President Joe Biden promised Anne Kearns on Election Day 2020 that he would return to his childhood home if he became commander in chief. On Tuesday, the president was true to his word, spending about an hour-and-a-half with the Kearns family in his former home — and the longtime home of the Kearns’ late matriarch — at 2446 N. Washington Ave. Read moreA message, a hoagie and a gift — details of President Joe Biden's time in his childhood home 💬
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President Joe Biden made a few stops that involved his roots in Scranton on Wednesday before departing the city. Read moreBiden makes a few stops in Scranton before departing city Wednesday 💬
SCRANTON — A Lackawanna County-hired consultant will conduct a comprehensive economic development study to help shape the future of Montage Mountain. Read moreCommissioners award contract for Montage Mountain economic development study 💬
SCRANTON — A soft-spoken President Joe Biden shared personal anecdotes about his family Tuesday night in a South Side union hall, rallying uni… Read moreBiden shares personal stories, talks unity at South Scranton union hall 💬
SCRANTON — Christian Pilosi cherishes every customer, colleague and conversation. Read moreEnd of the road nears for Eden – A Vegan Cafe in Scranton 💬
SOUTH ABINGTON TWP. — A Clarks Summit man hit a police officer with the side mirror of his Jeep during a traffic stop April 2, according to a … Read morePolice: Man hits officer with side mirror during traffic stop 💬
SCRANTON — City police are looking for information about occupants of a vehicle who they believe may have information about last week’s fatal … Read morePolice seek assistance in locating witness to homicide 💬
CARBONDALE — A Carbondale couple was arrested Monday after police found meth, steroids, Xanax and other drugs at their Mill Street apartment. Read moreCarbondale couple faces drug charges after meth, more found inside apartment 💬
A Dunmore woman forced her way into her sister's house and grabbed, hit and scratched her, police said. Read morePolice: Dunmore woman grabs, hits, scratches sister 💬
U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright invites interested area high school students, their parents and local educators to attend a Military Service Academy… Read moreStudents invited to Cartwright's U.S. Military Academy Information Night 💬
In 2017, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus played Wilkes-Barre for the last time, weeks before shutting down after generations… Read moreRingling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus returns to Wilkes-Barre 💬
A $1 million-plus project will rehabilitate a 35-year-old bridge into Olyphant and alleviate residents’ fears of flooding. Read morePennDOT to rehabilitate Lackawanna Avenue bridge into Olyphant 💬
Joe Biden slept here. At the Radisson at Lackawanna Station, to be precise. The 46th president of the United States visited his hometown Tuesd… Read moreChris Kelly Opinion: Biden: 'I'm not Trump' 💬
SCRANTON — President Joe Biden’s return to his childhood home Tuesday sparked clashing chants from pro-Palestine protesters and supporters of … Read moreBiden returns to childhood home 💬
SCRANTON — Chants of “four more years” greeted President Joe Biden as he took the stage Tuesday in his boyhood hometown, where he blasted form… Read moreBiden: "Donald Trump looks at the world differently than you and me" 💬
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