Owen J. Dougherty Jr. talks about Mental Health Gala
This week, staff writer Patrice Wilding talks with Owen J. Dougherty Jr. about the upcoming National Alliance on Mental Illness PA, Scranton Chapter, Mental Health Gala.
View ArticleAlleged victims ask for leniency
A 21-year-old Coal Township man pleaded guilty Monday morning in Northumberland County Court to simple assault, while six other charges, including burglary, were not prosecuted when one of the alleged...
View ArticleCrash tops gripes on Taylor project
Complaints about an ongoing construction project erupted during a Taylor work session Tuesday over a crash at Prince Street and Barbara Lane.
View ArticleScranton asks court for approval to borrow additional $9.75 million
Front row, from left: Councilmen Bob McGoff and Frank Joyce and council clerk Nancy Krake.
View ArticleEx-western Pa. coach set to plead in cocaine case
A former western Pennsylvania assistant high school football coach is set to plead guilty to his role in a cocaine pipeline from Texas.
View ArticleTaylor Swift Song Bait: Country Star and Conor Kennedy Reportedly Split
Taylor Swift's love life is no Camelot, after all. Taylor and her once-inseparable boyfriend Conor Kennedy have broken up, having quietly called it quits within the past few weeks... Pennsylvania Facts...
View ArticleFire in Palmyra leaves 15 homeless
A fire extensively damaged an apartment in a duplex on West Main Street Thursday afternoon and spread to two other properties.
View ArticleMurder Charges Stand in Fatal Crash Case
A hearing in was held in Lackawanna County Friday for a woman who, in a rare move, was charged with murder after a crash that killed two women in Taylor.
View ArticleSandy closures and cancellations
Scranton city offices are expected to be open today and garbage collection should occur as normal.
View ArticleCar crashes into house; 4-year-old injured
A 4-year-old boy suffered a minor injury when an inexperienced driver drove into a house on Grove Street this afternoon.
View ArticleTwo men use Sandy as diversion during alleged burglary spree
Scranton police on Tuesday arrested two men who used Superstorm Sandy as a diversion for their seven-hour burglary spree on Viewmont Drive late Monday into Tuesday morning.
View ArticleCentral, Delone still alive in district volleyball
There are just two York-Adams League teams still alive in the District 3 Girls' Volleyball Championships -- Central York and Delone Catholic.
View ArticleOut and about this weekend in central Pa.
Today to Saturday, 8 p.m. "A Streetcar Named Desire." Tempest Theater, Elizabethtown College.
View ArticleInfant in hospital after father accused of abuse
A 18-day-old Mayfield boy remains under medical care after authorities say his father's rough handling Sunday caused bleeding in the child's brain and eyes.
View ArticleTaylor revenue from landfill falls off
Taylor's falling revenue from the Alliance Sanitary Landfill is a sign of the times, economically speaking, landfill officials say.
View ArticleProperty tax could be over $106 for Taylor residents
The average borough homeowner could pay $106.43 a year in property taxes in 2013 - the first time in more than 20 years a resident will face such a tax.
View ArticleMan Arrested After Flashing Breast Implants in Walmart
Officers in Taylor arrested Jeremy Owens, 23, from Old Forge Monday afternoon. They said after he flashed his breast implants inside Walmart, Owens boarded a COLTS bus and refused to get off.
View ArticleUncontested candidates prepare for next terms
In the 113th Legislative District, Democrat Marty Flynn collected 19,262 votes at press time, according to unofficial open returns.
View ArticleLackawanna County for President Obama
Butch Comegys / Staff Photographer Taylor Pineiro of Queens, N.Y., a deputy field organizer for the Obama-Biden campaign, works the phone at a field office on Wyoming Avenue in Scranton on Tuesday.
View ArticleNovelist Taylor joins New Visions series
Aspiring novelist and Pocono Mountain School District English teacher Barbara Taylor joins the New Visions Writers Showcase after attending the Scranton event for several months.
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