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The group of Scranton faithful raised the money for a church and hand-picked their priest, but it took decades before they could officially call themselves Catholic. Friction between Polish immigrants and the Scranton Diocese built for years as the 19th c

SCRANTON — After collecting kitschy, vintage items at flea markets and yard sales for over 20 years, Jamie Constantine opened a shop downtown.

March 25, 1943 Pittston High School damaged by mine cave-in A mine subsidence caused serious damage to Pittston High School and five additional buildings. School officials estimated the damage to the school at $100,000. The floor in the main corridor of t

Margaret McGraw doesn’t use computers. According to a weeklong survey conducted in January, the Pew Research Center found that 77 percent of Americans use the internet on a daily basis — but not McGraw.

SCRANTON — Brick-and-mortar or bits-and-bytes? Several downtown businesses don’t do much in the way of cybersales. For them, having actual stores with goods that customers can see, feel, hold, try on or smell beats shopping online.

SCRANTON — Should the door open automatically, or is it better if the driver presses another button first?

Whether it be at a garage, a meter or a lot, when it comes to attracting shoppers, convenient parking is key.

DICKSON CITY — Sarah Youshock wandered the mall late one morning looking for nothing in particular. The 22-year-old Marywood student from Scranton browsed for bargains while waiting for her mom who was at the nail salon.

Tom Siddons doesn’t buy everything in bulk. He does for coffee, though.

DUNMORE Holy Cross High School’s mock trial team finished in the top four at the state championships Saturday. The team lost a close match to Penn-Trafford High School in the semi-final round, Holy Cross mock trial attorney adviser Jim Wetter said. Anothe

Per Martha Stewart’s advice, Lisa Sinert wanted to name her business something memorable, so she picked one that rhymes and gives potential customers a clear picture of her location off the interstate.

A politically active Olyphant public works laborer who pleaded guilty to drunken driving four times and is on probation got a Lackawanna County job booking criminal suspects and an appointment to the county public bus transportation board earlier this yea

A state parole agent injured when a Scranton police officer’s vehicle collided with an SUV driven by a fugitive is suing the officer and the Scranton Police Department. Michael Trently of Clarks Summit claims officer Robert J. Hegedus was negligent and di

SCRANTON — No Lackawanna County Prison inmates called a hotline meant for reporting prison sex abuse before officials ensured the privacy of such calls, Warden Tim Betti said. The day after the Feb. 14 arrest of seven then-active and former county prison

A Scranton man is charged with sex crimes involving a young girl. City police arrested James Tisdale, 41, 614 Spruce St., on Friday after detectives attended an interview with the child at the Children’s Advocacy Center of Northeastern Pennsylvania the da

The attorney representing two women suing Lackawanna County Prison for sexual abuse violated a court order when he made statements about the case to The Times-Tribune, attorneys representing the county and prison employees say in court papers. Attorney Mi

March 24, 1968 Sen. Kennedy visits Binghamton U.S. Sen. Robert Kennedy held a kickoff dinner for his New York state campaign in Binghamton, New York. About 1,300 people filled an event space that once was used by the Endicott-Johnson Corp. Kennedy gave a

Republican President Donald Trump has inspired myriad women to run for elected office this year across the country. That includes Pennsylvania, but sadly, not Northeast Pennsylvania. For the most part, the women candidates seeking state and federal office

By late April, Pennsylvania Turnpike users can leave cash at home whenever they hit the road at the Keyser Avenue and Clarks Summit toll plazas. New cashless tolling systems go online there starting April 29. It’s an extension of the turnpike’s pilot proj

Scranton’s composite pension board is considering how to distribute $22.9 million — proceeds from the city’s sewer system sale — among its police, fire and nonuniform pension plans. Plans call for the fire and police funds each to receive 45 percent of th