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The Scranton School Board contends a city resident who accused the board and its members of negligence in a lawsuit filed in November lacks standing to pursue the complaint.

Parade revelers and participants can expect cool temperatures for the St. Patrick’s Parade today. “It’s going to be cold,” AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist John Gresiak said.

Lackawanna County officials are investigating how an inmate at the county prison obtained a cellphone, which he used to post selfies purportedly taken inside his prison cell to his Facebook page.

Well, they did it. Former Lackawanna County Commissioner Randy Castellani, 51, of Archbald, and his brother, former Blakely Tax Collector Robert Castellani, 52, of Blakely, filed nominating petitions to run for the Democratic nomination to the 112th House

Lackawanna County is exploring options for fixing a broken elevator at the former Globe Store in downtown Scranton, as the conversion of the building into the future home of county government continues.

SCRANTONCommissioners reschedule meeting The Lackawanna County Commissioners meeting canceled by Wednesday’s winter weather is rescheduled for 10 a.m. Monday.

Cab driver Tim Bryant drove to the downtown Scranton bus station to pick up a fare and encountered a man who demanded alimony.

SCRANTON — City police will devote extra resources to the area around a venue hosting a controversial rapper’s show Saturday.

SCRANTON — UGI Utilities will replace 64 miles of old natural gas mains in parts of Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania, including mains under parts of two streets in Scranton.

SCRANTON — The city of Scranton may continue collecting a $50 fee on rental units while a class-action lawsuit challenging its rental registration program is pending, a judge ruled.

SCRANTON — The highest honors Pennsylvania presents for contributions in the arts will be given in the Electric City this year, the state’s first lady said Thursday.

A sixth Lackawanna County Prison guard charged with sexually abusing inmates was fired Thursday, the county’s labor attorney said.

the South Scranton Elementary Education Plaza will be located on a site near the Stafford Meadow Brook in the vicinity of Hartmen Place, South Irving Avenue and East Elm Street.

SCRANTON — A man accused of firing shots at a woman and her daughter last month waived his right to a preliminary hearing on attempted homicide and other charges.

Two city residents face charges after police found a backpack holding heroin and a needle on their 2-year-old boy’s bed and the rest of their home littered with filth.

Don Surace had no idea who had just walked in the door of Andy Gavin’s Eatery and Pub shortly after he bought the place in 1988.

SCRANTON — Samantha Henehan wanted to run a safe place where women, clawing out from the muck of addiction, could stay on track with their sobriety.

The Municipal Building opened its doors March 8, 1893. A short ceremony was held that first day, with Mayor John Fellows as the principal speaker.

Five of the six Lackawanna County Prison guards charged with sexually abusing female inmates were fired, according to an attorney representing the county.

An upcoming coal-region train excursion will benefit the restoration of a steam locomotive on display at the Steamtown National Historic Site.