Nonprofit bakery to help former inmates learn marketable skills
SCRANTON A Scranton church is opening a bakery to help former inmates gain professional and marketable skills. For her birthday, Rev. Rebecca Barnes of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church on Wyoming Avenue...
View ArticleWilkes-Barre Area teacher who appeared on ‘The Bachelor’ resigns
PLAINS TWP. — Elise Mosca — who appeared on “The Bachelor” while on leave as a teacher in 2013-14 — has resigned from her Wilkes-Barre Area School District job. The school board approved her...
View ArticleOwner of The Chicken Coop restaurant pleads guilty to felony tax charge
Already on probation for failing to pay tens of thousands of dollars in state taxes, the owner of The Chicken Coop restaurant pleaded guilty Tuesday to a felony charge alleging he also failed to pay...
View ArticleMr. McFeeley actor to greet fans at movie screening in Moosic
The actor who played Mr. McFeeley in “Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood” will greet fans at a special screening of the film “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood” presented by WVIA. On Sunday, Dec. 8, David...
View ArticleCops: Speeder on train tracks rams police car in Luzerne County
PRINGLE — A Wilkes-Barre man led police on a high-speed chase early Wednesday, taking to some railroad tracks and ramming a police car before running from his disabled vehicle and being captured in a...
View ArticleWater out in Scranton's Green Ridge
A main break cut water service to an unknown number of homes and businesses in Scranton’s Green Ridge neighborhood starting early this morning. Attempts to reach a Pennsylvania-American Water Co....
View ArticleFire damages Dickson City home
DICKSON CITY — Flames damaged a multi-family home in Dickson City early today. Borough firefighters who responded to the 400 block of Bowman Street around 3:30 a.m. found a working fire with heavy...
View ArticleLackawanna County Court Notes 11/20/2019
MARRIAGE LICENSES ■ James Thomas Munley Jr., Scranton, and Janey Ramos Gatchalian, Baguio City, Philippines. ■ Rose Carme Destine and Justin Eugene Williams, both of Scranton. ■ Sandra Dalla-Riva,...
View ArticleScranton man who pleaded no-contest in child corruption case sentenced to jail
SCRANTON — A Scranton man who was accused of sexually abusing a 3-year-old girl will spend three to 23 months in Lackawanna County Prison. Nicholas John Puchalski, 41, was sentenced Wednesday by Judge...
View ArticleScranton woman jailed for sex with 14-year-old boy
SCRANTON — A city woman who had a sexual relationship with a teenage boy faces at least five months in Lackawanna County Prison. County Judge Margaret Bisignani Moyle on Wednesday sentenced Leanora...
View ArticleCummings making late push to add Jesus Christ's name to Courthouse Square...
With about six weeks left in her term, Lackawanna County Commissioner Laureen Cummings is making a renewed push to have Jesus Christ’s name added to a monument on Courthouse Square. In June 2018,...
View ArticleScranton man sentenced for statutory sexual assault
SCRANTON — A Lackawanna County judge told Eric Leidel she initially planned to sentence him to state prison for statutory sexual assault. Instead, he’ll do his time at Lackawanna County Prison with a...
View ArticleLeaf pickup in Scranton
SCRANTON — The Department of Public Works will pick up leaves instead of newspapers during the week of Nov. 25-30. Bagging of leaves is suggested. Leaf bags are available free of charge for residents...
View ArticleCarbondale man sentenced to state prison
SCRANTON — A Carbondale man was sentenced Wednesday by Lackawanna County Judge Margaret Bisignani Moyle to 18 months to four years in state prison for sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl. Alfred H....
View ArticleScranton man charged for hitting woman with car, leaving scene
SCRANTON -- A Scranton man faces charges after hitting a woman with his SUV and leaving the scene Monday, police said. Julio Calixto, 29, 1513 Von Storch Ave., struck Margarta Flores, 71, at 6:42 p.m....
View ArticleProposed Scranton School District 2020 budget calls for 3.4% tax increase
SCRANTON — School property taxes would increase 3.4% for 2020 in a spending plan the Scranton School District must balance by the end of the year. The tax increase — $45 for a property assessed at...
View ArticleDemocratic presidential debate: Live updates
ATLANTA (AP) — The Latest on tonight’s Democratic presidential debate (all times local): 9:35 p.m. New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker is disagreeing with the wealth tax proposed by Massachusetts Sen....
View ArticleDowntown Scranton parking fees and tickets to rise in 2020
SCRANTON — Parking at downtown city garages and on streets — and parking tickets — will cost more in 2020. Most increases were authorized under a rate schedule approved as part of the city’s 2016...
View ArticlePolice capture man wanted for rape in Carbondale
CARBONDALE — Carbondale police found a man wanted for rape walking up Main Street on Tuesday morning, Chief Brian Bognatz said. Justin Brown, 24, was arraigned on charges of rape, sexual assault and...
View ArticleDepartures at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport down in October
The main local airport’s long streak of monthly departure records ended in October, but a new annual record remains likely. The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport saw 25,359 departures last...
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