Oktoberfest: North Abington man takes home brew prize
For Edward Walkowski, it’s all about the alcohol. Mr. Walkowski of North Abington Twp. walked away from the 2014 PA Oktoberfest at Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs on Sunday with a fist-full of ribbons and...
View ArticleShooting leaves cops, families on edge
Investigators have theorized the gunman or gunmen who ambushed state troopers outside the Blooming Grove barracks, killing Cpl. Bryon K. Dickson II and wounding Trooper Alex T. Douglass, targeted the...
View ArticleShort window for municipal fix bills
HARRISBURG — A short window exists this fall for lawmakers to enact legislation that could take some sting out of the state auditor general’s recent prediction that Scranton’s pension funds will go...
View ArticleUniversity offers Constitution Day workshop
SCRANTON — The University of Scranton will offer a Constitution Day workshop on Wednesday. The workshop, “Citizens Writing to Change Their Communities,” will explore the importance of engaging in...
View ArticleLocal agencies get grants to aid kids
SCRANTON — Two Northeast Pennsylvania organizations will receive $150,000 grants from the state Department of Public Welfare’s Children’s Trust Fund. The grants — totaling $940,450 shared by eight...
View Article500 attend 10th annualTaste of Abingtons event
CLARKS SUMMIT — Holding tiny white plates loaded with delicacies, diners walked through Nichols Village Hotel & Spa tasting and sipping at the Rotary Club’s 10th annual Taste of the Abingtons....
View ArticleCommunity Event Listing, Sept. 15, 2014
Archbald Neighborhood watch: Archbald Borough Neighborhood Watch meeting Wednesday, 7 p.m., Borough Building, 400 Church St. Blakely Reunion meeting: Blakely High School class of 1965 preliminary 50th...
View ArticleA new tradition at Roba Farms
SCOTT TWP. — Picking a perfect apple takes three steps — just ask Jennifer Roba of Roba Family Farms. “You have to lift, and twist, then (pull) up,” she said, plucking a ripe Zestar apple off a branch...
View ArticleMunicipal debt bills face home stretch
HARRISBURG — Crunch time is approaching for a bipartisan effort to provide tighter state oversight to protect taxpayers from risky municipal debt deals. A package of bills awaiting a Senate floor vote...
View ArticlePhilharmonic hosts sneak preview
SCRANTON — The Philharmonic Friends will offer a sneak peek of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic’s upcoming concerts this week. The AFA Gallery on Lackawanna Avenue will host the group and...
View ArticleTwo dead after 'neighbor dispute' Sunday in Scranton
Update: Coroner identifies those involved in Scranton shooting A Scranton man fatally shot his neighbor with a rifle and then killed himself as police converged on him Sunday night. Someone called 911...
View ArticlePolice: Trooper hurt in ambush conscious, talking
BLOOMING GROVE, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania state trooper who was injured when a gunman ambushed him and killed another trooper outside a police barracks is conscious and talking for the first time...
View ArticleNicholson Bridge enters 99th year with celebration
Several thousand people turned out on Main Street in Nicholson on Sunday to help celebrate the 99th anniversary of the mammoth Tunkhannock Creek Viaduct, commonly known as the Nicholson Bridge. Kay...
View ArticleFood, fun greet crowds at annual Lebanese festival
SCRANTON — Dozens of spinach pies, 50 trays of kibbee and 400 chicken and lamb kabobs were just some of the Lebanese tradition at the 20th annual St. Ann’s Maronite Church’s Lebanese Heritage...
View ArticleCapitol memorial to fallen trooper
HARRISBURG — A memorial poster in honor of fallen Cpl. Bryon K. Dickson II was placed this morning on the door of a key House lawmaker at the state Capitol. The poster features a black band across a...
View ArticleCoroner identifies those involved in Scranton shooting
The Lackawanna County coroner released the names of two people killed in a suspected murder-suicide in Scranton Sunday. Scranton resident Anthony M. Collins, 54, died from multiple gunshot wounds in...
View ArticleInvestigators: Shooter used a .308 caliber rifle; may live in Pike County
BLOOMING GROVE TWP. - The shooter who ambushed two state troopers Friday night in Pike County used .308-caliber rifle and might be a Pike County resident or lives within driving distance of the...
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NEPA Photo Puzzle 9/15
Test your jigsaw puzzle skills with images from around NEPA. Click below to begin: Lackawanna County Commissioners Cross Country Invitational RaceMore jigsaw puzzles at Jigidi
View ArticleTrooper from Scranton hit by car in Philadelphia
A state trooper from Scranton is hospitalized in Philadelphia after a car struck his cruiser while he was stopping another driver suspected of drunk driving. Robert J. McGrath is in fair condition at...
View ArticleScranton mayor sought commuter tax hearing delay to attend trooper funeral;...
A judge this afternoon denied the city’s attempt to postpone a commuter tax hearing scheduled for this week. An attorney for the city today asked the judge to postpone Thursday’s hearing on Scranton’s...
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