Committee OKs overhaul of Corbett liquor bill
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A key legislative panel has endorsed a radically changed version of Republican Gov. Tom Corbett's liquor-privatization bill. The House Liquor Control Committee voted 14-10...
View ArticleTurnpike CEO orders review of contracts
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission's compliance officer will review every professional services contract that was cited in a grand jury report that alleged a long-running "pay to play"...
View ArticleMan charged with criminal homicide after fatal shooting in Moosic
MOOSIC - Adam Wickizer told state police he only meant to scare Christopher Hughes. But Mr. Hughes would never leave alive the Springbrook Avenue trailer in Moosic at which Mr. Wickizer was staying....
View ArticleFilm festival commemorates International Women’s Day
The University of Scranton’s Jane Kopas Women’s Center celebrated International Women’s Day through an educational film series that highlighted the struggles and victories of women across...
View ArticleStorm snarls evening commute, will dump snow and ice through Tuesday
A winter storm is wreaking havoc on the evening commute, slicking roads, cutting visibility and spawning accidents throughout the region. First responders and road crews are chasing reports of...
View ArticleBlakely council votes to change name of Mellow Park
BLAKELY - Borough council voted in front of a standing-room-only crowd to change the name Mellow Park Monday. The 7-0 vote came after several months of discussion over removing the name of former...
View ArticleLackawanna County Court Sentencings 3/19/2013
SENTENCINGS The following defendants were sentenced recently in Lackawanna County Court by Judge Vito Geroulo: - Jose Miguel Berrios-Rosa, 22, of 45 Walsh Plaza, Olyphant, to six months of probation...
View ArticleCommission for Women holding bookmark contest for kids
Students sought for local contest SCRANTON - The Lackawanna County Commission For Women is seeking entries for its annual Women's History Month Bookmark Contest. The contest is open to all...
View ArticleDUI charges possible after car hits building
SCRANTON - A city man was arrested after his car crashed into a building on North Main Avenue early Sunday. Lee Bartocci, 30, 1220 S. Main Ave., drove his green 1999 Jeep Cherokee Sport into Remick...
View ArticleAdult day care provides other options for aging baby boomers
Four years ago, Faith LaRussa was faced with a question: Which health care facility wasn't the worst? After taking ill, she was in and out of "more facilities than you can imagine," she said,...
View ArticleWayne Bank declares dividend
Wayne Bank declares dividend HONESDALE - Norwood Financial Corp., parent company of Wayne Bank, declared a 31-cent per share quarterly dividend payable May 1 to shareholders of record as of April 15....
View ArticleFuneral Notices 3/19/2013
BARTRIGE, JOHN, Spring Brook Twp., today, 10:30 a.m., Cross Road Road Assembly, 803 Route 435, Elmhurst Twp., by Pastor Ron Liples. Visitation, today, 9:30 to 10:30, church. Arrangements: Brian Arthur...
View ArticleLackawanna County Court Notes 3/19/2013
LACKAWANNA COUNTY COURT NOTES marriage licenses n Fernando Hernandez and Anastasia Stephanie Woliski, both of Scranton. n William Charles Heard II, Covington Twp., and Sara Marie Rupp, Scranton. n...
View ArticleSnow, sleet and slippery roads continued through the morning commute
Glazed roadways and walkways shrouded in fog greeted many morning commuters as they headed out this morning -- especially in the higher elevations. Between three to six inches of snow fell in the...
View ArticleNanticoke bar owner charged with girlfriend's assault
The owner of the embattled Prospect Street Cafe in Nanticoke is once again in trouble with the law — this time charged with beating his girlfriend in a drunken rage and then nailing his office door...
View ArticlePolice chase suspect waives hearing
SCRANTON - A city man will face further court action in connection with a high-speed chase Jan. 16.Two state troopers and a county detective who participated in the pursuit were prepared to testify...
View ArticleReports: Man shot wife, himself in murder-suicide at Lehigh Valley Hospital...
According to the Morning Call in Allentown, Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin said a man shot and killed his wife and then himself Tuesday afternoon in the hospice ward of Lehigh Valley...
View ArticleScott Twp. police chief under investigation; suspended with pay
SCOTT TWP. - Scott Township Chief of Police James Romano has been suspended with pay after supervisors learned law enforcement agencies are investigating him, township solicitor Richard Fanucci...
View ArticleScranton/Wilkes-Barre area residential unemployment up in January
Residential unemployment in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre metro area increased three-tenths of a percentage point in January to a seasonally-adjusted 9.8 percent, the highest rate of joblessness among the...
View ArticleScranton police look for missing girl
Police looking for missing girlSCRANTON - City police are looking for a juvenile who was reported missing Monday at 6 p.m., Lt. Marty Crofton said.Emily Tolend, 16, 118 Grant St. Olyphant was reported...
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