Throop will review Fire Chief position
THROOP - The organization of the borough's fire companies could be changing. Borough council moved Tuesday to appoint Fire Chief Eric Hartshorn as the acting chief when his term concludes at the end...
View ArticleScranton/Wilkes-Barre unemployment down a bit in April
The Scranton-Wilkes-Barre area unemployment rate slid three tenths of a percentage point in April to 9.4 percent on a seasonally-adjusted basis, a welcome decline amid other positive national economic...
View Article10-digit dialing in NEPA to start this September
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Many residents in northeastern and central Pennsylvania will have to make calls by dialing 10 digits starting this fall. The state Public Utility Commission said Wednesday that...
View ArticleHouse GOP unveils its state budget
HARRISBURG - House Republican leaders introduced a $28.3 billion state budget bill that provides $100 million above current levels for basic education but spends less overall than what the governor...
View ArticleReport: Paterno family to announce lawsuit against NCAA
Tonight on the NBC show "Costas Tonight," representatives for the Paterno family will announce a lawsuit on behalf of the Paterno family against the NCAA, according to NBC Sports vice president Adam...
View ArticleMan agrees to plead guilty to transporting illegal immigrants
SCRANTON - A man has agreed to plead guilty to helping transport illegal immigrants from a Philadelphia employment agency to work at a Scranton meat product business. Kerin Hamim, no age or address...
View ArticleLackawanna County Court Notes 5/30/2013
MARRIAGE LICENSES n Christopher Anthony Bantell and Ashley Marie Carter, both of West Pittston. n Jonathan Carlos Bonilla and Michelle Ann Vincavage, both of Scranton. n Nicholas Michael Eldridge and...
View ArticleFuneral Notices 5/30/2013
ARASINI, CAROLYN B. "KI" GALLAGHER, Clarks Summit, Saturday, 11 a.m., St. Catherine's Cemetery, Moscow, by the Rev. John O'Malley, S.J. Calling hours, Friday, 6 to 8 p.m., McGoff-Hughes Funeral Home...
View ArticleRegional Briefs 5/30/2013
Police say man kicked girlfriend SCRANTON - A city man faces charges after police said he kicked his girlfriend and then fled Tuesday night. Tahmel Clarke, 21, of 931 S. Ninth Ave., was charged with...
View ArticleWoman admits DUI in driving wrong way on McDade Expressway
Woman admits DUI in two-car crash A Clarks Summit woman accused of causing a two-car crash while driving the wrong way on the McDade Expressway in 2011 pleaded guilty to driving under the influence...
View ArticlePPL default rate jumps; two dozen companies offer better rate
Customers who continue to rely on PPL Electric Utilities as their default energy supplier will see their bills increase Saturday. The company announced Wednesday the default rate it will levy on...
View ArticleRally held in recognition of Lackawanna County's treatment court and Judge...
Roxanne Kasper knows why a large crowd of people gathered outside the Lackawanna County Courthouse on Wednesday to pay tribute to Judge Michael J. Barrasse's drug and alcohol treatment court. She is...
View ArticleU.S. Marshals arrest man in Dickson City wanted for Florida murder
Accused of murder, Arthur Spencer made it from Lake County, Fla., to his mother's Dickson City home before U.S. marshals caught up with him Tuesday. Local police departments and U.S. marshals took Mr....
View ArticleNamedropper, 5/30/13
Program recognizes Tomorrow's LeadersA graduation recognition ceremony brought together the members of Leadership Lackawanna's teen program Tomorrow's Leaders Today.The high school juniors, who are...
View ArticleTwitter bomb threat perp sentenced to ARD, fine
A Lackawanna County judge sentenced a Scranton Prep student to rehabilitation, restitution and community service for threatening on Twitter to blow up Mid Valley and Holy Cross high schools in...
View ArticleJoyce, Jarbola earn nominations via write-in votes as Lewis mulls dropping out
Democratic City Councilman Frank Joyce earned the Republican nomination for Scranton tax collector and Republican Lackawanna County District Attorney Andy Jarbola picked up a Democratic nomination for...
View ArticleTraveling nuns draw crowd for immigration reform
They toured like rock stars but they arrived early and wore sensible shoes. The Nuns on the Bus stepped out of their coach on Wednesday to the cheers of a standing-room-only crowd at the St. John...
View ArticleFire damages Wilkes-Barre elementary school
WILKES-BARRE — A fire badly damaged the St. Nicholas Elementary School library this morning, but fire doors prevented the blaze from spreading to the adjacent computer lab and the rest of the school,...
View ArticlePolice nab man accused of burglarizing Honesdale home
Alleged burglar nabbed HONESDALE - A Wayne County man accused of breaking into another man's home and stealing a revolver, cash and personal items was arrested Thursday in Port Jervis, N.Y., State...
View ArticleWells Fargo donates money to open two Scranton swimming pools
Wells Fargo will help bankroll the opening of two Scranton public pools this summer, the city announced today.The bank will contribute to the cost of operating pools at Weston Field and Weston Park....
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