Florida man dies in Wayne County fire
TEXAS TWP. A Florida man died in a fire Saturday afternoon in Wayne County, Coroner Edward Howell said. Gregory C. Scheer Sr., 81, 5551 NW 70th St., Chiefland, Florida, was pronounced dead at the scene...
View ArticleHero dog alerts homeowner to fire in Benton Twp.
SCRANTON — Before sunrise Tuesday, a man slept but his dog stirred as smoke began to fill their home on Finn Road in Benton Twp. Michael Murphy’s chocolate Labrador, Izzie, sensed the danger. She...
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WILKES-BARRE TWP. Police are advising drivers to use extreme caution in one stretch of business Route 309 due to a malfunctioning traffic light caused by a tractor trailer running over the signal’s...
View ArticleKELLY'S WORLD: It's Christmas for Gregg Sunday, but will Sansky get a gift?
For Gregg Sunday, every day is Christmas. The disgraced former business manager of the Scranton School District is free to rise from his own bed, sip coffee in his kitchen and drop off his wife, Joan,...
View ArticleLackawanna County Court Notes, 12/11/19
MARRIAGE LICENSES ■ Aneri Ashokkumar Patel, Dunmore, and Krutang Rajenddrakumar Patel, Chicago. ■ Augustine Joseph Angelicola, Shavertown, and Carrie Ann Thorne, Clarks Summit. ■ Jessica Raine Moser,...
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Archbald Santa visit: Santa with Mrs. Claus and elves, Saturday, East Side Hose Company 4, 458 Salem Road, visits and gifts, fire station, 11-11:30 a.m.; community visits aboard Engine 21-4 and Tanker...
View ArticleScranton man accused of assaulting woman after telling her to move out
SCRANTON City police charged a Scranton man Saturday with strangling a woman after telling her to move out of his apartment. Tariq Jahad Jackson, 29, 134 Hennessy Court, told police his landlord told...
View ArticleConcerns arise over ICE targeting Scranton woman legally in the US
Immigration agents looking for a Guatemalan man facing deportation targeted a Scranton woman first. Despite a federal work card allowing the Salvadoran woman to be in the United States legally, agents...
View Article65 Years Ago - Carbondale Twp. family welcomes 20th child
Dec. 11, 1954 Oakleys welcome their 20th baby Mr. and Mrs. Rexford Oakley welcomed their 20th child to the world at the Carbondale General Hospital. Helen Oakley gave birth to a son the evening of...
View ArticleSerino to remain Pittston Area School Board president
PITTSTON Frank Serino will remain president of the Pittston Area School Board for another year, the school board decided at a reorganization meeting last week. Joseph Salvo is vice president of the...
View ArticleOld Forge gets its own beer
For the last few years, Revello’s Pizza owner Pat Revello envisioned selling specialty beer in Old Forge that pairs well with pizza and that local restaurant owners could sell. He told his neighbor...
View ArticleAshley man sent to state prison for DUI crash on Casey Highway
An Ashley man will go to state prison for causing a drunken April wreck on the Casey Highway, Lackawanna County President Judge Michael J. Barrasse ruled Tuesday. Wayne A. Ferrier, 34, 18½ Wyoming...
View ArticleOusted LIP director airs grievances, defends himself at Scranton City Council...
SCRANTON — Ousted Licensing, Inspections and Permits Director Patrick Hinton used Monday’s city council meeting to blast the department and accuse at least one councilman of slander. Hinton, who...
View ArticleGov. Tom Wolf takes a stroll through Honesdale’s historic downtown
Gov. Tom Wolf joined state and local leaders Tuesday for a walking tour of Honesdale’s historic downtown.
View ArticleFormer Scranton School District fleet manager to serve house arrest
SCRANTON — Daniel Sansky is home. The former fleet manager of the Scranton School District, who admitted to overbilling taxpayers and charging the district for work on the personal vehicles of its...
View ArticleFidelity buying Bangor bank
Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank’s parent company is scooping up a Northampton County bank in a deal that will expand its footprint into the Lehigh Valley. Fidelity D&D Bancorp Inc. will acquire...
View ArticleDaily skiing starts Friday
Montage Mountain opens for daily skiing starting Friday. Most Northeast Pennsylvania ski areas welcomed their first skiers last week with limited hours. Warmer temperatures and rain this week is...
View ArticleWayne County man charged with raping four girls
State police in Wayne County arrested a Lake Township man today on charges he sexually abused four girls over the last 10 years. Glen Edwin Donahue, 54, 1866 Lake Ariel Highway, raped one girl multiple...
View ArticleFundraiser set up for Benton Twp. man who lost home to fire
BENTON TWP. A fundraiser has been set up on Facebook to help Michael Jerome Murphy, who lost his home to a fire Tuesday morning. Murphy credits his Chocolate lab, Izzie, for waking him up in time to...
View ArticleJefferson Twp. father and son given probation in illegal sewage dumping case
A father and son from Jefferson Twp. accused of dumping their septic company’s waste directly into the sewer lines will each spend a year on probation, a judge ordered Wednesday. Homer and Eric Butler,...
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