Man drowns in Nay Aug gorge
Rescue teams recovered the body of a man Sunday night from Roaring Brook’s icy waters in Nay Aug Park after a nearly six-hour search. Scranton Fire Chief DeSarno said he believed the man had jumped in...
View ArticleMoosic bridge repairs scheduled for spring
A Moosic bridge scheduled for repairs this year will have to wait until the spring, but officials said construction should not disrupt daily life for borough residents. The state Department of...
View ArticleThroop buying AR-15s
Two years after Throop Borough Council ordered its police department to sell three automatic submachine guns following a procedural gaffe, the council plans to arm its officers with semi-automatic...
View ArticleDickson City lights up for holidays
DICKSON CITY — The official lighting of snowflakes and angels brightly lining the streets of the borough was celebrated Sunday with carriage rides and cheer. During the “Let There Be Lights — A...
View ArticleSchool Notes 11/24/2014
Abington Heights Leah Stuenzi is putting off attending college for a year. Instead, she will spend next school year in South Africa teaching English. With the Global Year program, a Christian...
View ArticleBolus preparing for annual free Christmas dinner
Bob Bolus has his reasons for saying Christmas can be a lonely day, and for the last 20 years he’s been doing his part to shed them. Thanksgiving hasn’t even happened yet, but the Scranton businessman...
View ArticleKeystone College named military-friendly
LA PLUME TWP. — Keystone College has been named one of the top military-friendly colleges in the nation by Military Advanced Education magazine. The designation honors Keystone as one of the best...
View ArticleState fiscal troubles come early
HARRISBURG — The bad fiscal tidings for Pennsylvania started early this year. The state’s finances ran into revenue problems shortly after Gov. Tom Corbett signed a late $29 billion state budget. The...
View ArticleMarywood to host annual Jungle Bell 5K
SCRANTON —Marywood University’s Campus Ministry will host its annual Jingle Bell 5K walk/run Saturday, Dec. 6. Participants are encouraged to wear a Christmas sweater, a Santa hat, elf stockings, or...
View ArticleCommunity Events Listings, Nov. 17, 2014
Carbondale Electronics recycling: City electronics recycling day, Dec. 6, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., City Hall, 1 N. Main St., side parking lot, free for intact devices, small fee for stripped; 570-282-4633....
View ArticleA rising star, Kane now beset by battles, probe
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — When Kathleen Kane ran for Pennsylvania attorney general, she campaigned as a corruption-buster who would be independent of Gov. Tom Corbett and find out why it took more than...
View ArticleFlames hit downtown businesses
SCRANTON — A faulty refrigerator is blamed for a fire that damaged two downtown businesses Sunday night. The fire broke out around 8:30 p.m. at Myer and Esther Carter Hair Salon, 313 Adams Ave., and...
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NEPA Photo Puzzle 11/24/2014
Test your jigsaw puzzle skills with images from around NEPA. Click below to begin: TT23SantaParade_P3More jigsaw puzzles at Jigidi
View ArticleNEPA could get significant snowfall this Wednesday
A storm moving along the East Coast may impact NEPA on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. There is the potential for significant snowfall, primarily along Interstate 81 and points...
View ArticleLocal artist discusses paintings featured in University exhibit
Nina Davidowitz, an artist from Kingston, discussed her work on display at The University of Scranton at a gallery lecture on campus in November. Davidowitz discussed her evolution as an artist and...
View ArticleMiddle East and Ukraine top discussion on ‘War and Peace’ at Schemel Forum...
Daniel Serwer, Ph.D., overviewed the world’s political state in his lecture “War and Peace: Current Issues.” His talk was the fifth lecture in the Schemel Forum’s World Affairs Luncheon Lecture...
View ArticleGas leak disrupts morning commute in Dickson City area
DICKSON CITY — Rising pressure in a UGI Utilities station in Dickson City caused a release device to vent a large amount of natural gas into the air Monday morning, causing an earsplitting screech and...
View ArticleUniversity of Scranton students lauded as heroes for efforts in Nay Aug rescue
SCRANTON — Seeing that two University of Scranton students and a 9-year-old boy were shivering cold on the shore of the Roaring Brook after a rescue attempt in Nay Aug Park on Sunday, 31-year-old Brian...
View ArticleMan reportedly robbed at gunpoint in Hill Section
SCRANTON — A man from New York told Scranton police Sunday he was robbed at gunpoint in the city’s Hill Section. Wyatt Finn, 18, was approached by four men on the 1200 block of Vine Street around 1:20...
View ArticleThree new police vehicles added to Scranton's fleet
SCRANTON — The Scranton Police Department added three new vehicles to its fleet using a combination of state funding and report fees, a Monday news release stated. Two 2015 Ford police Interceptor...
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