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A Jessup man faces sexual assault charges after police say he abused a child for five years. Detectives interviewed Brian Mercado, 29, 447 Hill St., Jessup, on Saturday when he admitted to masturbating in the presence of the child, saying he “caressed” he

Allison McGee, Holy Cross High School Holy Cross High School’s Allison McGee is a published poet, musician and distinguished student within and outside of her school’s halls. She’s most proud of maintaining high grades and distinguished honors throughout

SCRANTON — Part of erasing the stigma surrounding mental illness is exposure. So this year NAMI Scranton and Northeast Region moved its annual Walk for Mental Health Awareness and Information Fair from Nay Aug Park to the heart of downtown Scranton at Lac

When Delphine Jean-Louis last returned to her native Haiti in 2014, four years after a catastrophic earthquake decimated the island nation, she found much of her homeland in a state of disarray. The Dunmore resident and naturalized American citizen said L

SCRANTON — Lily Hunting excitedly pointed out comic book characters decorating the walls of Comics on the Green as she picked out three free comic books. Comics on the Green in downtown Scranton participated in its 17th Free Comic Book Day on Saturday, jo

Decades before he rubbed elbows with greats like Liberace and Frank Sinatra, Max Kearson started organizing dances in Scranton. Kearson, born to Barnet and Minnie Leebert Kearson of Scranton just after the turn of the century, built a name for himself by

The hottest state House race in town feels sort of like a rerun missing a major character. Controversial Democratic state Rep. Kevin Haggerty’s decision to not seek re-election to represent the 112th House District left the seat wide open and attracted fi

SCRANTON — Eleven months after the Lackawanna County Land Bank sold its first property, the count now stands at 50.

SCRANTON — Lackawanna County President Judge Michael J. Barrasse ruled Friday that a Dunmore man is a sexually violent predator and then sentenced him to at least 10 years in state prison for raping and impregnating a mentally disabled autistic woman.

With the 2017-18 school year nearing a close, the Scranton School District teachers union is still uncertain how many teachers will lose their jobs come September.

SCRANTON — Emma Taylor hoped this was it. The 53-year-old West Scranton woman wandered down to where Jackson Street meets train tracks right

When Lt. Col. Robert McAllister started service with the Pennsylvania National Guard in 1991, he planned on wearing the uniform for only a few years.

Researchers at Penn State University looking into the relationships of 1,000 recently married couples were working with county marriage license bureaus to find 250 couples in each corner of the state.

The Democratic candidates for the 112th state House District seat all say they’re against the Keystone Sanitary Landfill’s expansion.

Attorney’s name spelled wrong A story on Page A1 in Friday’s editions about potential risks faced by confidential informants misspelled the last name of Philadelphia defense attorney Michael Fienman. To report an error, please call the Metro Desk at 570-3

A confidential informant killed after police say she set up a drug dealer for arrest was declared incompetent to care for herself in 2015, court records show.

Gov. Tom Wolf designated Blakely, Jessup and part of Scranton as “opportunity zones” under a new federal tax-incentive program intended to spur economic development.

SCRANTON — A fire at a vacant home in Scranton on Wednesday night has been declared arson, Fire Chief Pat DeSarno said Wednesday.

SCRANTON — With few leads on the location of a missing nun presumed murdered by her nephew, Scranton police hope cellphone records may provide some new clues.

Pennsylvania’s burgeoning medical marijuana industry isn’t growing on Lackawanna County Commissioner Laureen Cummings.