Monday Update: Griffin Pond is on the rebound, but donations are lagging
SOUTH ABINGTON TWP. — With major controversy miles behind them, leaders at Griffin Pond are putting all their efforts into moving forward. But donations remain sluggish even as staff and board members...
View ArticlePolice charge Pittston man in Sunday morning shooting
A Pittston man has been charged with shooting a man during a disturbance at a city home early Sunday morning, according to police. Eli Quadree Smith, 25, faces multiple felony charges in connection...
View ArticleTwo stabbed in Scranton, police seek suspects
SCRANTON -- Two men were stabbed in a park in Scranton on Sunday, police said. The two victims were taken to a city hospital not long before 1:45 a.m. with wounds Capt. Dennis Lukasewicz said were not...
View ArticleKennedy to raise money in Scranton
SCRANTON - U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III will visit Scranton on Feb. 4 to raise money for his campaign to win a U.S. Senate seat in Massachusetts. The fundraiser will take place between 5:30 and 7 p.m....
View ArticleOne charged with DUI in Dickson City crash
DICKSON CITY -- A Jessup woman is charged with driving under the influence after Dickson City police said she drove into two parked cars on Main Street on Sunday. Laurie Hughes, 52, 415 1st Ave.,...
View ArticleLocal schools add new unified sports program
CLARKS SUMMIT — Abington Heights student athletes sat on plastic chairs, waiting for their turn to roll a red or green ball close to the smaller yellow ball positioned inside an indoor bocce court....
View ArticleMedical college students honor King's legacy, inspire children
SCRANTON — On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Trevon Bess listened to his heart. The 12-year-old slid into a white lab coat and held a stethoscope as students from Geisinger Commonwealth School of...
View ArticleSusquehanna man pleads guilty to third-degree murder
MONTROSE -- On the day his homicide trial was scheduled to start, a New Milford man pleaded guilty in Susquehanna County Court today to third-degree murder. Quentin Millard, 24, faces between 20 to 40...
View ArticleU.S. House Minority Leader endorses Granville in 8th District race
U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy jumped into a local congressional race Monday, endorsing decorated war veteran Earl Granville for the 8th Congressional District seat. McCarthy, a Republican...
View ArticleNo one comes forward as anonymous letter writer
The woman who anonymously wrote a letter to The Times-Tribune last week potentially describing a decades-old murder has yet to come forward to investigators to help them clarify what happened, Police...
View ArticleSLIBCO to develop small-business park in Archbald
ARCHBALD — An undeveloped chunk of former mine land in the Eynon section of town will soon become the borough’s newest business park. Although the approximately 12-acre plot — bordered by East Street,...
View ArticleMLK celebrated in service, prayer and song
Over 100 people attended a Martin Luther King Jr. Day interfaith service Monday at Shiloh Baptist Church in Scranton. The two-hour-long service sponsored by the Scranton Area Ministerium featured...
View ArticleBird counters find 28 bald eagles, other species
An unprecedented 28 bald eagles were observed in the Tunkhannock area during the annual Christmas Bird Count. The National Audubon Society’s Christmas count was held in the Dallas area Dec. 14 and in...
View Article60 Years Ago - American Medical Association president told Scranton crowd...
Jan. 21, 1960 AMA head urges fighting against socialized medicine Dr. Louis Orr, president of the American Medical Association, was the guest speaker at the annual dinner-dance of the Lackawanna...
View ArticleClipboard, 1/21/2020
East Scranton Casino trip: East Scranton Seniors casino trip to Hollywood casino, Feb. 21, bus leaves at 9 a.m. and departs casino to return at 4:30 p.m., $35, includes rebate of $30/slots and $5/food,...
View ArticleMan charged in Sunday morning shooting
A Pittston man was charged with shooting a man during a disturbance at a city home early Sunday morning, according to police. Eli Quadree Smith, 25, faces multiple felony charges in connection with...
View ArticleIHOP open in Sterling Township
STERLING TWP. Twin Rocks Diner is now an IHOP IHOP is open at the former site of the Twin Rocks Diner just off Interstate 84 near Lake Ariel. Liberty Petroleum Distributors, the truck stop and...
View ArticleFormer mayor candidate owes $5K to Scranton landlord
Gary St. Fleur ran for Scranton mayor twice and preached fiscal responsibility. He and other city taxpayers successfully sued Scranton for collecting more taxes than allowed. As a defendant, he...
View ArticleUnidentified remains found in Pittston Twp.
Authorities are working to identify a set of human remains that were discovered Monday afternoon. According to the Luzerne County Coroner’s Office, the remains were found in a wooded area near North...
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