Wyoming County drowning ruled an accident following autopsy
Woman's death in creekruled accidental drowning The Sunday death of a Hop Bottom woman in a Wyoming County creek has been ruled an accidental drowning, Lackawanna County Coroner Tim Rowland...
View ArticleLawyer for ex-Lakeland teacher may subpoena for records in police chief's case
The fallout from the arrest of suspended Scott Twp. Police Chief James Romano in the upcoming sex assault trial of a former Lakeland band teacher became more apparent Monday as a judge agreed to delay...
View ArticleCicadas emerging in Northeast Pa.
An absence of 17 years ends with a brooding presence.Periodical cicadas belonging to what scientists designate as Brood II started emerging in Northeast Pennsylvania in the final act of a mysterious...
View ArticleCORRECTIONS
State OIG counselA story in Monday's edition incorrectly referred to Kenneth Brown as an attorney with the Office of General Counsel. He is chief counsel of the state Office of Inspector...
View ArticleGCMC breaks ground on $80 million project
Hannah S. Welles held a shovel at the 1897 groundbreaking of Hahnemann Hospital. On Monday, her great-grandson Dorrance Belin, 75, Waverly Twp., held a shovel, this time announcing an $80 million,...
View ArticleCommunity events list, 6/4/13
CLIPBOARDMilfordMusical performances: Belle Reve Senior Living performances by the Belles of the Hudson Valley, Friday, 1:30 p.m.; Tony Romano, Saturday, 1-3:30 p.m., during Milford Musical Festival,...
View ArticleCarbondale school race may have recount
Recount sought in CarbondaleSCRANTON - The loser of the Republican primary election for a Carbondale Area School Board seat has asked for a recount.Cindy Artone Turonis, who defeated incumbent school...
View ArticleSunday fire in Scranton not an arson; cause undetermined
Arson ruled out in Sunday fireSCRANTON - A city fire inspector ruled out arson as the cause of a Sunday morning fire at a vacant home, Fire Chief Tom Davis said.The cause remains under...
View ArticleFirst Keystone banking on Shickshinny
SHICKSHINNY - Shickshinny soon will have a bank again.Nearly two years after flooding destroyed the only bank in town, several officials broke ground Monday for a new branch.Berwick-based First...
View ArticleHouse panel casts opening budget vote
HARRISBURG - A key House committee approved a $28.3 billion spending bill developed by the GOP majority on a party-line vote Monday, casting the first votes of the 2013 state budget debate.Lawmakers of...
View ArticleScranton board authorizes boundary exception changes
Scranton students may soon be sent back to the schools in their neighborhoods.The school board voted unanimously on Monday night to revoke boundary exceptions in overcrowded schools. The move is the...
View ArticleMan steals cat, purse from balcony
Two charged in takingcat, purse from balcony Two people face criminal charges after a woman reported seeing a man "swoop down like a bird" and land on her balcony to retrieve a cat and a purse,...
View ArticlePenn Refrigeration defaults on loan
Hanover Twp. co. defaults on loanWILKES-BARRE - Penn Refrigeration, a 68-year-old family-owned business, defaulted on a $300,000 loan months after a mass layoff at the company, according to court...
View ArticlePolice: Man threw bottle at wife
BLAKESLEE - A borough man was charged with simple assault and harassment after police said he threw a glass bottle at his wife, injuring her.Pocono Mountain Regional Police responded to 114 Nakora...
View ArticleLuzerne: Move public defender lawsuit to federal court
WILKES-BARRE - Luzerne County filed federal court papers to remove the civil lawsuit over funding for the county public defender's office from county court to federal court.The plaintiffs in the suit -...
View ArticlePolice: Woman high with child in car
TOBYHANNA - Pocono Mountain Regional Police filed charges against a woman they say was high on codeine, morphine and Alprazolam while driving with her 5-year-old daughter in the vehicle in March.After...
View ArticleRansom Twp. road projects planned
RANSOM TWP. - Several road repair projects are set to begin on nearly every road in the township, the supervisors announced at a meeting Monday. The township is preparing to request bids for crack...
View ArticlePolice zap Pocono Lake man for trespassing
TOBYHANNA TWP. - Police had to use a Taser on a Pocono Lake man who refused to leave his home when Pocono Mountain Regional Police served him a protection-from-abuse order May 28, police said.Police...
View ArticleNorth Scranton Neighborhood Association appoints officers
SCRANTON - The North Scranton Neighborhood Association and Crime Watch appointed two new officers at Monday night's meeting. Members voted to appoint Isabelle Lance as the treasurer for the group,...
View ArticleFuneral Notices, 6-5-2103
BORGER, SHIRLEY M. RENFER, Bethlehem, Thursday, 11 a.m., James Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 527 Center St., Bethlehem. Visitation, today, 7-9 p.m. and Thursday, 10 to service. Interment,...
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