TCMC graduates first doctors today
Nine years ago a group of area physicians sat around a table and shared a dream. They wanted students to be able to become doctors in Northeast Pennsylvania. That dream comes true today.
View ArticleMontage returns as sale is finalized
Welcome back, Montage. The sale of the bankrupt Snö Mountain recreation complex to a group of investors closed Friday in Philadelphia, setting the stage for the attraction's water park to open in two...
View ArticleJudicial retirement age debated
HARRISBURG - A House committee plans to consider a bill to increase the mandatory retirement age for Pennsylvania judges next week as the state's top court weighs a legal challenge of the current...
View ArticleSlaying highlights gang presence in Scranton
The slaying of a Lackawanna College sophomore highlights an often overlooked issue facing Scranton: street gangs. City police said two members of a local Crips street gang killed 22-year-old Rahsan...
View ArticleThousands raised in magistrate race
WILKES-BARRE - In the hotly contested race for magisterial district judge in the Pittston area, attorney Alexandra Kokura has emerged as the top fundraiser, according to campaign finance reports filed...
View Article'Dreamgirls' delivers big moments, glamour at Scranton Cultural Center
A series of spotlights cast cones of white upon the blackened stage, a blank canvas where anyone could make her dreams come true. On Friday night, that goal belonged to Effie White, Deena Jones and...
View ArticleTwo robbed in West Scranton
SCRANTON - Four teenagers driving a dark Mitsubishi robbed two 15-year-old boys Thursday night.
View ArticleCommunity events list, 5/11/13
Archbald Historical event: Archbald Historical Society to host a speaker Monday, 7 p.m.; topic: 1845 gravity railroad extension and the development of the borough of Archbald, including photos, maps,...
View ArticlePolice bust alleged heroin dealer
DUNMORE - Borough police said they busted a heroin dealer Thursday night in the parking lot of the McDonald's in South Scranton.
View ArticleJudge rules hydrant must be removed from Montrose property
MONTROSE - A hydrant used to fill a water truck must be removed from the residential lot where it was installed last year.
View ArticleScholastic Superstar: Meet Eugene Vadella
Meet Eugene Vadella... School: Carbondale Area High School Parents: Patrick and Ann Trago Vadella Plans: To attend Wilkes University to be part of its joint program with the Philadelphia College of...
View ArticleFrontier cuts 28 jobs
Frontier Communications in Dallas Twp. will cut 28 jobs, spokeswoman Pat Amendola confirmed Friday. The company notified the employees Thursday of the elimination of their positions at the end of June....
View Article'They really are everyday heroes'
Sarge Snyder went to the Viewmont Mall on April 9 for a new pair of sneakers. "Next thing I know, it's three days later and I'm waking up in the hospital," he said.
View ArticlePolice bust two, seize 650 bags of heroin
Jacob Abplanalp and Elissa Palmer stashed their bulletproof vest in the dining room and their drugs in various places throughout their Waverly Twp. home. A backpack near the couch held more than four...
View ArticleBurglar steals money, mug in South Scranton
SCRANTON - A burglar stole several hundred dollars in cash and the ceramic soup mug it was kept in early Thursday, police Capt. Glen Thomas said.
View ArticleCrash sends two vehicles into two Vandling homes
Cars crash into Vandling homes VANDLING - A truck struck a borough house and catapulted a van into another on Saturday in a chain reaction that began when the van stopped in a hard-to-see spot at the...
View ArticleNo Longer a Rule: Retirement's 4 Percent Rule Doesn't Hold Up in Today's Economy
Conventional wisdom used to tell us a retiree could withdraw about 4 percent per year from their investment portfolio without running out of money for at least three decades. This came to be known as...
View ArticleWanted: NEPA's top 5 fugitives
Donte Kearney Wanted by: Scranton District Office, state Board of Probation and Parole. Fugitive since: Jan. 4. Wanted for: Criminal trespass and theft of movable property. Sentenced to one year, five...
View ArticleAbsentee ballot applications due Tuesday
Absentee ballot deadline nears SCRANTON - Tuesday is the last day to apply for an absentee ballot for the May 21 primary election, Lackawanna County Director of Elections Marion Medalis said. The...
View ArticleBusiness Buzz, May 12, 2013
Property acquired An affiliate of Equilibrium Equities Inc. of Blue Bell has acquired the former Ocean Logistics property in Keystone Industrial Park from an affiliate of C&S Wholesale Grocers Inc....
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