Law change limits disposal options for electronics
Leaving an old television or computer at curbside for collection with your household trash is about to become a thing of the past. Effective Jan. 24, landfills in Pennsylvania will no longer be...
View ArticleFederal inspectors probing December nuclear shutdown
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is conducting a special inspection of Unit 2 at the nuclear-powered PPL Susquehanna plant near Berwick today in reaction to unplanned shutdown on Dec. 19. The...
View ArticleProgress reported in Pa. university negotiations
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The union representing faculty at Pennsylvania's 14 public universities is reporting progress on contract talks. The union says it reached tentative agreements on compensation...
View ArticleLegislators collect per-diems of nearly $4 million
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A published report says Pennsylvania legislators collected $3.9 million for work-related expenses for food and lodging in the last two-year session, including one House member...
View ArticleSUV crashes into Denny's restaurant in Wilkes-Barre
WILKES-BARRE - Customers who came to Denny's restaurant this morning for breakfast got a grand slam they weren't expecting. Four people were injured when a Ford Escape slammed into the side of Denny's...
View ArticleUpvalley man held for trial on sex charges
A Forest City man accused of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman last fall will face further action in Lackawanna County Court after a preliminary hearing Monday. Magisterial District Judge Sean...
View ArticleFormer stepson, sister-in-law testify against former pastor in murder trial
STROUDSBURG - Nate Novack stood in a corridor at the Monroe County courthouse on Monday, folded his arms and stared stone-faced at the man accused of killing his mother in 2008. Arthur Schirmer, 64,...
View ArticleScranton police: Arrested man had 28 bags of heroin
SCRANTON - City police arrested a man with 28 bags of heroin, one bag of cocaine and one bag of marijuana Monday, according to a news release. John Moore, 51, of Scranton, was charged with multiple...
View ArticleFuneral Notices 1/15/2013
BEACH, SISTER M. GILLET, I.H.M., of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, today, 11 a.m., Mass, Our Lady of Peace Residence, 2300 Adams Ave., Scranton. Interment, today, St....
View ArticleScranton School Board reverses discipline in standardized test cheating probe
Discplinary action against four teachers in the Scranton School District's probe of cheating on standardized tests has been reversed. At a school board meeting Monday night, directors granted...
View ArticleVehicle slams into Denny's, four injured
Car slams into Denny's, four hurt, eatery closed WILKES-BARRE - Customers who came to Denny's restaurant Monday morning for breakfast got a grand slam they weren't expecting. Four people were injured...
View ArticleSheriff's office adds hours for gun permits
The crush of Lackawanna County residents seeking permits to carry concealed weapons shows no sign of letting up - to the point Sheriff John Szymanski's office is adding extra hours to handle it. The...
View ArticleStrength training program to be offered
SCRANTON - Penn State Extension and the University of Scranton will present a program for residents looking to increase bone density, strengthen their bones and increase muscle mass. The Growing...
View ArticleBridge repair clogs traffic on Route 29 in Wyoming County
Motorists approaching Tunkhannock from the south across the Susquehanna River Bridge on Route 29 should expect delays through May. An expansion dam near the bridge's highest point needs to be...
View ArticleLottery keno games would be phased in
HARRISBURG - An introduction of keno games under a privately managed Pennsylvania Lottery would be gradual, with some 500 restaurants and taverns that have Lottery retail licenses getting keno first,...
View ArticleCharges filed against 3 in illegal handgun sales
Three charged with providing firearms Three Susquehanna County men face charges after handguns seized last year during a drug raid were traced back to them. About 40 to 45 guns, including 14 handguns,...
View ArticleRiverside moves to oppose added Keystone Exams
TAYLOR - The Riverside School Board approved a resolution Monday opposing increased graduation requirements. The move opposes requiring additional Keystone Exams, Superintendent David Woods explained....
View ArticleDriver's license centers to close for holiday
License centers closed on holiday DUNMORE - All driver's license and photo centers will be closed Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the state Department of Transportation said....
View ArticleSusquehanna County murder case moves forward
Man due trial in murder of wife A Susquehanna County man will stand trial for the August murder of his estranged wife. The one criminal homicide count lodged against Donald Glover Sr., 51, Thompson,...
View ArticleMellow to report to prison by Friday
SCRANTON - Former state Senate Democratic leader Robert J. Mellow will have until Friday to report to a federal prison in South Carolina. Related: Mellow headed to S.C. to serve prison time Under an...
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