Brier credits voters for write-in win
Janet Brier can probably claim the award for most surprising Dunmore councilwoman-elect ever. An official count completed Tuesday confirmed that Brier easily won a borough council seat with a tidal...
View ArticleLuzerme County farm on Food Network
Friedman Farms, a popular site for barn weddings in Dallas, will be featured on the Food Network show “Santa’s Baking Blizzard,” where bakers create unique designs on cakes and compete against one...
View ArticleMan accused of shooting another man in face waives preliminary hearing
SCRANTON A Plains Twp. man accused of shooting another man in the face with a shotgun earlier this year waived his preliminary hearing Tuesday. Zodi Oprisko, 33, could now head to trial on 33 charges...
View ArticleI-81 ramp closure delayed
CLARKS SUMMIT The state Department of Transportation postponed Tuesday’s scheduled closure of Exit 194 at Clarks Summit on Interstate 81 because of the inclement weather. The ramp closure will now...
View ArticleCold weather closes Scranton's Co-Op Farmers Market for today
With only 2 weeks left in the season, Scranton's Co-Op Farmers Market will be closed today due to record setting cold. The market along Barring Avenue is usually open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday...
View ArticleElectronics recycling event set for Saturday
SCRANTON — Electronics manufacturer Hewlett-Packard will sponsor a free electronics recycling collection Saturday for Lackawanna County residents. The event, held in celebration of America Recycles...
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 ArticlePolice: Cocaine found in hidden compartment after stop in Dunmore
A Paterson, New Jersey, man faces charges after investigators discovered $100,000 worth of cocaine in a hidden compartment in his sport utility vehicle, state police said. Ruben Padilla, 41, was held...
View ArticlePennsylvania state trooper alleges ex, boss concocted ‘plot to destroy’ him
A state trooper acquitted on charges alleging he molested a young girl has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging high-ranking Pennsylvania State Police personnel and Luzerne County Children...
View ArticleSt. Fleur files campaign finance report
SCRANTON — Former Scranton mayor candidate Gary St. Fleur finally filed his campaign finance report last Friday and paid a $160 fine for filing late, Lackawanna County Director of Elections Marion...
View ArticleCarbondale man sentenced for assault
SCRANTON — A Carbondale man who admitted assaulting a woman in 2018 will spend 12 to 24 months behind bars. Todd A. Mowery, 51, was sentenced today by Lackawanna County President Judge Michael J....
View ArticleClarks Summit man accused of assaulting woman
CLARKS SUMMIT — A Clarks Summit man faces charges he hit and bit his girlfriend, borough police said. Victor Kithcart, 39, 532 Winola Road, Second Floor, was arrested after police responded to the...
View ArticleScranton nursing home sued for sexual assault of patient
A woman with dementia living at a Scranton nursing home was sexually assaulted by a fellow resident who was allowed to roam the hallways despite clear warnings the man was sexually aggressive,...
View ArticleStudy provides 'sobering' view of education funding statewide
SCRANTON — Within five years in Lackawanna County, charter school tuition and pension costs increased by $17.4 million. At the same time, state basic education funding only increased by $10.6 million...
View ArticleLow temp records fall amid deep freeze
PITTSTON TWP. — The deep freeze that settled over Northeast Pennsylvania this week is a record-breaker. The temperature at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport dipped to 19 degrees on...
View ArticleScranton farmers market to reopen Friday after closing for cold weather
SCRANTON The Co-Op Farmers Market will be open Friday at noon as usual after closing today because of the cold weather. The temperature at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport dropped to 16...
View ArticleThree Taylor residents arrested on drug charges
TAYLOR -- Three borough residents face charges after county detectives found 30 grams of suspected crack cocaine in their home today, police said. Sherry Ann Krueger, 53, Randy Lovelace, 39, and Paul...
View ArticleDenis McDonough, former chief of staff to President Obama, speaks at the...
SCRANTON — Expect — and prepare for — job dislocation from automation and technological advances in an increasingly digital economy, the former White House chief of staff under President Barack Obama...
View ArticleNamedropper, 11/14/19
Luncheon set The Northeast PA Go Red for Women Luncheon will celebrate nine heart and stroke survivors. The survivors include Karley Hill, 9, Roaring Brook Twp., tetralogy of fallot; Leann Zuby, 38,...
View ArticleClarks Summit man accused of assaulting woman
CLARKS SUMMIT — A Clarks Summit man faces charges he hit and bit his girlfriend, borough police said. Victor Kithcart, 39, 532 Winola Road, Second Floor, was arrested after police responded to the...
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