Who will become next Scranton mayor?
SCRANTON — With Bill Courtright’s resignation, city council will get first crack at choosing a replacement. Under the city’s Home Rule Charter and Administrative Code, a resignation or a criminal...
View ArticleReaction to resignation of Scranton mayor laying bare culture of corruption...
SCRANTON — They’ve seen the situation before, just not in Scranton City Hall. Allentown and Reading both had mayors caught up in corruption probes. Two former Lackawanna County commissioners went to...
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Forest City Community luncheon: Stone Soup Kitchen at Christ Church free community luncheon, Saturday, July 27, noon-1 p.m., Christ Episcopal Church, Delaware and Dundaff streets; 570-785-3425 to...
View Article$3.4 million in natural gas impact fees to benefit 117th District municipalities
HARRISBURG Counties and municipalities in the 117th Legislative District will receive more than $3.4 million in natural gas drilling impact fee revenues. Lackawanna County will receive $229,275.13,...
View Article85 Years Ago - High heat and humidity caused the death of man in Mount Cobb
July 2, 1934 Heat wave deadly High temperatures and humidity contributed to the death of a laborer on July 1. Dr. John O’Dea, acting Lackawanna County coroner, reported that Herman West of East...
View ArticleDave & Busters coming to Lehigh Valley Mall
WHITEHALL TWP.Dave & Buster’s at Lehigh Valley Mall Dave & Buster’s is coming to Lehigh Valley Mall. The entertainment-dining hybrid has been identified as the tenant for a planned...
View ArticleTunkhannock appoints new mayor
TUNKHANNOCK For the first time in more than two decades, Tunkhannock has a Republican mayor. On Monday, borough council President Bob Robinson read Mayor Norm Ball’s June 25 letter of resignation into...
View ArticleScranton Mayor Bill Courtright resigns, pleading guilty to corruption charges
SCRANTON — From his start as Scranton mayor in 2014, Bill Courtright used the highest office in City Hall for pay-to-play shakedowns, federal law enforcement officials charge. Courtright brazenly...
View ArticleFormer Scranton Mayor Bill Courtright pleads guilty to felony corruption charges
WILLIAMSPORT — Former Scranton Mayor Bill Courtright pleaded guilty this morning to three felony counts of criminal conspiracy, bribery and extortion. Courtright was arraigned on the corruption...
View ArticleNicholson house destroyed by fire
A Nicholson home was destroyed by fire Monday afternoon. Nicholson Assistant Fire Chief Ted Roberts said that around 1 p.m. a home at 8 Harding Avenue, owned by Tom Campbell was engulfed in flames when...
View ArticleVideo: Courtright corruption charges press conference
WILLIAMSPORT — Former Scranton Mayor Bill Courtright pleaded guilty this morning to three felony counts of criminal conspiracy, bribery and extortion. Courtright was arraigned on the corruption...
View ArticleFormer Scranton mayor Courtright pleads guilty to felony corruption charges
WILLIAMSPORT — Former Scranton Mayor Bill Courtright pleaded guilty this morning to three felony counts of criminal conspiracy, bribery and extortion. Courtright was arraigned on the corruption...
View ArticleSnow days could be eliminated in bill signed by governor
Snow days often reserved for riding sleds and sipping hot chocolate could soon include homework and online lessons. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf signed a bill today that will allow schools to replace...
View ArticleLawyer: Census to be printed without citizenship question
The Trump administration says the 2020 Census questionnaire is moving ahead without a question about citizenship. That's according to an attorney for a civil rights group that helped fight the...
View ArticleScranton reviewing contract with Northeast Revenue Service
Scranton officials are reviewing the city’s contract with Northeast Revenue Service after federal investigators revealed an alleged pay-to-play scheme involving the delinquent-tax-collection company,...
View ArticleDelta sues former partner for practicing in Scranton
The specialty medical group Delta Medix says one of its former urologists performed surgery at Geisinger Community Medical Center, and that’s a big problem. Already locked in three legal battles with...
View ArticleScranton man charged with sexually assaulting a girl years ago
A Scranton man already charged with taking an underage girl from the city to western Pennsylvania is now accused of sexually assaulting a girl years ago. A judge continued a preliminary hearing for...
View ArticleScranton and Lackawanna County offices, court closed July 4
SCRANTON City Hall will be closed Thursday in observance of Independence Day. There won’t be any garbage collection in Scranton on Thursday, as the Department of Public Works will be off. Garbage and...
View ArticleWith addition to key stock index, Dunmore bank hopes to net bigger investors
A Dunmore bank hit a visibility milestone Monday when global index and analytics company FTSE Russell added it to its all-cap index. FNCB Bank is now listed on the Russell 3000 Index, a perk that...
View ArticleFeds: Corruption probe that snared Scranton mayor is extensive and ongoing
SCRANTON — Although former Scranton Mayor Bill Courtright pleaded guilty to federal charges Tuesday, the federal probe into public corruption that took him down is extensive and ongoing, U.S. Attorney...
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