Newark, N.J., man charged in West Scranton robbery
N.J. man charged in city robbery SCRANTON - City police charged a New Jersey man Saturday with a robbery that occurred in West Side about a week earlier. Hasab Waldron, 22, 141 S. Sixth St., Newark,...
View ArticleScranton police host National Night Out
City police host National Night Out SCRANTON - City police will host a National Night Out festival tonight at Scranton High School. Acting Police Chief Carl Graziano said the festival will begin at 6...
View ArticleLoan helps business get restarted
Business gets loan to rebuildWILKES-BARRE - Brews Brothers received a $100,000 loan from MetroAction through the Luzerne County Flood Recovery Program to rebuild following the flooding last...
View ArticleTaylor couple both charged with assault
Taylor couple charged in assault TAYLOR - A Taylor couple was charged with simple assault and harassment after a verbal altercation turned physical Saturday night, borough police said. Jeremy...
View ArticleCarbondale YMCA receives $7,500 grant for children's camp
CARBONDALE - Amidst a crowd of balloon animals, face-painted children and smiling parents, Bill Riiff prepared to make an exciting announcement at the Greater Carbondale YMCA. The market manager for...
View ArticleArrest warrant issued for Carbondale man charged with motor vehicle theft
A Fell Twp. man accused of taking part in a plan to break into several vehicles in Carbondale in June is now on the city police wanted list after he failed to appear for his preliminary hearing on...
View ArticleNew bishop to take helm of local Polish National Catholic diocese
The region's Polish National Catholics will have a new diocesan bishop this fall. Bishop-elect Bernard Nowicki assumed administrative leadership of the Central Diocese on Wednesday and will be...
View ArticleExpert: When storm approaches, seek shelter
Michael Utley says there's nowhere safe outside during a thunderstorm. He should know. Ten years ago, lightning struck the Altoona native, stopping his heart as he played golf in Cape Cod, Mass....
View ArticleMan's body discovered in Capouse Ave. residence
Man found dead; police investigate SCRANTON - A man was found dead at his residence above the former Clubhouse bar Monday, Scranton acting Police Chief Carl Graziano said. The 59-year-old's body was...
View ArticleSWB Yankees open 2013 against Red Sox affiliate
By Michael Iorfino As a Boston native, Rob Crain has been invested in the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees rivalry since he was a child, forever despising the men in pinstripes. So for the recently...
View ArticleBank robbery reported in Scranton
Scranton police are looking for an unidentified man who robbed a city bank Monday afternoon. Acting Police Chief Carl Graziano said a man estimated to be in his 40s robbed Pennstar Bank, 117 Meadow...
View ArticleScranton recovery plan options: hard line or compromise
Scranton's recovery plan process, under way for seven months, has come to a fork in the road - with a $2.2 million state aid package on the line that could cover two full payrolls and buy the city...
View ArticleCommunity events list, 8/7/12
AbingtonsCommittee meeting: District 14H Lions Hearing & Sight First committee meeting, Thursday, 7 p.m., Chinchilla Fire House, Shady Lane Road, hosted by South Abington Lions.MayfieldNight out:...
View ArticleScranton Single Tax Office employee charged with dipping into taxpayer cash...
A call from a bank helped tip off the Scranton Single Tax Office that one of their employees dipped her hands into the taxpayers' cash register unnoticed, according to arrest papers. Michelle...
View ArticleNamedropper 8/4/2012
Farewell for Father Paul Father Paul Wolensky received farewell wishes from parishioners at St. Vladimir Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church of Scranton and SS. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Greek Catholic...
View ArticleScranton Council pursues hedge fund financing
Scranton City Council is pursuing a plan to borrow up to $18 million from a hedge fund to cover this year's budget gap, council officials have said. The financially strapped city has been struggling...
View ArticleFuneral Notices 8/7/2012
BALDO, JILL V., Factoryville, today, 8 p.m., Sheldon-Kukuchka Funeral Home Inc., 73 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock, by the Rev. Lori Robinson. Private interment, Sunnyside Cemetery, Tunkhannock. Calling...
View ArticlePenn State announces uniform changes
In the early weeks of November, when Penn State’s coaching staff was in a state of upheaval and the university stood on the precipice of a scandal that would shake its core, the football team carried...
View ArticleRossi's in Old Forge to be sold, will become Ray's
A longtime independent grocery store in Old Forge will be sold to a regional chain. Rossi’s ShurSave Supermarket will become a Ray’s ShurSave at the end of the month. Rossi’s began operations in 1988...
View ArticleCORRECTION
Address incorrect A story in the Aug. 3 editions listed an incorrect address for Joshua Langston, accused of stealing $7,200 from Fidelity Deposit & Discount Bank. His correct address, according to...
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