Church offers solace during holiday season
Service a bright spot on unhappy holidays City pastor speaks from experience For years, the Rev. Howard Woodruff offered Masses for those experiencing grief, loss, sadness or solitude during the...
View ArticleClarks Summit teen gets probation for pulling rifle on mom
Teen sentenced for threat on mom SCRANTON - A Clarks Summit teen was sentenced to five years' probation for threatening to shoot his mother with a rifle. Lackawanna County Judge Michael J. Barrasse...
View Article70-year-old man escapes thieves in his home
A 70-year-old man managed to scramble out the side door of his Marion Street home as two black-clad, gun-wielding thieves led him into his basement early Tuesday, police said. A man and woman knocked...
View ArticleChurch offers solace during holiday season
Service a bright spot on unhappy holidaysCity pastor speaks from experience For years, the Rev. Howard Woodruff offered Masses for those experiencing grief, loss, sadness or solitude during the holiday...
View ArticleDistressed cities on Senate Democratic agenda
HARRISBURG - Saying that addressing the problems of distressed cities will be a 2013 state budget priority, Democratic senators outlined a raft of proposals Tuesday to tackle issues ranging from...
View ArticleFriends of the Poor distribute toys
Dawn Hernandez said she would do anything for her kids. Four months pregnant with twins, she left her West Scranton home Tuesday afternoon and walked to Lackawanna College's Student Union Building....
View ArticleSilgan shares tumble on 2012 guidance cut
Silgan shares fall on guidance cutSTAMFORD, Conn. - Shares of Silgan Holdings Inc. fell Tuesday after the packaging products supplier cut its guidance for the full year. The Stamford, Conn.-based...
View ArticleConvicted rapist sentenced to effectively life behind bars
Though a jury convicted him earlier this year of repeatedly raping two girls in 2010 and 2011, Juan Rivera Jr. remained defiant even after receiving a sentence that guarantees he will die in prison....
View ArticleWayne County girl raising money to buy teddy bears for Sandy Hook students
When 9-year-old Jenna Eldred learned of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, she had an idea of how to comfort the children. Teddy bears would make them "smile and be happy," she told her...
View ArticleSome legislators oppose Scranton's commuter tax
Three state legislators from Lackawanna County who oppose Scranton's petition for a commuter tax say it would be an unfair financial hit on nonresidents who work in the city. In a statement issued...
View ArticleSome area hospitals have higher than expected mortality rates
Three local hospitals post high death rates Mortality up in 1 of 12 categories Some area hospitals had higher than expected mortality rates related to specific medical conditions or procedures from...
View ArticleGirl, 7, falls from 2nd-floor window in Scranton
Girl, 7, falls from 2nd-floor window SCRANTON - A 7-year-old girl suffered minor injuries when she fell from a second-floor window at her North Main Avenue home Tuesday. Acting Scranton police Capt....
View ArticlePennstar Bank sues Scranton Parking Authority over unpaid loan
Pennstar Bank is suing the Scranton Parking Authority and its court-appointed receiver over a loan default. Such a lawsuit was suggested in October by the authority's solicitor as the only way that...
View ArticleScranton man stabbed with scissors
SCRANTON - One man was arrested after stabbing another man in the face with scissors and then punching him early Tuesday, Scranton police said. Ronald Syp, 67, 1201 Capouse Ave. Apt. 14, told police...
View ArticleFormer Old Forge firefighter admits to sexual assault of underage girl
Former Old Forge firefighter Walter Chiavacci admitted this morning in Lackawanna County Court to fondling a 15-year-old girl in 2004. Mr. Chiavacci, 47, who appeared for the hearing this morning...
View ArticleParent company of Joe's Kwik Marts sold
An Allentown fuel distributor has agreed to purchase a regional convenience store chain and its parent for $29 million, according to a federal regulatory agency filing.Lehigh Gas Partners LP submitted...
View ArticleDA's office drug investigation ends in South Side raid
Two arrested for drugs in raid of South Side home An undercover drug investigation that began last week with information provided by the Dickson City Police Department ended Tuesday with the raid of a...
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ALLEN, ELIZABETH "BETTY," Clarks Summit, Mass, Saturday, 11 a.m., Our Lady of the Snows Church, 301 S. State St., Clarks Summit. Interment, private, Cemetery of the Holy Rood, Westbury, N.Y....
View ArticleNuclear reactor near Berwick shut down for second time in one week
The federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission is keeping a close eye on the PPL Susquehanna Steam plant in Salem Twp. near Berwick after the second automatic shutdown of a reactor within a week.The two...
View ArticlePolice: Man gave undercover trooper hit list
Man accused of trying to hire hitsEATON TWP. - A Towanda man who allegedly gave his hit list to an undercover state trooper in a Wal-Mart parking lot was arrested Thursday afternoon.State police at...
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