Court upholds 2014 reapportionment plan
Redistricting plan upheld HARRISBURG - The state Supreme Court upheld a reapportionment plan in a unanimous decision Wednesday that will shift a state House district in Lackawanna County to...
View ArticleJudge candidate Rieder says she's most like a judge already
Rieder cites judge-like experience Patti Grande Rieder believes she is the best qualified candidate for Lackawanna County judge because she already has experience similar to what a judge does. Ms....
View ArticleHead Start providers will end services, close centers due to sequestration
Northeast Pennsylvania's Head Start providers are poised to end services for more than 120 children, close at least three Head Start centers and cut their workforces in response to federal spending...
View ArticleRieder stays mum on reasons for firing
Candidate stays mum for grand jury Lackawanna County judge candidate Patti Grande Rieder declined again Wednesday to state the reasons the court administrator gave for firing her 19 months ago as a...
View ArticleSenators propose tighter municipal debt oversight
Bills aim at towns' bad debt deals Legislation would ban rate 'swaps' HARRISBURG - Standing in the shadow of Harrisburg's debt-ridden incinerator, a bipartisan group of four senators unveiled...
View ArticleHomeless man hid heroin, cocaine, needles in underwear
Police seized heroin and cocaine from a suspected drug dealer's underwear Tuesday night - drugs the man told police he kept taped to his testicles prior to the search. Michael Smith, 26, homeless,...
View ArticleBox of cash stolen from Scranton home
SCRANTON - Police are investigating the theft Tuesday of a box containing thousands of dollars hidden in a garage. Capt. Glen Thomas said police responded to 924 Front St. at 3:07 p.m. Tuesday for a...
View ArticleBoys and Girls Club receives $20,000
SCRANTON - The Boys and Girls Club of Northeastern Pennsylvania will receive $20,000 after garnering enough votes in a recent Wal-Mart campaign. More than 300 eligible Feeding America food banks and...
View ArticleGroup plans race around Scranton
SCRANTON - Teams will race around Scranton on Saturday in support of United Neighborhood Centers of Northeastern Pennsylvania. "A-Raising Race," organized by Leadership Lackawanna, includes stops at...
View ArticleBurns lead to neglect charges
GOULDSBORO - A Stroudsburg man is charged with burning a man he was entrusted to care for with a hot iron at a Wayne County residential facility. Christopher Lein, 30, was charged with neglect of care...
View ArticleLibrary launches free mobile app
SCRANTON - Android users can access the Lackawanna County Library System via their smart-phones, thanks to a new free app. LCLS Connect allows library patrons to use cellphones in place of library...
View ArticleLackawanna County businessmen convicted of streetlight theft face charges in...
Copyright © 2013, The Morning Call Two businessmen convicted of stealing from Bethlehem Township taxpayers for a failed streetlight deal now face similar charges in Bucks County, according to court...
View ArticleNanticoke man charged with Bear Creek home-invasion robbery
A Nanticoke man accused of a violent crime spree that included robberies and shooting at state police during a high-speed chase was hit today with more charges alleging he and three others tied up and...
View ArticleFormer Pa. Gov. George Leader dies at 95
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Former Pennsylvania Gov. George M. Leader, who rose from humble roots on a chicken farm to become governor in 1955, died Thursday after a brief illness. He was 95. Two...
View ArticleMother pleads guilty to cover-up charges in Luzerne County shooting
Angelina Deabreu, the woman accused of covering up a shooting involving her teenage son, has agreed to a plea deal that could put her behind bars for 6 years. The agreement came on the fourth day of...
View ArticleOne man on run, another in custody for Hill Section homicide
One man is on the run and another in custody for the murder of a Lackawanna College student in the Hill Section Sunday night. Marlon Clotter, 21, 1024 Capouse Ave., shuffled into a room at the...
View ArticleRegional Briefs 5/10/2013
Mom takes guilty plea in teen death WILKES-BARRE - A woman accused of helping her son cover up the shooting death of a 14-year-old unexpectedly pleaded guilty Thursday, a move that abruptly ended her...
View ArticleCAMPAIGN 2013
CAMPAIGN 2013- Todd Hartman, a candidate for the Scranton School Board, will have a fundraiser Saturday from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Marine Corps League, 1340 Alder St., Scranton. Admission is a $10...
View ArticleCounty opens Covington Park
COVINGTON TWP. - With the snip of a blue ribbon, the newest addition to Lackawanna County's park system officially opened Thursday. Municipal officials from the North Pocono area joined Commissioners...
View ArticleNamedropper, 5/10/13
Wallenpaupack aids St. FrancisWallenpaupack Area National Junior Honor Society Sandy relief committee members brought school supplies to St. Francis de Sales Catholic School. The teens traveled to...
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