Prosecutors asking for Selenski to be moved from state prison
WILKES-BARRE - Luzerne County prosecutors want double-homicide suspect Hugo Selenski evicted from the Luzerne County Correctional Facility - the jail from which he escaped using bedsheets. Mr....
View ArticleHazleton scoured after police car window shot out
HAZLETON - Scores of police officers scoured a neighborhood in the Alter Street business district with guns drawn Wednesday morning after the rear window of an unmarked police vehicle "exploded" when...
View ArticleLackawanna County SWAT offer tips for the general public
County officials explain how to deal with shooter MAYFIELD - In the aftermath of the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Connecticut, veteran police officer and Lackawanna County SWAT team...
View ArticleLackawanna prison gets state parole violators
The news the Lackawanna County Prison must add 11 employees to comply with a federal sexual victimization prevention law was tempered Wednesday with the revelation the jail has been chosen to house...
View ArticleLabor leader 'saddened' with hospital contract negotiations
With the labor contract for more than 800 employees at Regional Hospital of Scranton ending today, a member of the union's bargaining committee said negotiations Wednesday ended with little progress....
View ArticleSheriff's office discontinues evening hours
SCRANTON - The Lackawanna County sheriff's office is discontinuing the extended evening hours it instituted last month to handle a surge in applications for concealed weapons permits. Today is the...
View ArticleCommunity events list, 2/28/13
CLIPBOARDDunmoreChowder/bread: Dunmore Presbyterian Church, takeout-only red clam chowder/bread sale, March 8, 4-6 p.m.; $10/quart and loaf; 343-6807 or dunmorepresb@verizon.net.Cancer fundraiser: NEPA...
View ArticlePPL price-to-compare drops again
PPL Electric Utilities customers will see a 4 percent drop in their rates starting Friday. The Allentown-based utility announced a drop in its generation charge for default electricity service. The...
View ArticlePenn Security Bank in Downtown Scranton evacuated
Scranton firefighters investigate the smell of smoke in the Penn Security Bank building on Spruce Street and Washington Avenue just after 9 a.m. Thursday morning. Workers from the bank were evacuated...
View ArticleCrash on the Morgan Highway
Police and emergency responders survey the scene on the Morgan Highway and Smallacombe Drive on Tuesday afternoon after a crash. Scranton police said William Clark of Scranton was driving on Route 307...
View ArticleLackawanna County Court Notes 3/2/2013
MARRIAGE LICENSE n David Scott Grover and Melanie Staples, both of Clifford Twp. PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS n Jenna M. Faicco, Blue Point, N.Y., to John A. Wilczewski III, Carbondale; a property at 95...
View ArticleCommunity events list, 3/2/13
AbingtonsLibrary event: Abington Community Library event, La Dolce Vita, March 23, 6:30-9 p.m., featuring Italian cookies, cordials, cappuccino and other Italian foods, $15, circulation desk....
View ArticleLackawanna County 911 dispatchers take class on active assailants
Eight Lackawanna County 911 dispatchers traveled to Goshen, N.Y., this week for a free one-day workshop on dealing with active shooters. Participants learned about skill-building techniques,...
View ArticlePolice nab suspected Honesdale bank robber
A man suspected of robbing a Honesdale bank last month is behind bars and awaiting extradition to Pennsylvania after footprints in the snow led to a break in the case. Steven French, 48, is charged...
View ArticleKovaleski seeks register of wills position
The woman who has served as Register of Wills Linda Munley's deputy for the past 18 years is hoping for a shot at the top job. Jessup resident Fran Kovaleski said Friday she is seeking the Democratic...
View ArticleFederal budget cuts will affect more than federal programs, officials in...
The across-the-board federal budget cuts known as sequestration will hurt everything from the local barbershop to the largest manufacturers in Northeast Pennsylvania, said members of a panel at Sen....
View ArticleVolpe camp accuses rivals of intimidation
Supporters of a referendum to study Lackawanna County's form of government are striking back. Adding to what has quickly escalated into an edgy game of political hardball, insurance executive Chuck...
View ArticleNamedropper 3/2/2013
Art for All Seasons highlights students Friday's night's First Friday Art Walk in downtown Scranton served as the kickoff to this year's "Artist of the Month: Art for All Seasons Student Exhibit," a...
View ArticleFire crews battle blaze at home in Scranton
Kristie Altmann had only just set her keys down after coming home from work when the woman she and her boyfriend shared their Roselynn Street duplex with began pounding on the door screaming, "The...
View ArticleIn face of cuts, BAE continues growth
The personnel situation at BAE Systems Inc.'s plant in Jessup defies the impact of automatic defense spending cuts. BAE, a British defense giant that manufactures combat helmets and body armor at the...
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