Northeastern Pennsylvania

The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce’s professional development organization Leadership Lackawanna is accepting applications for its Core Program’s 2018-19 session through April 30.

SCRANTON — A 30-year-old city man choked his girlfriend Saturday night because he was upset about their daughter’s birthday party, city police said. Yaquan Newman, 2515 N. Main Ave., is charged with strangulation, simple assault and harassment, Officer Jo

Matthew T. Cerep, Holy Cross H.S. Matthew T. Cerep studies what interests him. “I am proud of the level of scientific and mathematical literacy I have achieved through this pursuit,” the senior at Holy Cross High School said. Matthew, who is opposed to th

April 24, 1968 Expansion project starts at W-B/Scranton airport Work started on the expansion of the main runway at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Airport. The work would make the runway capable of accommodating commercial jetliners. Other projects in the expa

Two Lackawanna County men convicted of sexually abusing minors will get new hearings to determine if they should be declared sexually violent predators.

SCRANTON —Nearly a year after the popular treehouse at Nay Aug Park closed for unsafe conditions, repairs still have not begun because the city doesn’t have the $102,000 needed to fix it, officials said.

SCRANTON — As the taboo on marijuana slowly clears, some political hopefuls see it as a valuable plank of their political platforms.

SCRANTON — The U.S. Postal Service is still looking for a downtown venue to serve as the new home of its branch now located in the William J. Nealon Federal Building.

SCRANTON — City police may soon use a virtual reality simulator to better train for use-of-force situations. The city seeks a $150,000 state grant to buy a new virtual training system with 3-D, interactive scenarios displayed on large, immersive screens.

Following a meeting this morning between the boilermakers, blacksmiths and machinists working for the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad and company officials it was announced that there would be no suspension of work today.

SCRANTON The Central Scranton Expressway reopened after 11 p.m. Saturday. The expressway closed about 8 p.m. Wednesday so workers could remove the old Harrison Avenue Bridge. It was initially scheduled to open at 6 a.m. Monday. The bridge’s collapse early

On their last legs, four old bridges in Scranton will be replaced in five years, costing at least $20 million. They are the West Lackawanna Avenue bridge over railroad tracks, East Elm Street bridge over the Lackawanna River, North Main Avenue bridge over

ARCHBALD — Middle school girls anxiously walked out onto the Valley View High School basketball court Saturday afternoon. Small cars made out of mouse traps — their wheels and bodies each varying in size, shimmering colors and design — in hand. Teams of t

Jermyn The borough’s shade tree commission, borough officials and Girl Scout troops from Jermyn and Mayfield on Monday will honor deceased members of the Crystal Fire Company at an Arbor Day ceremony. Arbor Day is officially Friday, but, to honor the late

SCRANTON — Carol Oleski tells people she’s only cried four times since her cancer diagnosis in December. She cried when she found out. When she was officially diagnosed. When doctors told her it was worse than expected. And when she told her family. She c

SCRANTON — Honey, saplings and herbs were available for the taking at the Marketplace at Steamtown on Saturday during just one of many Earth Day celebrations around the region. The fourth annual Penn State Master Gardeners in Lackawanna County Earth Day i

April 22, 1943 Thousands view Japanese sub Over 25,000 buyers of war bonds got an up-close look at a Japanese two-man suicide submarine the previous day in Scranton. The sub was on a tractor-trailer parked in the 100 block of Adams Avenue. Organizers of t

Ballet Theatre of Scranton promises to deliver a multi-faceted, polished production for its 60th anniversary.

From the exterior, the former Globe still looks very much like the department store that anchored retailing in downtown Scranton for close to 90 years.

A Lackawanna County jury awarded $75,000 to a Throop woman who claimed the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board paid her less money than male co-workers in the same position.