Area veterans honored at Lackawanna County Courthouse Square program
SCRANTON — Not all of the battles fought by the men and women who serve in America’s armed forces end on foreign shores. Some follow them home. Referring to the situation faced by many veterans today...
View ArticleFormer chief of staff to Obama to speak at University of Scranton this week
SCRANTON — The former chief of staff to President Barack Obama will discuss the outlook, skills and training required for future jobs during an event at the University of Scranton this week. The talk...
View ArticleScranton will seek bids to restore stained-glass windows at City Hall's entrance
Scranton plans to tap about $15,000 in unused federal funding to restore several stained-glass windows at the entrance of City Hall. The ornate windows, which surround the main doors on the North...
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Twirlers around the schools Twenty members of the Double “R” Twirlettes twirl with six different high school band fronts at games, pep rallies and other events throughout the region. Meghan Murray is...
View ArticleMother gets prison in baby’s death
WILKES-BARRE — A Hazleton woman whose 7-month-old son died after ingesting the deadly opioid fentanyl was sentenced Tuesday to serve up to five years in state prison. Anyi Paola Medina Arias, 21, of...
View ArticleMoosic couple charged with animal abuse
A couple from Moosic are charged with animal abuse shortly after a dog in their care starved to death. Ronald Surplus, 26, and Amanda Fisher, 34, 610D Rocky Glen Road, are each charged with aggravated...
View Article100 Years Ago - Spanish nobility visit to Scranton ends with looted luggage
Nov. 13, 1919 Spanish nobles’ luggage missing When the Count and Countess las Condes des Arcentales of Spain arrived in New York City following a visit to Scranton, the royal couple discovered...
View ArticleTrail, road, sidewalk projects get state funds
SCRANTON — Ten trail, road and sidewalk projects in Lackawanna County and Luzerne County received a $3.7 million boost in state funding, state Sen. John Blake, D-22, Archbald, announced Tuesday. The...
View ArticleDPW union wants to review Scranton's new ethics policy
A union representing about 84 city employees wants time to review Scranton’s new ethics code for possible conflicts with their contracts. City council adopted the stiffer ethics code in January, with...
View ArticleOlyphant mother charged after police find "deplorable" conditions in home
An Olyphant woman faces felony child endangerment charges after police said they found “deplorable” living conditions in her home. Authorities found the sticky floors of Damelvis Crespo’s home at 49...
View ArticleState senator releases poverty report, policy recommendations
SCRANTON — As he traveled around Pennsylvania and heard people talk about their struggles to meet basic life needs, state Sen. Art Haywood came to the conclusion that poverty in the commonwealth is a...
View ArticleClipboard, 11/13/19
Jermyn Committee meeting: Jermyn Holiday Lights Committee meeting, Sunday, 7 p.m., Jermyn Community Center, 440 Jefferson Ave. Electronics recycling: One-day electronics recycling event, Saturday, 9...
View ArticleAlleged meth dealer arrested in Carbondale
Police nabbed a suspected methamphetamine dealer from Dunmore on Monday after authorities say he traveled to Carbondale to sell his wares. Robert James Andrewsh, 25, 313 E. Drinker St., Apt. 2, told...
View ArticleLackawanna County Court Notes, 11/13/19
MARRIAGE LICENSES • Nicholas Matthew Sitler and Emily Rebecca Yost, both of Carbondale. • Matthew David Soltis and Krista Jean Smolko, both of Peckville. • Earl Jay Mass and Michelle Marie Dewitsky,...
View ArticleRecord low temperature forcasted for this morning
A woman passes in front of the Everhart Museum in Scranton after Tuesday’s snowfall. The first storm of the season left a light coating of 1½ inches in most areas across the region, according to...
View ArticleDuffy Park historical marker dedicated
The South Scranton park named after Lt. Col. Frank J. Duffy now comes with an explanation of his background. City and state officials gathered Tuesday to dedicate a historical marker that illuminates...
View ArticleShe said, they said: Anatomy of a call
As if we needed another political scandal spawned by a shady phone call, incoming Scranton school Director Tara Yanni trumped the President of the United States. A week before the Congressional...
View ArticleHawley man injured in motorcycle crash
PALMYRA TWP. A Hawley man suffered severe injuries Monday when his motorcycle collided with a pickup in Pike County, state police at Blooming Grove said Tuesday. Joseph R. Chiocchi, 26, was rushed to...
View ArticleOld Forge residents, council members concerned about junkyard
OLD FORGE — A group of borough residents attended a work session Tuesday to express frustration at the lack of progress in the ongoing cleanup of an illegal junkyard taken to court by the borough...
View ArticleScranton zoners postpone hearing on plan for gas station in Green Ridge
SCRANTON The zoning board again continued a hearing on a variance for a convenience store/gas station in Green Ridge. Peter Spano seeks a variance to construct a 5,000-square-foot convenience store...
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