Horrid home life depicted in Luzerne County sex abuse case
They called him their "golden child," but Robert Caravella and Carol Ann Hann treated their only son like an animal, prosecutors said Wednesday, subjecting him to a life of squalor and sexual abuse....
View ArticleMother of newborn killed in Wayne County sentenced
BY STAFF REPORT HONESDALE - The mother of the newborn girl brutally murdered by her father moments after her birth in Wayne County will serve up to 14 years in state prison for her role in the murder....
View ArticleThroop and county authorities nab wanted man for allegedly dealing heroin, crack
After almost a month of undercover investigation, Throop police and Lackawanna County detectives have arrested a couple accused of heroin and crack-dealing. Darryl McKeiver, 30, rear 150 Boulevard...
View ArticleRieder enters Lackawanna County judge race
A lawyer experienced in family law matters announced Thursday she will run for Lackawanna County judge next year. Patricia Grande Rieder, 45, of Scott Twp., touts two decades of legal experience,...
View ArticleSearch over, Clarks Summit lands police chief
CLARKS SUMMIT - Nearly eight months into its search for a police chief, borough council found itself at a standstill. The once long list of applicants shrunk as candidates who expressed interest in...
View ArticleSecond suspect in Hill Section robbery surrenders to police
SCRANTON - A Lackawanna College student wanted for his role in a Hill Section mugging turned himself in to police on Thursday. Christopher Young committed a strong-arm robbery in the Hill Section with...
View ArticleCommunity events list, 12/07/12
Clarks SummitCookie walk: Clarks Summit Fire Company holiday cookie walk, Saturday, 10 a.m.-noon, 321 Bedford St., $8/pound; 687-0247.JessupLive music: Jessup VFW Post 5544, music by "Take 3", Dec. 15,...
View ArticlePolice: man pushed, choked mother
Police say man assaulted mom TAYLOR - A Taylor man was charged with simple assault and harassment after he shoved his mother and put her in a chokehold when they argued about him not having a job,...
View ArticlePEL: Scranton needs more than 12% tax hike
Scranton's state-designated recovery coordinator, Pennsylvania Economy League, has told city officials they need to raise property taxes next year higher than the 12 percent that the city budget for...
View ArticleLackawanna County Court Sentencings 12/7/2012
The following defendants were sentenced recently in Lackawanna County Court by Judge Michael Barrasse: - Richard Hazelton, 40, of Scranton, to three to six years in state prison and six years'...
View ArticleNative American carved out of tree stands sentry over river trail
For the past three months, Tom Austin of Newton Twp. has spent his weekends along the Lackawanna River chipping, carving, sanding and sawing away at what, on Thursday, would have otherwise been just a...
View ArticleCounty celebrates tree lighting with carols, carriage rides
A 30-foot-tall Douglas fir trimmed in red ribbons and white lights towered over a crowed of about 75 people at the Lackawanna County tree lighting event at Courthouse Square on Thursday night. Tree...
View ArticleNamedropper,12/07/12
EOTC entertains at, unveils, new centerEmployment Opportunity & Training Center of Northeastern PA has hosted a series of holiday events.Families enrolled in its programs, donors who support its...
View ArticleMan accused of stealing ex's engagement ring to give to wife
Donald Albritton initially went to his ex-girlfriend's house on Thanksgiving to thank her for not filing a police report against his teenage daughter. The two believe she stole Ugg Boots and a Juicy...
View ArticleCYS Adopt-an-Angel program seeks sponsors
SCRANTON - Lackawanna County Children and Youth Services is seeking sponsors for its Adopt-an-Angel program, which provides holiday gifts to children served by the agency. More than 100 children were...
View ArticleCommonwealth Health moves into Waterfront Complex
Commonwealth moving offices PLAINS TWP. - Commonwealth Health has begun moving into the Waterfront Complex on North River Street. The regional health network will lease about 43,000 square feet for...
View ArticleScranton man charged with attempting to run neighbor over
City man faces assault charges SCRANTON - City police charged an Amity Court man with assault Tuesday after he tried to hit his neighbor with his car. Anthony Rodriguez, 49, 6 Amity Court, tried to...
View ArticleFuneral Notices 12/7/2012
BURILLA, ANN M., formerly of Old Forge, Tuesday, 10:30 a.m., Thomas P. Kearney Funeral Home Inc., 517 N. Main St., Old Forge. Office of Christian Burial, 11, St. Nicholas of Myra Byzantine Catholic...
View ArticleScranton City Council pares raises, advances budget
In a 3-2 vote, Scranton City Council advanced on second reading Thursday night a $109.7 million budget for 2013 that contains a 12 percent property tax increase for residents, hikes in several other...
View ArticleCops: Meth lab in motel, car
PLAINS TWP. - A married couple turned their room at the Melody Motel into a methamphetamine-making operation, authorities charged Thursday. Their car was a mobile meth lab, too, police said....
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