARRIAGE LICENSES n Michael Alfons Clifford and Amanda Leslie Verrill, both of Scott Twp. n Brandon Kirk Vangorder and Victoria Robin Cooper, both of Ashley. n James T....
View ArticleState police commissioner: City coverage would strain the force
HARRISBURG - As he juggles demands for troopers, state police Commissioner Frank Noonan said one of his greatest fears is that a fiscally distressed third-class city will disband its local police...
View ArticleLackawanna County OKs contract extensions with two unions
Unionized employees representing about a third of Lackawanna County's work- force will receive a 2 percent wage increase this year under contract extensions approved Wednesday by the county...
View ArticleFuneral set for federal corrections officer killed by inmate
Flags around the state were lowered to half-staff in his honor and a public viewing was scheduled at his alma mater. The mourning of murdered corrections officer Eric Williams gripped the area...
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