Heroin: Combating this Growing Epidemic in Rural Pennsylvania
What: The Center for Rural Pennsylvania has announced four public hearings to be held across Pennsylvania to solicit testimony on the increased use of heroin and other opioids.
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Eynon Archbald Lions Club members gather after learning their club is the largest in the state.
View ArticleGant Reload: Week of June 30
The GantDaily.com weekly reload gives readers a look back upon the most noteworthy stories of their work week.
View ArticleFirst-time homebuyer program helps families secure homes
BUTCH COMEGYS / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Asia Wallace with her children Chino Custus, 9, and Alaysia Custus, 8, at their home in Taylor.
View ArticleNamedropper, July 8, 2014
Joining in as knitters and crocheters from Cigna's Scranton donate 490 baby caps and two blankets to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Moses Taylor Hospital are, from left, Rebecca Hallowich, Laura...
View ArticleCentral Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts: Kids showcase talents
Kyle Cunningham, 9, of State College, organized the goats milk soaps he is selling.
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The prospective new owner of the vacant Watres Armory in Scranton plans to maintain its front castle-fortress appearance while leasing part of the historic structure to commercial tenants.
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MICHAEL J. MULLEN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER A cleanup crew pumps leaked fuel oil in an overgrown section of the former Community Central Energy Corp. in Scranton on Monday.
View ArticleMain Ave. parking ban starts Friday
Parking will be banned on a section several miles long of Main Avenue starting Friday, due to a resurfacing project.
View ArticleGirl, 12, is swept through flooded drainpipe
A 12-year-old eastern Pennsylvania girl is home from the hospital with bumps and bruises after being swept several hundred yards through a flooded drainpipe.
View ArticleMedia Advisory - Heroin: Combating this Growing Epidemic in Rural Pennsylvania
What: The Center for Rural Pennsylvania has announced the second of four public hearings to be held across Pennsylvania to solicit testimony on the increased use of heroin and other opioids.
View ArticleCasey pushes measure to keep highway fund solvent
The bridge has been closed since April 8, 2011. Jones said bridge closure made business hard to come buy - some customers have asked if she's still open.
View ArticleMr. and Mrs. Grochowski
They are the parents of three children, Amy L. Klush, Old Forge; Joseph, Sommerville, S.C., and Stacy, Wilkes-Barre.
View ArticlePothole Patching in the "Pizza Capital"
This week, PennDOT started a patching project on a few miles of road that have been damaging tires and pushing buttons for drivers in Taylor and Old Forge.
View ArticleCarbondale makes bid for dilapidated Masonic Temple
The dilapidated Masonic Temple that sits in shambles on Salem Avenue is one step closer to becoming the city's property.
View ArticleHome Contractor Arrested For Bilking Customers
A man is locked up in Lackawanna County on felony charges he scammed at least eight people out of hundreds of dollars for home repairs he never did.
View ArticleWoman In Schuylkill County Says She Is Victim Of Home Repair Fraud
A woman in Schuylkill County said she was a victim of a contractor charged in Lackawanna County for home repair fraud.
View ArticleSentencing delayed for mother, sisters in Robert Gensiak's death
Sentencing was postponed Tuesday for the mother and sisters of a Taylor man who died last year after an extended period of neglect.
View ArticlePolice briefs5:54 pm
A Taylor Street man who was encountered by police investigating a larceny from a vehicle on that street Sunday was discovered to have outstanding warrants against him for three felony charges,...
View Article'Under the Influence' brings the music to Montage
Rap artist Jeezy performs during the first stop of the Under The Influence Of Music Tour on Thursday night at the Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain in Scranton.
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