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MOOSIC — For the miles Dale Mikolaczyk racks up every year, he should wear a cape emblazoned “SC.” He’s the Super Commuter, and he even has alter egos.

Hills overlooking the Susquehanna River near Tunkhannock were the scene of an intense mock battle between U.S. forces and an enemy May 11, 1968.

A crowdfunding effort to pay for the funeral of a 23-year-old Moscow woman whose body was recovered Friday from Roaring Brook in Scranton raised more than $5,500 in less than a day.

Taking offense to the comment of “cheapskate,” Michael Muro shot two men in front of Figlemenia’s Saloon on North Scott Street in Carbondale.

Clarks Summit The first banners of the borough’s Hometown Heroes program went up Thursday. Crews and members of the banner committee hung the banners along State Street, though a few went on Highland Avenue and Depot Street as well, borough Mayor Herman J

SCRANTON — When late Marine Jimmy Reddington’s former company commander closes his eyes, he can still picture the “chaos” and “confusion” of mortal combat on the battlefields of Vietnam.

SCRANTON — About 60 percent of the almost 4,000 civil cases that have been referred to mediation by U.S. District Court judges in the Middle District of Pennsylvania over the past 24 years have settled without the need for further litigation. With the ope

Authorities recovered the body of a woman Friday who fell into Roaring Brook in Scranton the night before. The woman is Autum Leister, 23, of Moscow, Lackawanna County Chief Deputy Coroner Jesse Van Deusen said. Leister went missing Thursday night after s

HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania appeals court Friday upheld the conviction of former state Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane for leaking secret grand jury information and lying about it, saying among other things she wasn’t entitled to use evidence of a porno

SCRANTON — An upcoming notice informing residents about a class action lawsuit challenging the city’s annual $300 trash fee should be as brief and concise as possible, a judge said Friday during a hearing. Lackawanna County Court Judge James Gibbons whitt

May 26, 1968 Archbald woman pens anthem An anthem for the commonwealth composed by an Archbald women had a chance at becoming the official state anthem. Six years earlier, Anne Therese Kenny of Archbald composed the song “Hail Pennsylvania” for the Pennsy

For all of its spectacular beauty, Nay Aug Gorge can be unforgivingly perilous. It is a lesson that has been driven home time and again for more than a century, often with deadly consequences, for the reckless and foolhardy as well as the careless and unw

SCRANTON — Touting what he described as four years of steady progress, Mayor Bill Courtright said Friday the city is “facing incredible opportunities to grow, prosper and strive.” Delivering an optimistic “state of the city” address before a roomful of ci

PITTSTON TWP. — Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport will get $147,500 in state funds. The state’s Aviation Transportation Assistance Program will mete out $15 million to airports across the state. The money at the local airport will be used for a

SCRANTON — Three local housing authorities will receive more than $5 million in federal Department of Housing and Urban Development funds. Lackawanna County Housing Authority is earmarked for $2,216,551, the Scranton Housing Authority for $2,675,953 and t

The attorney for two women suing Lackawanna County Prison for sexual abuse did not violate a gag order when he made statements related to the case to The Times-Tribune, a federal judge ruled. Attorneys for the county and jail sought to hold Scranton attor

A Jermyn couple is facing charges after officials raised concerns about their malnourished 2-month-old son. Austin Flora, 24, and Brittany Stilwell, 21, both of 575 Washington Ave., are charged with endangering the welfare of children after Scranton polic

The state Superior Court today upheld former state Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane’s conviction for leaking grand jury information and lying about her actions. A three-member panel of the court rejected Kane’s argument that she was wrongly prohibited fr

SCRANTON — Fire and police crews converged in Nay Aug Park on Thursday night and rescued at least one person who had fallen into Roaring Brook, but a female remains missing.

SCRANTON Water main break cuts some classes Crews repaired a 6-inch water main that led to the dismissal of students from three Scranton schools Thursday, the school district said. The water main broke on Putnam Street near North Main Avenue and affected