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Career Technology Center yet to advertise for new leader

Mon, 04/16/2018 - 12:00am
Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County officials have not yet posted the job for its next administrative director after a salary dispute with its current leader.

BRIAN FULTON'S DAY IN HISTORY: 100 YEARS AGO

Mon, 04/16/2018 - 12:00am
April 16, 1918 Bond sales slow down The Liberty Bond Committee reported bond sales in the Scranton district were slowing.

Tattoo convention draws thousands, record number of artists

Mon, 04/16/2018 - 12:00am
SCRANTON — Kevin Byers’ first drawings were so bad, his mentor set them on fire.

Turnpike to get new pavement

Mon, 04/16/2018 - 12:00am
A 5.4-mile stretch of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in Lackawanna and Luzerne counties will get new pavement this summer, part of a series of projects aimed at repaving all of the turnpike north of Lehighton over the next few years.

CHRIS KELLY: The devil's in the lack of details

Sun, 04/15/2018 - 12:00am
The Scranton School District spent nearly $300,000 on improper medical and dental benefits for its former “fleet manager” and his wife, documents obtained by The Times-Tribune reveal.

G-Mac returns for Beads vs. Badges charity basketball game

Sun, 04/15/2018 - 12:00am
SCRANTON — With three seconds left in the first quarter of a charity basketball game at the Holy Rosary Center in North Scranton, and the Beads down by 2 against the Badges, the inbound pass went to “G-Mac.”

Part of federal courthouse in Scranton added to National Register of Historic Places

Sun, 04/15/2018 - 12:00am
The original section of the federal courthouse in Scranton is the newest Lackawanna County property added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Groundbreaking held for Scranton veterans memorial

Sun, 04/15/2018 - 12:00am
SCRANTON — A monument and park honoring more than 900 Scranton residents who died in every war from World War I through Afghanistan took a step closer to reality Saturday with a groundbreaking ceremony on Scranton High School grounds.

Researchers, public health officials say overdose data falls short

Sun, 04/15/2018 - 12:00am
When opioid drug misuse leads to death, coroners find they almost never work alone.

50 Years Ago - Warm temperatures throughout the area on Easter

Sun, 04/15/2018 - 12:00am
Christian faithful in the Scranton area and throughout the world attended church services on Easter Sunday.

Fire put out in wall of Olyphant apartment building

Sun, 04/15/2018 - 12:00am
OLYPHANT — Firefighters extinguished a small fire Saturday night in a front wall of an apartment building at 123 Delaware Ave., borough Fire Chief Dave Tully said.

Police: ATV, motorcycle collide in Spring Brook Twp.

Sat, 04/14/2018 - 11:55pm
SPRING BROOK TWP. — An all-terrain vehicle and a motorcycle crashed Saturday night on Route 502 near Route 690, state police in Dunmore said. The ATV and motorcycle, described as a dirt bike, crashed about 8:42 p.m., police said. The incident remains unde

Woman wanted for theft from South Scranton Intermediate

Sat, 04/14/2018 - 7:14am
SCRANTON — A warrant was issued for a woman accused of stealing $45 from South Scranton Intermediate School.

Central Scranton Expressway to close next week for removal of old Harrison Avenue bridge

Sat, 04/14/2018 - 7:04am
SCRANTON — The Central Scranton Expressway will be closed next week for the removal of the old Harrison Avenue Bridge.

Prison Board to consider extending lease at women's work-release apartment

Sat, 04/14/2018 - 12:00am
SCRANTON — The Lackawanna County Prison Board on Wednesday likely will consider extending a lease at one of three downtown apartments that house female work-release inmates.

Electric City Tattoo Convention this weekend

Sat, 04/14/2018 - 12:00am
Tattoo enthusiasts are descending on Scranton this weekend for the 2018 Electric City Tattoo Convention.

Moses Taylor, First Hospital nurses plan 1-day strike

Sat, 04/14/2018 - 12:00am
Registered nurses at Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton and First Hospital in Kingston are planning a one-day strike on April 25.

75 Years Ago - Moosic High School student strike enetered a third day

Sat, 04/14/2018 - 12:00am
A student strike at Moosic Senior High School entered its third day.

O’Malley has vendor $corecard; get yours here

Sat, 04/14/2018 - 12:00am
You sure can raise a lot of money if you’re a majority Lackawanna County commissioner, with the help of some reliable contributors.

Lackawanna County collects $268K at judicial tax sale

Sat, 04/14/2018 - 12:00am
The Lackawanna County Tax Claim Bureau sold 20 tax-delinquent properties for about $268,582 at its most recent judicial tax sale, which continues April 23.