SCRANTON — A University of Scranton health clinic for uninsured Lackawanna County residents that closed during the COVID-19 pandemic has reopened through a partnership with Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. Read moreUniversity of Scranton and Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine partner to reopen health clinic for uninsured Lackawanna County residents 💬
MOSCOW — New software will make Lackawanna County's budget a more useful, digestible, transparent and user-friendly digital resource for resid… Read moreContract should make county budget more accessible, user-friendly 💬
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 💬
A 24-year-old Scranton man who police say shot his brother 10 times in the back and head during an argument early Monday faces first-degree mu… Read moreScranton man charged with murder in shooting death of his brother 💬
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 💬
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 💬
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 💬
SCRANTON — First work, then play. Read moreScranton plans another spate of upgrades at several parks 💬
Officials in the Scranton School District are boosting security at West Scranton schools and at the high school football stadium to deter figh… Read moreScranton School District increasing security to address recent fights, threats of violence 💬
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 💬
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 💬
A Scranton man attacked his girlfriend while she was holding the couple’s 1-month-old baby, police said. Read morePolice: Scranton man strangled girlfriend as she held infant 💬
“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 💬
There will be intermittent lane restrictions and ramp closures on the North Scranton Expressway starting May 6 for road resurfacing, the Penns… Read moreLane restrictions set on North Scranton Expressway beginning May 6 💬
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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 💬
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 💬
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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 💬
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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 💬
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