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Scranton girl who posted anti-bullying Facebook video appears on CNN

Fri, 04/13/2018 - 10:44am
Scranton fourth-grader Cassidy Warner, whose Facebook video about bullying has drawn national attention, appeared live Friday morning on CNN in an interview with anchor Chris Cuomo.

Attorney general's office visits Scranton School District again

Fri, 04/13/2018 - 12:32am
SCRANTON — The state attorney general’s office made an unexpected visit to the Scranton School District on Thursday, a board member said.

Scranton marijuana dispensary eyes grower license

Fri, 04/13/2018 - 12:00am
The first company to sell medical marijuana in Lackawanna County has plans to grow it and make medicine too.

Gas developer marks completion of endowment commitment to Lackawanna College

Fri, 04/13/2018 - 12:00am
SCRANTON — Lackawanna College closed the book on one financial partnership with Cabot Oil & Gas and opened another.

Two federal inmates indicted for assaulting another inmate

Fri, 04/13/2018 - 12:00am
SCRANTON — A federal grand jury indicted two U.S. Penitentiary at Canaan inmates for assaulting another inmate with a dangerous weapon, the U.S. attorney’s office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania said Thursday.

Scranton marijuana grower sells facility in leaseback deal

Fri, 04/13/2018 - 12:00am
SCRANTON — A San Diego real estate firm that manages property for the cannabis industry bought the building held by Scranton’s licensed grower for $5.8 million. Innovative Industrial Properties Inc. bought the building at 2000 Rosanna Ave., Scranton, from

Scranton marijuana grower sells facility in leaseback deal

Fri, 04/13/2018 - 12:00am
SCRANTON — A San Diego real estate firm that manages property for the cannabis industry bought the building held by Scranton’s licensed grower for $5.8 million. Innovative Industrial Properties Inc. bought the building at 2000 Rosanna Ave., Scranton, from

100 Years Ago - Automobile fits snugly in large pothole

Fri, 04/13/2018 - 12:00am
April 13, 1918 Man reported for pro-German talk J.H. Paul, chairman of the Carbondale Liberty Bond committee, reported a Carbondale man to Assistant U.S. District Attorney John McCourt for pro-German talk and spreading propaganda. According to Paul, the m

Holocaust remembrance takes on new urgency

Fri, 04/13/2018 - 12:00am
SCRANTON — Standing before a silent crowd, Mark Schonwetter recounted surviving in Nazi-occupied Poland with his mother and younger sister, hiding in a hole beneath a pigsty for an entire winter, spending summers in Polish forests and fleeing for his life

Two charged in Moosic drug deal

Fri, 04/13/2018 - 12:00am
SCRANTON — Lackawanna County detectives arrested two people this week in Moosic and charged them with selling drugs, according to a criminal complaint. Eddie Cheatum, 33, and Ashley Garcia, 30, both of Plains Twp., were charged with drug offenses and sent

Scranton girl who posted anti-bullying Facebook video gets support from actor Hugh Jackman

Thu, 04/12/2018 - 9:35am
The Facebook video posted by Scranton fourth-grader Cassidy Warner about bullying continues to garner support, including from actor Hugh Jackman.

Three arrested, detectives seize significant amounts of cocaine, marijuana

Thu, 04/12/2018 - 6:14am
Lackawanna County detectives arrested three people and seized almost 8½ ounces of cocaine and more than 11½ ounces of marijuana Monday at a home in Scranton’s Pine Brook section.

New hire to oversee Scranton School District's special education program

Thu, 04/12/2018 - 6:09am
Sharon Baddick will oversee special education for the Scranton School District beginning May 1. Baddick was appointed to the position of Director of Special Education during a board meeting Monday and will make $110,000 a year.

Man charged with criminal trespass

Thu, 04/12/2018 - 6:07am
SCRANTON — A man faces charges after police said he drunkenly broke into a home Tuesday.

Man charged with trying to bite Scranton police sergeant, fighting with officers

Thu, 04/12/2018 - 5:56am
A Pottsville man tried to bite a city police sergeant and fought with officers as police arrested him outside a South Side motel Wednesday night, according to police.

Barletta, Cartwright react to Ryan's departure

Thu, 04/12/2018 - 5:50am
House Speaker Paul Ryan will leave Congress next year for a good reason and with a legacy that benefitted Americans, U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta said Wednesday.

Scranton zoners approve new efficiency apartment building for downtown

Thu, 04/12/2018 - 5:50am
SCRANTON — The Zoning Board on Wednesday approved a development firm’s plan to construct an apartment building with four dozen efficiency units on a lot downtown next to Kildare’s Irish Pub.

Scranton man seeks answers in brother's 2015 death

Thu, 04/12/2018 - 12:00am
SCRANTON — Frank Surdy just wants to know the truth about his older brother’s death. If the truth is, as the South Scranton man believes, that Joseph Surdy Jr. died as a result of foul play and not a medical problem, then he’ll ask for justice.

Car crashes through South Side yard

Thu, 04/12/2018 - 12:00am
SCRANTON — A car crashed through two large shrubs before coming to a stop against a Genet Street home Wednesday night.

Lackawanna Historical Society steps back in time with century-old clothing sale

Thu, 04/12/2018 - 12:00am
SCRANTON — Bridget Conlogue rifled through a box of assorted clothing from a different era, sifting through a jumble of weathered silk, long separated from its original owners.