Wallenpaupack Area High School scholarships awarded
Wallenpaupack Area High School held its annual scholarship/awards program on Friday, June 21, 2019. Individuals, organizations and businesses, 136 in all, contributed 343 scholarships totaling...
View ArticleState's latest mini-casino auction ends without any bids
Like the auctions before it, there was a yellow box at the front of the room reading, “Bids,” and an adjacent red box labeled, “Locations.” But the boxes were empty when the clock struck 10 a.m....
View ArticleSmall fire closes Montage Mountain restaurant
MOOSIC — A fire in a rooftop exhaust system caused minor damage to Ruby Tuesday restaurant on Montage Mountain late Tuesday night. The restaurant at 15 Radcliffe Drive remained closed Wednesday pending...
View ArticleForest City man dies in Clifford Twp. crash
CLIFFORD TWP. — A Forest City man was killed Wednesday in a two-car crash on Route 247 in Susquehanna County, state police at Gibson said. Richard F. Shinn, 68, was driving south just before 8 a.m....
View ArticleSports betting wagers not yet accepted at area casinos
The NFL season kicks off Thursday night when the Green Bay Packers take on the Chicago Bears, but sports fans will not yet be able to bet on the game at Mohegan Sun Pocono or Mount Airy Casino Resort....
View ArticleScranton man accused of stealing from American Legion faces more charges
SCRANTON — A man already accused of stealing $10,000 from an American Legion post in Minooka faces additional charges involving the theft of thousands more. Christopher Crawford, 31, 425 15th Ave., is...
View ArticleTurnpike to close part of northeast extension this weekend
SCRANTON — Officials will close 18 miles of the Pennsylvania Turnpike’s northeast extension in both directions over the weekend to replace a 90-foot-long bridge, the turnpike announced Wednesday. The...
View ArticleFormer Scranton zoning officer to stand trial on theft, other charges
SCRANTON — A former city zoning officer charged with stealing $1,401 in building permit fees will stand trial on theft and other charges in Lackawanna County Court after waiving his right to a...
View ArticleShawn Christy can represent himself at trial, federal judge rules
A McAdoo man with a history of disruptive court outbursts can represent himself at trial on multiple charges related to online threats he allegedly made against President Donald Trump and another...
View ArticleCounty takes step to sell land formerly owned by Dunmore businessman DeNaples
SCRANTON — Lackawanna County hopes to sell 10 county-owned parcels totaling about 300 acres in the North Pocono area — land the county acquired as part of a larger acquisition in 2007. Commissioners...
View ArticleCharges against alleged shooter headed to court
SCRANTON — Vince Hutchinson saw a silver Buick in his rear view mirror, heard “pop, pop, pop” and dropped his head. Glass shattered. He pressed his foot on the gas. Hutchinson’s testimony came during...
View ArticlePike County doctor indicted for prescribing opioids, tranquilizers leading to...
SCRANTON — A federal grand jury indicted a Pike County physician last week for unlawfully prescribing painkillers and tranquilizers that led to the death of a patient, the United States Attorney’s...
View ArticleFormer county prison employee pleads guilty to bringing drugs into prison
SCRANTON — A former Lackawanna County Prison contract employee pleaded guilty Tuesday to participating in a scheme to bring drugs into the prison, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle...
View ArticleClipboard 9/4/2019
BLAKELY Club outing: Blakely Bear Outing, Sunday, 1 to 5:30 p.m., Montdale Country Club; late callers should contact by Thursday, 570-489-0758. JERMYN Reunion: St. Rose class of 1959 60th class...
View ArticleState police: Scranton man arrested after months-long drug investigation
TAYLOR — State and borough police arrested a Scranton man Wednesday following a months-long drug investigation, state troopers said. Police arrested Nathaniel Hogan, 45, about 2:30 p.m. on the 100...
View ArticleTwo law firms interested in defending Scranton against class-action trash fee...
SCRANTON Two law firms met Wednesday’s deadline to submit their qualifications to represent the city in a class-action lawsuit challenging the city’s annual $300 trash fee as excessive. The law firms...
View ArticleLCTA names interim director, board member resigns over Gavlick firing
WILKES-BARRE The Luzerne County Transportation Authority board of directors appointed longtime authority employee Lee Horton as interim executive director on Wednesday, one day after terminating the...
View ArticleNamedropper, 9/5/19
Professor honored Duane Armitage, Ph.D., a 2005 University of Scranton graduate and assistant professor of philosophy, was named Teacher of the Year by the university’s class of 2019. Armitage, who...
View ArticleLake Ariel animal rescue amasses more than 2,100 signatures to ban tiger...
In the wild, tigers roam for hundreds of miles as apex predators. At circuses and fairs, they spend much of their time in cramped cages and perform cruel and unnatural stunts at venues here and around...
View ArticleCounty takes step to sell land formerly owned by DeNaples
SCRANTON — Lackawanna County officials want to sell 10 county-owned parcels totaling about 300 acres in the North Pocono area. Commissioners authorized Nasser Real Estate during Wednesday’s...
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