Pennsylvania ups the ante on sexual offender registration
Stricter measures targeting sexual offenders in Pennsylvania recently went into effect as part of a final push to comply with a federal law named in memory of Adam Walsh, a murdered 6-year-old boy...
View ArticleWayne County Court Notes 1/1/2013
WAyNe COUNTY COURT NOTES Wayne County Court notes are published Tuesdays in The Times-Tribune. PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS n Robert F., Barbara A. and Robert F. Jennings II to Karen Novobilski; a property...
View ArticleSale of local foreclosures jump 91 percent in third quarter
Third-quarter local foreclosed property sales surged from the preceding period, according to a company that compiles foreclosure statistics. Sales of repossessed properties in the...
View ArticlePolice: Bike-riding bandits found hiding in coal truck
Police catch two biking bandits WILKES-BARRE - A pair of bike-riding bandits looted dozens of vehicles for valuables early Monday in Courtdale, Larksville, Plymouth and Swoyersville before being...
View ArticleFirst Night brings crowds to downtown Scranton despite brisk weather
Hooves clopped in tandem up Lackawanna Avenue, two large draft horses pulling a white-lit wagon full of families. Music reverberated through the Mall at Steamtown as a small crowd of people listened...
View ArticlePenn State ex-President Spanier gets US travel OK
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Former Penn State President Graham Spanier learned Monday he can travel outside state lines while free on bail, but a judge said no to any foreign trips. Spanier's lawyer Ed...
View ArticleGovernor to sue NCAA over Penn State sanctions
HARRISBURG — Gov. Tom Corbett said Tuesday he plans to sue the NCAA in federal court over sanctions imposed against Penn State in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sexual abuse scandal. The...
View ArticleClarks Summit swears in Chief Laguzzi
Laguzzi new Clarks Summit chief CLARKS SUMMIT - Joe Laguzzi held his right hand in the air as he swore to protect and uphold the borough law, his perfectly shined shoes poking out at the bottom of his...
View ArticleFormer South Abington police officer and Iraq War veteran claims township...
Ex-cop files lawsuit to regain his job A former South Abington Twp. part-time police officer is suing to get his job back. William Dubiak, an Iraq War veteran and Marine Corps sergeant, claims the...
View ArticleDCED drops small business loan interest rates
Small-business interest rates drop PITTSTON - The state recently reduced interest rates on several business financing programs. The interest on the Department of Community and Economic Development's...
View ArticleScranton police seek information in South Side shooting incident
SCRANTON - City police are seeking information about a Tuesday night incident in which someone fired a bullet into a moving car in South Side. Scranton police Detectives Capt. Al Leoncini said the...
View ArticleCartwright joins Barletta, Marino in House today
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Attorney Matt Cartwright becomes the new congressman for Scranton and Wilkes-Barre today, and he got new shirts to mark the occasion, though he won't wear them as he takes the oath...
View ArticleImproving bay health cheers Chesapeake's stewards
The improving health of the Chesapeake Bay and a greater government commitment to its restoration have given bay stewards new optimism that a saved bay is coming. The State of the Bay report released...
View ArticleWebsite design company consolidates site with sister company
Website design company Solid Cactus will move out of its location in Kingston Twp. into Network Solutions' facility in Drums in March, according to Solid Cactus co-founder Scott Sanfilippo. Solid...
View ArticleSchool board officials consider safety measures
CLARKS SUMMIT - Two area school districts have taken different stances on school safety, following the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School last month. School board officials in the Lakeland and...
View ArticleRegional Briefs 1/3/2013
Scranton Prep plans info session SCRANTON - There will be a informational meeting for parents interested in sending their children to Scranton Preparatory School in fall 2013, the school announced....
View ArticleNo bidders for Scranton ad revenue plan
Scranton's 2013 budget began the new year Wednesday with a $350,000 question mark, as the city did not receive any bids for a new market-based revenue opportunity program expected to raise that much...
View ArticleScranton police detective suit settled
A Scranton police detective's federal lawsuit against the city will not go to trial this week because a settlement has been reached. On Wednesday, Senior U.S. District Judge A. Richard Caputo issued...
View ArticleFuneral Notices 1/3/2012
BEZEK, ANNA, Pleasant Mount, Saturday, Kevin M. Lesjack Funeral Home, 513 Main St., Forest City. Mass, 10 a.m., St. James Church, Pleasant Mount. Interment, St. James Cemetery, Pleasant Mount. Calling...
View Article2012 breaks warm record
The year 2012 was one for the record books. The National Weather Service announced that last year was the warmest on record in the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area, with the average temperature for the year...
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