Mohegan Sun casinos post sharply lower 4Q profit
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) - The parent company of the Mohegan Sun casinos in Connecticut and Pennsylvania said profit fell by two-thirds in the fourth quarter due to competition, the weak economy and...
View ArticleBon-Ton Stores says November sales dipped due to Sandy
YORK, Pa. (AP) - The Bon-Ton Stores Inc. said Thursday that its sales decreased in November as Superstorm Sandy hurt its results. Bon-Ton said the effects of the enormous storm reduced its sales early...
View ArticleGeisinger CMC high bidder for Audubon
Where students attended school for a century, patients could soon see their doctors. With a bid of $750,000, Geisinger Community Medical Center purchased John Audubon Elementary School at the Scranton...
View ArticleUnion head: Wilkes-Barre cutting 11 firefighters
Wilkes-Barre city will lay off 11 firefighters effective this Saturday, the president of the Wilkes-Barre Firefighters Association said today. "It feels like I got hit by a truck," said President Mike...
View ArticleCorbett says he might talk with Kane investigators
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Corbett said Thursday that he probably would agree to meet with investigators as part of state Attorney General-elect Kathleen Kane's promised probe of that office's...
View ArticleUGI gas rates down, but colder weather might mean higher bills
While natural gas may be less expensive this heating season, bills may be a bit higher for people than last winter. UGI Penn Natural Gas Inc. announced its gas rate would decrease slightly starting...
View Article$4M settlement in chimp attack
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) - A settlement agreement calls for a woman disfigured in a chimpanzee attack to receive about $4 million from the estate of the animal's now-dead owner, according to documents...
View ArticleCouple arrested at Universal Studios after 3-year-old beaten, burned
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Authorities were able to arrest a New Hampshire couple for allegedly beating and burning the woman's 3-year-old son after acquaintances and others offered tips leading marshals to...
View ArticleBonuses OK'd in Hostess closing
NEW YORK - Hostess Brands Inc. got final approval in bankruptcy court for plans to wind down, a process that includes the sale of its brands and the loss of about 18,000 jobs. The judge approved bonus...
View ArticleAuditor general investigating Scranton special education cases
The state auditor general's office is investigating special education settlements in the Scranton School District, according to the district's solicitor. Since 2008, the district has settled 88 cases...
View ArticleHonesdale man allegedly altered prescriptions
Pharmacist spots alleged forgery SCRANTON - A Honesdale man charged by the state attorney general's office Wednesday with prescription fraud allegedly altered a prescription for a powerful painkiller....
View ArticleFuneral Notices 11/30/2012
ANTONAKIS, CHRISTY, Jermyn, visitation, Saturday, 6 to 8 p.m., Chipak Funeral Home, 623 E. Drinker St., Dunmore. Vigil prayers, 6, by the Rev. Christopher Saad, pastor. BLANK, JANE, the Hideout,...
View ArticleScranton commuter tax foes file legal papers to fight levy
Opponents of Scranton's commuter tax filed legal papers Thursday to fight the new levy in court. Separate but nearly identical petitions to intervene against Scranton's request for a commuter tax were...
View ArticleMohegan Sun casinos post sharply lower 4Q profit
Mohegan parent reports profit drop UNCASVILLE, Conn. - The parent company of the Mohegan Sun casinos in Connecticut and Pennsylvania said profit fell by two-thirds in the fourth quarter due to...
View ArticleContinual state budget cuts hurt United Way programs
HARRISBURG - State and federal budget cuts during the past several years are severely straining the ability of local nonprofits to provide services to those in need, United Way of Pennsylvania...
View ArticleNamedropper, 11/30/12
Happy Travelers meet againHosts Nancy and Vic Castellani welcomed guests to a western-themed party at their lovely Milwaukee, Pa., home to reunite fellow travelers from a trip to the Canadian Rockies...
View ArticleEarnings report
Earnings report - Barnes & Noble reported net income of $2.2 million for the three months ended Oct. 27, a loss of 4 cents per share after the impact of preferred stock dividends. The results...
View ArticleMcAdoo man captured as fugitive says he fled Scranton halfway house because...
Bedbug bites helped drive a 21-year-old McAdoo man from a Scranton halfway house where he had been ordered to stay for harassing former vice presidential candidate and ex-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, his...
View ArticleBlakely police looking for SUV tied to hit-and-run
Blakely police probe hit-and-run BLAKELY - Borough police are looking for the driver of an SUV that crashed into a motorcycle, injuring its rider, before fleeing Thursday. Police Chief Guy Salerno...
View ArticleScranton City Council introduces budget, takes flak over pay raises
In a split vote, Scranton City Council on Thursday introduced a $109.7 million budget for 2013 that contains a 12 percent property tax increase for residents and hikes in several other taxes,...
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