Police: Scranton woman reports assault with bottle
SCRANTON — A city woman reported Thursday that another woman struck her in the head with a bottle, city police sad. Jamie Towers, 26, took her garbage out on the 800 block of Herbert Street shortly...
View ArticleLocal companies go for laughs, creativity in Super Bowl spots
A local car dealer will be using nuns, or rather, women dressed as nuns, as pitch people for their message in a local Super Bowl advertisement, one of 16 local spots running during Sunday’s big game...
View ArticleLongtime Everhart Museum executive director resigns
The search for a new leader of the Everhart Museum is imminent after longtime Executive Director Cara Sutherland resigned this week. Ms. Sutherland, a Scranton resident, will vacate her position at...
View ArticleRegional Briefs 2/6/2016
Man charged with vehicular homicide PITTSTON — A man stripped of his driver’s license for past drugged driving arrests was high on drugs when he caused a fatal, head-on crash that killed a woman in...
View Article‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ brings color, comedy to stage
Bolstered by the innovative choreography of Andy Blankenbuehler, mastermind behind lauded hip-hop musical “Hamilton,” Broadway Theatre League of Northeastern Pennsylvania’s presentation of “Joseph...
View ArticleCounty Commissioner Cummings wants Notarianni to post bond
Lackawanna County Commissioner Jerry Notarianni should have to put up a $100,000 bond if a judge temporarily rescinds several appointments while the Democrat’s lawsuit plays out, Republican...
View ArticleNEIU board defends firing of former fiscal director
The former fiscal director for the Northeastern Educational Intermediate Unit was fired because he made multiple accounting errors, not because he aided the investigation of its former executive...
View ArticleDatabase: PA SAT Scores for 2015
Search and compare 2015 SAT scores for all public high schools in Pennsylvania. Online Database by Caspio Click here to load this Caspio Online Database.
View ArticleFell Twp. man charged in assault
CARBONDALE — A Fell Twp. man is in jail, accused of hitting a woman’s head against a wall and pulling her down the stairs by her hair. City police responded to a domestic incident reported at 160 S....
View ArticleScranton man accused of choking woman
SCRANTON — City police arrested a man on Locust Street Thursday morning after responding to a report of domestic violence. Andrew Opshinsky, 38, 1755 Perry Ave., is charged with simple assault and...
View ArticleNamedropper, Feb. 7, 2016
Honors due at 6th Blue Ribbon Gala Six “very special” awards will be presented at the sixth annual Marley’s Mission Blue Ribbon Gala on Saturday. Florence Lawless, Kathleen Manley and Nicole Severs are...
View ArticlePike and Wayne county sentencings
The following were sentenced by Pike County Judge Gregory Chelak: • Michael Peter Strohmeier, 20, Port Jervis, N.Y., three to 12 months in jail, $500 fine and six month driver’s license suspension for...
View ArticlePrison all-clear, lockdown lifted
SCRANTON — Lackawanna County Prison gave an “all clear” Saturday morning, lifting a lockdown after inmates and available staff tested negative for contagious tuberculosis. A statement from the county...
View ArticleIN THIS CORNER: Peace of mind coverage
Automobile, homeowners, business, health and disability insurance coverage may cover different types of losses, but they all have one thing in common: they all provide “peace of mind” coverage. People...
View ArticleNEPA's Most Wanted 2/8/2016
Byrum Shaki-El Wanted by: Scranton office, state Board of Probation and Parole. Fugitive since: Jan. 28. Wanted for: Possession with intent to deliver and possession of paraphernalia. Sentenced to two...
View ArticleLocal History: Several NEPA football standouts went on to play for NFL
As the nation prepares to tune in to the 50th Super Bowl, Local History takes a look back at football stars from around the area. • Edgar “Special Delivery” Jones made a name for himself at Scranton...
View ArticleCentury Club of Scranton celebrates history, looks forward
Throughout its history, the Century Club of Scranton advocated for the city to collect garbage, took an interest in tuberculosis prevention and had a role in the formation of other organizations like...
View ArticleScranton man charged with selling heroin
SCRANTON — A city man faces charges he sold heroin to a police informant. The Lackawanna County district attorney’s office on Friday charged Eugene J. Ross Jr., 37, of 1014 Diamond Ave., with delivery...
View Article150 People who made Scranton great - Edward Langley
Almost anywhere you look in downtown Scranton, Edward Langley’s legacy can be seen in sharp relief. A Toronto native and a son of one of Canada’s most revered architects, Mr. Langley designed or...
View ArticleTigue remembered as humble public servant and friend
PITTSTON — The church was packed for longtime lawmaker Thomas Tigue’s funeral Mass on Saturday. Mr. Tigue, who died Monday from cancer at age 70 in his Hughestown home, served for 26 years as a state...
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