MOSCOW — New software will make Lackawanna County’s budget a more useful, digestible, transparent and user-friendly digital resource for residents and officials alike. Read moreContract should make county budget more accessible, user-friendly 💬
SCRANTON — A University of Scranton health clinic for uninsured Lackawanna County residents that closed during the COVID-19 pandemic has reope… Read moreUniversity of Scranton and Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine partner to reopen health clinic for uninsured Lackawanna County residents 💬
WILKES-BARRE — Standing next to a Scranton woman who survived being shot 12 times in 1972, Gov. Josh Shapiro rallied support at the Luzerne Co… Read moreShapiro touts funding proposal to prosecute gun crimes in Luzerne County with Scranton shooting survivor 💬
Students who receive a two-year degree from Lackawanna College will be able to transfer those credits to the University of Scranton under more… Read moreUniversity of Scranton, Lackawanna College form more than 30 articulation agreements 💬
Taylor police charged a Scranton man for disseminating nude photos of his ex-girlfriend using multiple social media platforms. Read morePolice: Scranton man posted, shared nude photos of ex 💬
SCRANTON — A city man caught by police selling 50 bags of fentanyl Monday fled first by car and then on foot, according to a criminal complaint. Read moreMan charged with selling brick of fentanyl, fleeing 💬
Here’s some good news for PPL customers. Read morePPL to decrease electricity supply prices 💬
SCRANTON — A homeless man broke into student housing units on Feb. 11 and stole property worth over $2,000, police said. Read morePolice: Man steals from off-campus apartments 💬
Motionless in White, led by frontman and Pittston native Chris Motionless, will return to Northeast Pennsylvania to headline the Scranton/Wilk… Read moreMotionless in White, Apocalypse Fest return to area 💬
“Jimmie” Howard was 8 years old when he began sharing his love of pencils with the world outside Scranton. Read moreChris Kelly Opinion: A boy, his pencils and history's keepers 💬
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A multiday jazz festival returns this weekend to Wilkes-Barre, which lays claim to the first jazz festival in the country. The headliner Satur… Read moreCheck out the Wilkes-Barre Cavalcade of Jazz this weekend 💬
SCRANTON — First work, then play. Read moreScranton plans another spate of upgrades at several parks 💬
A Plymouth mother barred from contacting her daughter was sentenced Tuesday to serve up to two years in jail for snatching the child with the … Read morePlymouth mother sentenced for Skyzone child snatching 💬
The man who admitted abandoning Nova, a pit bull puppy found starving and abandoned in Pittston, is now a fugitive after skipping out on his s… Read morePit bull abandonment suspect wanted for failing to appear 💬
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Lindsay Howard is ready for the next challenge in her basketball journey. Read moreHS GIRLS BASKETBALL: Lindsay Howard named head coach at Holy Cross 💬
The Lackawanna Interscholastic Athletic Association honored two standout scholar-athletes Wednesday morning at the annual breakfast celebratio… Read moreHS SPORTS: Romanowski, Granko win scholarships as LIAA scholar-athletes of the year 💬
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After guiding the Mountain View girls basketball team to the PIAA semifinals two years ago and an appearance in the state final this past seas… Read moreHS GIRLS BASKETBALL: Mountain View coach Bill Simons resigns after guiding team to Class 1A final 💬
Lily Nowak set the University of Scranton and Landmark Conference career doubles wins records to help lead the No. 3 Royals past No. 6 Wilkes,… Read moreLOCAL COLLEGE: Nowak sets program, conference records 💬
Caleb Durbin worked a walk and Everson Pereira was hit by a pitch in the eighth inning to give the RailRiders some breathing room in a 7-6 vic… Read moreRailRiders outduel Jumbo Shrimp in series opener 💬
2024 DISTRICT 2 TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS Read moreHS TENNIS: 2024 District 2 Team Championship Tournament Pairings 💬
Emanuel Benitez contributed 11 kills and seven aces to lead West Scranton to a 3-1 win over Lackawanna Trail on Tuesday in a Lackawanna League… Read moreTUESDAY'S HS ROUNDUP: West Scranton clinches D2 playoff berth in boys volleyball 💬
THROOP — Jordan Chmielewski didn’t need to push himself to run as the anchor of the final race, but that isn’t in his makeup. Read moreMONDAY'S HS TRACK AND FIELD ROUNDUP: Mid Valley boys beat Dunmore in battle of undefeated teams; Susquehanna boys make history 💬
Johnny Montoro knocked in Connor Thomas with the game’s only run in the top of the seventh inning as Scranton defeated host Valley View, 1-0, … Read moreMONDAY'S HS BASEBALL: Scranton edges Valley View 💬
Tyrese Maxey saved Philadelphia from elimination with seven points in the final 25 seconds of regulation, finished with 46 and led the 76ers t… Read moreTyrese Maxey saves Sixers from elimination with huge finish in OT win that cuts Knicks' lead to 3-2 💬
Tessa Stafursky pitched a four-inning perfect game with seven strikeouts as Valley View defeated Scranton, 15-0, in a Lackawanna League Divisi… Read moreMONDAY'S HS SOFTBALL ROUNDUP: Stafursky tosses perfect game for Valley View 💬
The senior won the 100 hurdles (16.3 seconds), 300 hurdles (50.8) and 100 meters (13.3) in a Lackawanna Track Conference win over Susquehanna … Read moreATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Chloe Diaz, Montrose track and field 💬
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Motionless in White, led by frontman and Pittston native Chris Motionless, will return to Northeast Pennsylvania to headline the Scranton/Wilk… Read moreMotionless in White, Apocalypse Fest return to area 💬