Scranton woman faces drug charges after traffic stop
SCRANTON — A Scranton woman faces drug charges after a traffic stop in the city Tuesday, police said. Barbara M. Heredia, 32, 1821 Price St., was charged with intent to deliver a controlled substance,...
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Fundraiser planned To help fight Matt Burnett’s battle with the genetically transmitted disease, Huntington’s chorea, his friends are hosting a chicken/pasta ala vodka dinner on Saturday. Burnett is...
View ArticlePeckville residents face drug charges
BLAKELY Two Peckville residents face charges after police received tips about suspected drug activity at their home. Marcus Holiday Cicero, 22, and Naomi Christine Esteras , 21, both of 207 Meadow...
View ArticleFire damages Dickson City home
DICKSON CITY — A basement fire damaged a multi-family home on Bowman Street early today. Borough firefighters who responded to 405-407 Bowman St. at 3:27 a.m. found flames with heavy smoke in the...
View ArticleLackawanna County Court Notes
MARRIAGE LICENSE ■ Jessica Rachel Travis and Darren Degilio, both of Old Forge. PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS ■ Mark E. and Jennifer Vaughn, Newton Twp., to Edward E. Jr. and Christine M. Volovitch, Newton...
View Article50 Years Ago - Ribbon cutting ceremonies held for Spruce Street Complex and...
Nov. 21, 1969 Ribbon-cutting held for bridge, interstate Two local highway projects were formally dedicated by state Highway Secretary Robert Bartlett. The projects were the Spruce Street Bridge...
View ArticleMan gets prison sentence for robbery try, shooting
The man responsible for a triple shooting that paralyzed a young woman during an attempted drug robbery earlier this year was sentenced Wednesday to serve up to 7½ years in state prison. Terence D....
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Carbondale Garbage collection: Garbage collection for the city of Carbondale will be suspended for Nov. 28, due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The Thursday route will be collected Nov. 29. Hamlin...
View ArticleHoliday Light Show at Nay Aug to begin Friday
Scranton is sprucing up for the holidays. The Holiday Light Show at Nay Aug Park begins at 5 p.m. Friday when Mayor Wayne Evans and guests throw the switch. The Department of Public Works and the...
View ArticleNurses gearing up for contract fight with Scranton hospital, staffing levels...
SCRANTON — When staff are stretched thin, fall-risk patients at a Scranton hospital often wind up parked in recliners behind the nurses’ station, according to the nurses union. Geisinger Community...
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 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 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 ArticleTaylor borough on track to have 113-unit senior housing complex by February
Within the next three years, the majority of Lackawanna County residents will be over 60, and an upcoming 113-unit senior housing complex in Taylor aims to give them a place to settle down....
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 ArticleCarbondale man sentenced to state prison for sexually assaulting a...
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 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 ArticleLackawanna Trail schools on lockdown
FACTORYVILLE — The Lackawanna Trail Elementary and Junior Senior High schools are on administrative lockdown this morning. The district confirmed the lockdown on its website. “Although there is no...
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