Scranton to return part of 'free money' for firefighters
After learning the hard way that closed fire stations can slow responses to fires, city officials last month celebrated an almost $8.2 million federal grant that would pay for recalling laid-off...
View ArticleSewer plan has some fuming in Jefferson Twp.
JEFFERSON TWP. - A plan that forces people away from their septic systems for public sewers angered some residents of two roads who will be affected. Residents living along Living Waters and Archbald...
View ArticleMother forced son to spend night with Sandusky
BELLEFONTE - She forced her son to spend the night at Jerry Sandusky's home over the boy's complaints. She never asked questions, never wondered why some days he just didn't "feel like it." Years...
View ArticleSandusky defense witnesses try to dull significance of showering
BELLEFONTE - In an awkward attempt to dull the significance of Jerry Sandusky's acknowledged habit of showering with young boys, two of his former Penn State colleagues told jurors Monday they too have...
View ArticleInmate's trial in prison-cell stabbing death of mobster begins
Allen Archie Hurley stared stoically at the series of crime-scene photographs of the man federal prosecutors say he stabbed 92 times and left bleeding in a pool of blood in a tiny prison cell in Wayne...
View ArticleClarification
Veteran's serviceIn a story in The Sunday Times about the memorial for Dunmore native Carol Ann Drazba, the first American woman and nurse to die in the Vietnam War, the husband of Kim Atkinson,...
View ArticleCOLTS opens push to educate public about route changes
Roughly half of the people who stopped by the County of Lackawanna Transit System information tent Monday knew the agency is preparing to implement a new route structure for its buses. Over the next...
View ArticleFour University of Scranton graduates win Fulbright scholarships
Ever since she was little, Kathleen Lavelle has ingested information from teachers and professors and always thought to herself, "How can I make someone else understand this better?" The instinct to...
View ArticleFormer employee sues Riverside School Board
The former supervisor of buildings and grounds for the Riverside School District is suing the board of directors, claiming he was fired for political reasons - namely because he was a Taylor resident....
View ArticleScott Twp. residents may be cited for not hooking up to sewer system
Time has run out for a number of Scott Twp. residents who have not made an effort to hook up to the central sewer system. And now they will face the consequences. Sixty-five residents and business...
View ArticleNew database will reveal levels of contaminants in wells
GLENBURN TWP. - An online database designed to track information and issues related to the Precision National Plating site is in the works. The Environmental Protection Agency is in the late stages of...
View ArticleSen. Casey calls for action on rock snot
Rock snot now reaches far beyond the waters of the Delaware River and into the halls of Washington, D.C.More than a month after mats of woolly didymo blanketed the river from its upper branches in New...
View ArticleAir Products & Chemicals buying Indura stake
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) - Air Products & Chemicals Inc. is buying a majority stake in Chilean industrial gas company Indura SA for $884 million. Air Products & Chemicals, which sells specialty...
View ArticlePolice: Bloomsburg man claimed to be FBI, CIA agent
SCRANTON - City police arrested a Bloomsburg man trespassing at the Mall at Steamtown on Monday after he claimed he was both an FBI and a CIA agent. Marcus Altieri, 21, 648 W. Main St., Apt. 2,...
View ArticlePolice: Capouse Avenue man knocked girlfriend's tooth out
SCRANTON - A Capouse Avenue man allegedly punched his girlfriend in the face Sunday, knocking one of her teeth out.Police found Judi Gentile holding a bloody rag to her mouth at Rear 837 Capouse Ave....
View ArticleEra Alaska modifies formerly 'free beer' promotion
KODIAK, Alaska - It turns out, there is no such thing as a free beer, at least on Era Alaska flights.The airline had been offering a free 6-ounce beer to adult passengers on certain routes in the...
View ArticleFormer Luzerne County teacher charged with violating students' privacy with...
An ex-Dallas Middle School teacher has been charged with invasion of privacy for allegedly taking inappropriate photos of several female students in the classroom. David Shuga, 49, of Kingston...
View ArticleBaby robin cuddles up with SW Michigan cats
OTSEGO TOWNSHIP, Mich. - A baby robin is spending some quality time with some friendly cats in southwestern Michigan. MLive.com reports Karin Caston's cats have accepted the bird, named Peeps, since...
View ArticleEgypt's Mubarak on life support after heart stops
CAIRO (AP) --A security official says Egypt's ousted leader Hosni Mubarak has been put on life support after his heart stopped as he arrived at a military hospital. The state news agency MENA said the...
View ArticlePenn's Northeast looks for money, taps John Cognetti
As a cash-starved Penn's Northeast looks for new sources of revenue, the organization and the region have a chance to remake themselves, said incoming chairman John Cognetti. The economic development...
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