Jessup man charged after firing gun in Archbald motel
ARCHBALD A Jessup man faces charges after police said he fired a gun in the lobby of a motel Wednesday. Officers received a call at 5:17 a.m. for the report of a gunshot at Mid Valley Motel, 270...
View ArticleDunmore teen missing since Tuesday found safe
DUNMORE A 14-year-old boy reported missing Tuesday was found safe a day later, Dunmore police said. Mitchell Megivern had been last seen Tuesday afternoon on foot in the area of 200 Smith St., police...
View ArticleFugitive captured in Archbald
SCRANTON — A Taylor man who escaped from the Lackawanna County probation office on Tuesday is back in custody. Sheriff’s deputies arrested Michael P. Evans, 43, 449 N. Main St., without incident on...
View ArticleRed Cross: Most of those displaced in Scranton building fire returned home
SCRANTON Most of the 120 or so residents displaced during a Wednesday night fire at an apartment building in Scranton were able to return home within a few hours, the American Red Cross said. The...
View ArticleWilkes-Barre Cops: Hedge-clipper wielding meth user steals milk
WILKES-BARRE — A man apparently high on methamphetamine robbed a convenience store of a half gallon of chocolate milk with a pair of hedge clippers, according to police. Keith Jamie Golomb, 30, of...
View ArticlePennDOT braces for incoming inch of snow
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is activating its Incident Command Center on Thursday afternoon ahead of a winter storm expected to drop as much as one inch of snow. The storm moving...
View ArticleScott Twp. settles lawsuit over cemetery access
Scott Twp. reached a tentative settlement with a woman who challenged an ordinance that would force her to allow a family to access a purported grave site on her property. The agreement, reached...
View ArticleMoosic police, DA's office investigating at Moosic assisted living facility
Moosic police and investigators with the Lackawanna County district attorney’s office are conducting an “ongoing investigation” at an assisted living facility in the borough, Police Chief Richard...
View ArticleUnited Way poised for final fundraising push
As the clock winds down on its 2019-20 campaign, the United Way of Lackawanna and Wayne Counties hopes for a rousing finale. The organization reported Thursday its fundraising total stood at...
View ArticleMoosic woman charged again hours after kicking cop in the groin area
About a day after a Moosic woman’s arrest on charges she drunkenly kicked a Scranton police officer in the groin area, police arrested her again for pulling the fire alarm at a senior living facility...
View ArticleScranton School District investigating incoming school director, sources say
The Scranton School District is investigating whether an incoming school director tried to use her elected position to get her husband a coaching job. Tara Yanni, who ran unopposed in Tuesday’s...
View ArticleAuthorities investigating two bodies found in Ransom Twp.
RANSOM TWP. — Authorities are investigating two dead people found in a township home today, the county coroner said. The bodies were discovered sometime late this morning in a home on Ransom Road,...
View ArticleCarbondale man heading to possible trial in criminal homicide case
BERWICK -- A Carbondale man could stand trial for criminal homicide and robbery charges following a borough woman’s death in October, a Columbia County judge ruled today. Magisterial District Judge...
View ArticlePolice: Hughestown man arrested in Carbondale had 32 grams of drugs in buttocks
CARBONDALE A Hughestown man faces criminal charges after police said they found 32 grams of drugs hidden in his buttocks on Tuesday. Acting on a tip about drug sales, officers stopped Jerome Edward...
View ArticlePolice: Scranton man threatened former coworker
TAYLOR Police arrested a Scranton man Wednesday for threatening a former coworker, officers said. Officers responded to Arlington Industries, 1 Stauffer Industrial Park, at 5:39 p.m. Wednesday for a...
View ArticleScranton Ethics Board belatedly receives first complaint
SCRANTON — The newly revived ethics board got its first complaint a few weeks before it held its inaugural meeting, but only recently received the letter from City Hall, members said tonight. The...
View ArticleCost council report shows care costs more in population centers
A heart attack could cost $80,000 or $180,000 depending on which hospital treats you. Detailed hospital charge data revealed in a report this week by the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment...
View ArticleLackawanna County Court Notes 11/8/2019
MARRIAGE LICENSES • Paul Sam Soluri Jr., Dunmore, and Renita Marie Shilling, Scranton. • Walter Ernesto Guevara and Isabella Francesca Mirabile, both of Old Forge. PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS • Lucia...
View ArticleDrug sales rep opens CBD store in region
DALLAS — After working as a pharmaceutical sales representative for 10 years, Tim Norconk decided to open his own business in Dallas selling CBD products. CBD, or cannabid oil, is a compound found in...
View ArticlePittston bridge closed until Monday
PITTSTON The Water Street Bridge will remain closed for repairs until Monday, according to the Luzerne County Road and Bridge Department. The bridge has been closed since Wednesday morning for deck...
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