ATV rider injured after hitting pony
ATV rider injured after hitting pony SPRINGVILLE TWP. - An all-terrain vehicle rider was taken to the hospital with major injuries Saturday night after he struck a pony, state police at Gibson said....
View ArticlePolice: Man smashed ex-girlfriend's car window
Man charged in window smashing GREAT BEND - A Susquehanna County man was cited with disorderly conduct and criminal mischief after he got into a scuffle at a bar and smashed the windshield of his...
View ArticleLRCA to focus on community outreach
The Lackawanna River Corridor Association is teaming up with the Scranton Sewer Authority to promote a public education and outreach program to inform Scranton, Dunmore and the residents in each...
View ArticleCorbett broadens Medicaid expansion talks
HARRISBURG - The Corbett administration seeks to broaden the scope of Medicaid expansion talks with Washington, but expressed disappointment at the lack of progress so far with federal officials. The...
View ArticlePPL: Changes will prevent repeat of Olyphant electricity mistakes
PPL officials said changes have been made to prevent glitches like the one that undercharged Olyphant by $360,000 over a year and a half. Last week, borough officials announced that PPL Energy Plus...
View ArticleSnakes slither in and out of Noxen during Rattlesnake Roundup
Rattler roundup: Name your poison NOXEN - Kevin Noldy of Hop Bottom said he's seen his share of black and garter snakes, but Sunday was a Father's Day first. He saw a rattlesnake for the first time,...
View ArticleMoses Taylor's ER expansion expected to shorten patient stays
Patients should expect shorter stays and enhanced emergency care at a Scranton hospital, thanks to an expansion project being completed today, officials said. Nurses and physicians at Moses Taylor...
View ArticleOn June 17 in NEPA
On this date in NEPA75 years ago, the Rev. Dr. Henry Crane, pastor of Elm Park M.E. Church, submitted a letter of resignation to the church's board and accepted a position with Central M.E. Church in...
View ArticleAttorney General hoping for funding to launch gang unit, says first...
State Attorney General Kathleen Kane is asking for funding to establish a mobile street crime unit that she says will flush gangs out of Pennsylvania. The proposed 20-person law enforcement unit would...
View ArticleATV rider injured after striking pony dies
SPRINGVILLE TWP. - An all-terrain vehicle rider severely injured when he struck a pony Saturday night has died, Lackawanna County Coroner Tim Rowland announced this morning. Robert Kerr, 25, of Hop...
View ArticleDUI charge in Jermyn hit and run
DUI charge in hit and runJERMYN - Police accused a Jermyn woman of driving into a house on the 100 block of Bacon Street and then fleeing on Saturday, borough police said.Ursila Kirsch, 56, 435...
View ArticleCorbett signs anti-abortion coverage bill
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A new Pennsylvania law will prohibit coverage of most abortions under policies offered in a federally-run insurance marketplace starting next year. Gov. Tom Corbett's office...
View ArticlePolice investigating shooting outside Wilkes-Barre bar
Wilkes-Barre police are investigating a shooting that happened early Monday morning in the Parsons section of the city. Police say they were called to the area of 99 George Ave. about 2:20 a.m. to a...
View ArticleWoman killed in South Abington crash
SOUTH ABINGTON TWP. - A woman died this afternoon when her car veered off Country Club Road, struck a guard rail and burst into flames, police said. The victim was in her late 50s, Police Chief Robert...
View ArticleForest City Regional approves tax increase in 2013-14 budget
FOREST CITY - Taxpayers in the Forest City Regional School District can expect a larger bill next year, after the school board approved a tax increase in the 2013-14 budget. The increase, proposed...
View ArticleLongtime Sunday Dispatch editor dies
John "Chick" Watson, the former Sunday Dispatch editor and publisher who saw his native Pittston as the "love of his life," died Thursday in Seattle of a heart attack. He was 57. Mr. Watson took over...
View ArticleThirteen robberies, up to 13 years in prison for Scranton man
Gerald Fuller rolled through three counties and drained cash from 13 businesses over four months last year. "You were effectively a one-man crime wave," Lackawanna County Judge Vito P. Geroulo told...
View ArticleDunmore School District budget not expected to change, includes tax hike
Dunmore budget includes tax hike DUNMORE - The school district's preliminary 2013-14 budget will remain the same when the school board finalizes the spending plan Wednesday, the district's business...
View ArticleCommunity events list, 6/18/13
CLIPBOARDBlakelyCommunity event: Blakely Borough and borough recreation committee JuneFest, June 28-29, grounds of Wilson Fire Company, Erie and Pleasant avenues, Peckville, fireman's parade, June 28,...
View ArticleGlenburn Twp. supervisors await answers before deciding on grant application
Glenburn delays action on boardwalk GLENBURN TWP. - Officials need more answers before allowing a joint recreation board to submit an estimated $200,000 grant application through the township. At...
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