New program brings local interns to downtown businesses
Local talent meets opportunity Students at local colleges shouldn't have to go out of town to get professional experience as interns, and local business needn't look further than local institutions to...
View ArticleCAMPAIGN 2013
-âKim Harding Kelly, a Democratic candidate for Lackawanna County register of wills, will have a free rally Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Barrett's Pub, 474 Main St., Archbald.-âScranton Tax...
View ArticleCommunity events list, 5/7/13
Dickson CityNight out: Dickson City Civic Center parents night out, Friday, 6:30-10:30 p.m., 935 Albert St.; activities for pre-K to sixth-graders; family discount for three or more; emergency forms...
View ArticleSeveral local schools ranked nationally
High schools ranked nationally SCRANTON - Twelve high schools in Northeast Pennsylvania have been recognized in the 2013 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools rankings. Delaware Valley High...
View ArticleLackawanna College grieves the loss of a student
Latrell Johnson likely would have spent Monday night with his roommate, Rahsan "Duke" Crowder, flirting with girls. Or they would have thrown around a football outside Tobin Hall at Lackawanna College...
View ArticleRegional Briefs for Tuesday, May 7
Pot plants found in Susquehanna home BRIDGEWATER TWP. - A disturbance at a nearby residence led to a drug bust in Susquehanna County on Sunday night, after police saw a marijuana plant through the...
View ArticleThief stole 50 car batteries from Scranton scrap yard
Thief steals 50 car batteries SCRANTON - Someone stole about $750 worth of car batteries from a Scranton scrap yard, police said. Capt. Glen Thomas said someone broke into Hosko's Auto and Scrap Yard,...
View ArticlePresident out at Friendship House
Two veteran Friendship House executives are overseeing the nonprofit organization after the resignation of longtime president Robert H. Angeloni. Mr. Angeloni, who served as president for more than 18...
View ArticleMericle plans speculative industrial building at CenterPoint
Mericle betting on new building Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services plans to construct a 223,200-square-foot industrial building across from the Home Depot in CenterPoint Commerce and Trade Park...
View ArticleMan caught with switchblade escapes police temporarily
PITTSTON - A Pittston man arrested after being caught with a switchblade later jumped out of a police car and led police on a short foot chase before being recaptured. Charles Bach Shafer, 25, of 17...
View ArticleMay is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month in PA
HARRISBURG - With the increasing popularity of motorcycling in Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Corbett signed a proclamation marking May as Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month. State Department of Transportation...
View ArticleTunkhannock Area student identified as crash victim
Police identified the victim of a fatal Wyoming County all-terrain vehicle crash as a Tunkhannock Area High School junior and wrestler. Circumstances surrounding the death of 17-year-old Christopher...
View ArticleGrand jury judge urges Penn St. case to go forward
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The supervising judge for the grand jury that investigated how former Penn State administrators handled the Jerry Sandusky child sex-abuse scandal said in a new court filing...
View ArticleJudaic studies speaker examines ‘non-Jews’ involvement in Jewish life
The University of Scranton Weinberg Judaic Studies Institute hosted a lecture by Ted Merwin, Ph. D., entitled “You Don’t Have to Be Jewish: Non-Jews’ Growing Investment in Jewish Life” in Brennan...
View ArticleTeen takes stand in mom's trial, admits to shooting friend
Elijah Yussuf, the teen who accidentally shot his friend to death last year in Wilkes-Barre, took the witness stand this afternoon to testify against his mother, who is on trial for allegedly covering...
View ArticlePolice probe strong arm robbery in Dunmore
Robbery in Dunmore DUNMORE - A robber grabbed a Scranton woman by her neck then stole her purse before fleeing early Tuesday morning in Dunmore. Sandra Marsh, 47, gave the hooded man her purse, black...
View ArticleEx-SC Gov. Sanford back in political office
CHARLESTON, S.C. - Former Republican South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford on Tuesday revived a scandal-scarred political career on Tuesday by winning back his old congressional seat in a district that...
View ArticleFrom prison to posts, Scott Binsack released
Scott Binsack is out of jail and back on Facebook. Released Monday after a six-month stretch at the State Correctional Institution-Rockview, the failed Clarks Summit homebuilder and convicted con man...
View ArticleNamedropper, 5/8/13
A senior moment focusing on CubaA "very unusual post-trip party" found Joe and Dolly Michalczyk entertaining travelers and Marywood Lifelong Learning senior learners during a presentation on Cuba,...
View ArticleWilkes-Barre officer's photo posted online prompts investigation
WILKES-BARRE - The chief of police is investigating a group of salacious photos posted online, including one showing a city detective posing outside a downtown bar with a woman poised to lick his...
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