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DICKSON CITY — The left lane of Business Route 6 west, across from the Viewmont Mall heading toward Scranton, will be closed until late this afternoon for repairs from a collapsed drainage pipe, state Department of Transportation spokesman James May said.

A 24-year-old man who admitted to looking at child pornography while he was a student at Marywood University will spend between 11 and 23 months in Lackawanna County Prison. Matthew Staats appeared before President Judge Michael J. Barrasse for sentencing

Scranton City Council voted 4-1 Monday to preliminarily back Mayor Bill Court­right’s request for an indefinite residency waiver for the business administrator, who lives in Newton Twp. David Bulzoni served as business administrator for nearly all of Cour

An armed robbery and assault in Scranton that began with the seemingly charitable act of getting a broken-down car running ended with three people in custody once that car broke down again a few miles away. The incident began Sunday night when Officer Bri

Marywood University’s commencement also included August and January 2017/2018 graduates, who participated in Saturday’s ceremony. From the College of Health and Human Services: AUGUST 2017 GRADUATES Doctoral degrees: Jennifer Misunas Buchwash, Moosic, and

May 22, 1918 Six loafers deemed unfit for work Six of the 10 men rounded up in Scranton Mayor Alex Connell’s war on loafers were found to be unfit for work by Department of Public Works Superintendent Dick James and foreman Sam Knapp. James and Knapp agre

SCRANTON — Scranton School District officials outlined a timeline for furloughed teachers at a personnel committee meeting Monday night. Those who will be laid off will learn their fates by the middle of June. The district posted all nontenured and new po

A Mass for for Sister Angela Miller, I.H.M., and her sister, Rosemary Smith, was celebrated Monday at the IHM Center in Scranton, behind the Marywood University campus. Police say Smith’s 49-year-old son, Alan Smith, shot her before burning down the Scran

SCRANTON Bridge implosion set for May 31 The implosion of the old Harrison Avenue Bridge is now tentatively set for May 31. State Department of Transportation officials were considering possibly completing the bridge’s demolition Thursday but decided to h

Three people from Indiana are charged with holding up a Scranton pharmacy at gunpoint early Monday then binding the clerk to make their getaway, police said. Coreon House, 20, Rashad Coleman, 24, and Nicola Dunlap, 21, all of Indianapolis, were caught aft

Rippon wins ‘Dancing’ title Move over, bronze medal, and make room for the Mirrorball trophy. Adam Rippon, Olympic bronze medalist figure skater and Clarks Summit native, and his professional dance partner Jenna Johnson won ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars:

SCRANTON — Big holes that opened in recent years in some backyards in Green Ridge from the collapse of an old underground stormwater conduit still are not fixed and are growing, an affected homeowner said. The city has a temporary repair plan ready to rol

In a pivotal moment when women are using bold public demonstrations in the name of equality, women of faith see their role differently. “We’re not throwing our weight around saying, ‘We ain’t going to take it anymore,’ ” said Judy Landrieu Klein, a Cathol

SCRANTON — City council will hear a presentation today on the mobile app SeeClickFix as a tool for citizens to directly report potholes, graffiti, blight and other problems. The presentation from SeeClickFix representatives will take place at 5:15 p.m. in

May 21, 1943 Not enough people applying for jobs A spokesman for the Murray Corp. reported that only 2,000 applications had been received for work at the new South Scranton plant. The corporation said it needed 9,000 applications to fill the 7,000 jobs at

DUNMORE — Three weeks after tragedy snatched away her sisters, Terri Scaccia speaks of them as if they’re still a phone call away. The congregation of the Immaculate Heart of Mary on Sunday prayed for Sister Angela Miller, I.H.M., and her sister, Rosemary

May 20, 1918 Red Cross campaign gets underway in city The second American Red Cross war fund campaign started in Scranton, with a goal of $360,000. The campaign committee set a deadline of May 27 to raise the funds. At a campaign luncheon, C.S. Woolworth

Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race will pit two brand names against each other. Robert P. Casey Jr. — Sen. Bob Casey everywhere but on the election ballot — carries a Democratic political brand name established decades ago by his father, the late Gov. Robert

SCRANTON — Standing under an umbrella with three American flags sticking out of his pockets, Angelo Gianoni waved, clapped and thanked members of the armed forces during Saturday’s Armed Forces Day Parade. The 81-year-old Moscow resident served in the Arm

Alvaro Garcia is the proud holder of an associate degree in accounting from Lackawanna College and plans to chase his bachelor’s in the fall. The 21-year-old from Scranton is also a “Dreamer,” an undocumented immigrant brought here as a child, and is not