CAMPAIGN 2013
CAMPAIGN 2013- Carol Oleski, a Scranton School Board candidate, will have a rally Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Keyser Valley Community Center, 101 N. Keyser Ave., Scranton. Admission is a $10...
View ArticleGreenfield man charged after burglarizing aunt's home
CARBONDALE - A Greenfield Twp. man faces charges after police say he stole jewelry and change from his aunt late last month. Dylan Harhut, 21, 388 Route 247, is charged with one count of theft by...
View ArticleScott Twp. Sewer Authority slashes grinder pump price
Citing the need to encourage construction within Scott Twp., the sewer authority slashed thousands off a sewer-related fee future property owners would be required to pay. Prompted by Supervisor David...
View ArticleRiverside superintendent accepts new job
The Riverside School District will soon be searching for a new superintendent. David Woods, who has been the district's chief since 2008, has accepted the superintendent's job at the Oxford Area...
View ArticleScranton School Board president resigns
Citing new responsibilities with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, Scranton School Board President Sean O'Shea resigned from the board Tuesday night. In January, just one month after being...
View ArticlePhotos: 75th anniversary of Monsignor celebrated
Mitred Arch-Priest Msgr. Stephen Hrynuck at a Mass celebrating his 75th anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood at St. Cyril and Methodius Ukrainian Catholic Church in Olyphant where he was...
View ArticleMan accused of groping young girls waives preliminary hearing
Man waives hearing for grope chargesSCRANTON - A Scranton man accused of groping five young girls waiting in line for the water slide at Nay Aug Park pool in July waived his preliminary hearing before...
View ArticleRadio DJ charged with collecting unemployment while holding 2 jobs
WILKES-BARRE — A local radio personality was charged today with fraudulently collecting more than $25,000 in unemployment benefits despite holding two jobs. Mark Charles Thomas, 52, of Wilkes-Barre,...
View ArticleLeno to leave NBC's 'Tonight Show' next spring
NEW YORK - Jay Leno says he will be leaving NBC's "Tonight Show" next spring, to be replaced by Jimmy Fallon. Leno announced the move Wednesday in a news release. NBC also confirms that the show will...
View ArticleW-B man charged with threatening cop
WILKES-BARRE — A city man accused of threatening an off-duty police officer after trying to smash a window of the officer’s home had the charges against him forwarded for trial today. Charles Paul...
View ArticleCorbett raises idea of private Medicaid plans
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Corbett said Wednesday that he is interested in a concept that would give health care to hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians by using federal Medicaid dollars to...
View ArticleRay Nearhood dies nearly 8 months after auto crash
Ray Nearhood, an experienced government administrator who was in a coma since an Aug. 13 car crash that occurred during his campaign to the state House of Representatives, died Wednesday at Regional...
View ArticleTime lost to bomb threats may be made up, city schools says
If more bomb threats happen in the Scranton School District, any instructional time lost may be added to the end of the school year.After a recent rash of bomb threats in Scranton and surrounding...
View ArticleLocal cancer institute completes baseline health survey in Marcellus shale...
A baseline health survey of nine counties in the Marcellus Shale gas drilling region of Northeast Pennsylvania has determined that tobacco use, obesity and a lack of health insurance are common in the...
View ArticleTransportation hearing focus on interstates
ARCHBALD - It did not take long for the conversation to turn to the dilapidated Interstate 81 at Wednesday's public hearing on transportation. The interstate was not originally designed to handle the...
View ArticleState Department of Public Welfare says daycare abused children; owner denies...
A shuttered day care in Wayne County is under investigation by state police for abusing children. Just 4 Kids Daycare and Learning Center, 442 Cemetery Road, Hamlin, had its operating license...
View ArticleTeen's assault and robbery charges will go to trial
A 17-year-old Scranton boy will go to trial on charges he threatened and struck another teenager with a gun over an Xbox video game console, Magisterial District Judge John P. Pesota ordered...
View ArticleRegional Briefs 4/4/2013
Congressman to host open house LAKE TWP. - Constituents will soon get the opportunity to meet a local congressman. U.S. Rep. Tom Marino is inviting constituents, state legislators, county...
View ArticleLocal radio personality charged with fraud
WILKES-BARRE - A local radio personality was charged Wednesday with fraudulently collecting more than $25,000 in unemployment benefits despite holding two jobs. Mark Charles Thomas, 52, of...
View ArticleLiquor bill shortens "dry" vote timetable for grocery store licenses
HARRISBURG - A House-approved state liquor store privatization bill would provide for more frequent votes in "dry" municipalities on allowing a newly created liquor license for grocery stores. The...
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