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SCRANTON — The Pennsylvania Department of State has officially approved the Lackawanna County Fair and Recreation Authority, county general counsel and authority member Donald Frederickson said.

Two people killed as tornado strikes Wyoming County A tornado hit Lake Carey at 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 2, 1998, with such violent force that it destroyed homes, ripped trees and shrubs from the ground and caused the death of two residents. The next d

The Diocese of Scranton received a state grand jury report that outlines how it and five other Roman Catholic dioceses across Pennsylvania handled decades of sexual abuse allegations against priests.

If the weather cooperates, a series of explosions split seconds apart will quickly demolish the old Harrison Avenue Bridge on Tuesday morning and trigger an all-hands-on-deck cleanup of debris in Roaring Brook.

The family of a longtime Scranton Prep staffer, who died after an accident during a 2016 football game, sued the Valley View School District and its football stadium contractors and engineers for neglecting to comply with field standards.

For the first time, the city of Scranton flies a pride flag Friday in front of City Hall to kick off a series of Pride Month events taking place throughout June.

SCRANTON — A pair of redevelopment projects in the city got a big boost from $2.8 million in state grants.

With the first declared Lackawanna County commissioner candidate out there already, it’s time to focus on the election race next year that will grab everyone’s attention. The list of likely or rumored candidates has reached at least 11, including the thre

MOUNT PLEASANT MILLS — A Scranton man wanted for allegedly ramming a police car and leading officers on a chase has been captured, according to U.S. Marshals.

A big, bad bomber named FIFI highlights a mini air show later this month at the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport.

SCRANTON — The state police’s Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement cited a downtown Scranton bar for three March violations of the state’s liquor laws, the bureau announced Thursday.

Lackawanna County Budget Director Kevin Mitchell is stepping down just over a year after taking the job.

Four West Scranton boys, ages 15 to 17, went to Scranton police to report that they were beaten and their car was damaged by a two older boys at Memorial Stadium the evening of May 30.

SCRANTON — John Hennemuth’s feet pounded pavement as he made his way north on the Lackawanna Heritage Trail toward West Olive Street on Thursday.

SCRANTON — Peter Ouellette told about 50 people gathered inside the Radisson at Lackawanna Station hotel they can’t afford to ignore politics. “We all hear the comment, ‘I’m just not that into politics,’” he said.

Manufacturers in Northeast Pennsylvania seem hardly concerned as the European Union dangles retaliation over steel and aluminum tariffs.

SCRANTON — John Hennemuth’s feet pounded pavement as he made his way north on the Lackawanna Heritage Trail toward West Olive Street on Thursday.

SCRANTON — A Taylor man who pleaded guilty to assaulting his elderly father was sentenced Wednesday to 16 days, or time served, to one year in Lackawanna County Prison.

SCRANTON — In the past few weeks, 200 delinquent taxpayers have paid a total of $1 million in arrears to avoid losing their properties Monday in the city’s annual tax sale.

SCRANTON — A New York man who used other people’s identities to obtain loans from PNC Bank locations in several counties was sentenced Wednesday to 33 months to six years in state prison.