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Scranton man sentenced to up to 20 years for child rape

Northeastern Pennsylvania - Thu, 05/31/2018 - 5:59am
SCRANTON — A Scranton man who admitted to sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl was sentenced Wednesday to seven to 20 years in state prison.

Little Sisters of the Poor withdrawing from Holy Family Residence in Scranton

Northeastern Pennsylvania - Thu, 05/31/2018 - 5:57am
The Little Sisters of the Poor’s more than century of ministry and service to the elderly in the Diocese of Scranton will soon come to a close.

COLTS to raise monthly bus pass cost

Northeastern Pennsylvania - Thu, 05/31/2018 - 12:01am
The cost of a monthly public bus pass in Lackawanna County will rise $4 on July 1. The County of Lackawanna Transit System announced the increase from $56 to $60 a month Wednesday. The increase is meant to bring COLTS’ monthly pass cost in line with what

Bridge implosion postponed again

Northeastern Pennsylvania - Thu, 05/31/2018 - 12:01am
SCRANTON — The implosion of the remains of the former Harrison Avenue Bridge in Scranton won’t take place until next week. Originally set for today, the explosive demolition is tentatively reset for next Tuesday at 11 a.m. If the weather doesn’t cooperate

Timeline of Little Sisters of the Poor

Northeastern Pennsylvania - Thu, 05/31/2018 - 12:00am
Timeline 1906: Martin Maloney, Scranton native, wished to start a home in Scranton that would care for the elderly poor until their death. He traveled to France and met with the Mother General of the Little Sisters of the Poor to ask for their assistance

Four displaced after Larch Street fire

Northeastern Pennsylvania - Thu, 05/31/2018 - 12:00am
SCRANTON — Fire drove four men from their apartments Wednesday morning in the Pinebrook section of Scranton. Flames shot across the back of 111-113 Larch St. shortly after 7:30 a.m. and sent a column of dark gray smoke into the sky, Assistant Fire Chief J

Rent cost incorrect A story on Page A1

Northeastern Pennsylvania - Thu, 05/31/2018 - 12:00am
Rent cost incorrect A story on Page A1 in Wednesday’s edition incorrectly reported how much the Scranton School District pays in rent for its Electric City Academy to local businessman and Marketplace at Steamtown developer, John Basalyga. The total cost

Police: Stabbing suspect fled, caught as passenger in DUI crash

Northeastern Pennsylvania - Thu, 05/31/2018 - 12:00am
A Scranton woman who stabbed a man over the weekend gave a false name when police later caught her as a passenger in a DUI crash, city police said.

Taylor man accused of cutting man over $100

Northeastern Pennsylvania - Thu, 05/31/2018 - 12:00am
SCRANTON — A Taylor man is accused of breaking into a city residence over the weekend and cutting a man over $100. Christopher Chopyak, 38, 611 Union St. , is charged with burglary, simple assault and related counts after police responded to 316 N. Evans

75 Years Ago - 3 Servicemen killed in Spring Brook Twp. crash

Northeastern Pennsylvania - Thu, 05/31/2018 - 12:00am
May 31, 1943 3 soldiers killed, 1 hurt in crash Three service members died in a collision with a milk truck at Routes 307 and 690 in Spring Brook Twp. According to state police, the crash occurred in thick fog when the car with the servicemen crashed into

Scranton fire crews extinguish Pinebrook fire

Northeastern Pennsylvania - Wed, 05/30/2018 - 8:46am
SCRANTON — Fire drove four men from their apartments Wednesday morning in the Pinebrook section of Scranton.

Governor's Awards for the Arts recipients announced

Northeastern Pennsylvania - Wed, 05/30/2018 - 12:33am
SCRANTON — A Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning playwright and a renowned furniture designer are among the winners of the 2018 Governor’s Awards for the Arts, which will be given in the Electric City this summer.

Decision on former guard's charges is pending

Northeastern Pennsylvania - Wed, 05/30/2018 - 12:20am
SCRANTON — Magisterial District Judge Paul J. Ware’s decision on whether a former Lackawanna County Prison guard will stand trial on charges of sexually abusing an inmate will wait until at least next week.

Local developer offers Scranton School District cost savings

Northeastern Pennsylvania - Wed, 05/30/2018 - 12:14am
SCRANTON — The city’s school district could save up to $225,000 over three years with an offer local businessman and Marketplace at Steamtown developer John Basalyga presented to school board members Tuesday.

Gun violence awareness rally among First Friday events

Northeastern Pennsylvania - Wed, 05/30/2018 - 12:00am
Students from several local school districts plan to hold a “speak out” event coinciding with the First Friday Art Walk.

100 Years Ago - Navy Secretary Daniels spoke at Scranton's Memorial Day exercise

Northeastern Pennsylvania - Wed, 05/30/2018 - 12:00am
Josephus Daniels, U.S. Secretary of the Navy, arrived early in Northeast Pennsylvania to attend and speak at Memorial Day exercises in Scranton, Wilkes-Barre, Forty Fort, Pittston and Taylor.

AG's office asks judge to reconsider ruling in Lackawanna County Prison grand jury case

Northeastern Pennsylvania - Wed, 05/30/2018 - 12:00am
The state attorney general’s office seeks to appeal a ruling that directs a dispute over records relating to the Lackawanna County Prison grand jury probe be heard in county court.

N.Y. teen charged in death of Clifford man

Northeastern Pennsylvania - Wed, 05/30/2018 - 12:00am
SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — A New York man was charged Monday with vehicular manslaughter in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed a 63-year-old Clifford Twp. man while he was making a delivery in eastern Long Island on April 5, police in New York said.

North Pocono Trails Association seeks volunteers for trail work

Northeastern Pennsylvania - Wed, 05/30/2018 - 12:00am
MOSCOWNational Trails Day work session set The North Pocono Trails Association will hold a community work session Saturday to celebrate National Trails Day.

Trio charged in theft of credit card from patient at nursing home

Northeastern Pennsylvania - Wed, 05/30/2018 - 12:00am
CARBONDALE — Police charged three people in connection with a theft of a credit card from a nursing home patient, according to city police and court records. Brittany Babcock, 24, and her boyfriend, Joshua Flores, 28, both of 401 Main St., Childs, and Bri
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