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EATON TWP. — Ruth Kohut handed out little stuffed animals to strangers in the Walmart parking lot Friday. The random act of kindness was a tribute to her 26-year-old daughter, Victoria Todd Brong, who was murdered with two of her co-workers a year ago Fri

SCOTT TWP. — A program offered by the Lackawanna County Conservation District helps farmers preserve valuable topsoil and protects local waterways in the process. For about two decades, the conservation district offered its “no-till program,” which rents

WILKES-BARRE A Duryea man accused of severely beating his two-month-old baby boy last year will stand trial on aggravated assault charges. Arrick Griffin, 22, of 60 Foote Ave., is facing charges of aggravated assault, simple assault, reckless endangerment

WILKES-BARRE — Sue Henry, a longtime local radio personality, announced Friday she will run as a Republican for the seat of state Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski. Henry, who just weeks ago departed from WILK News Radio after failed contract negotiations, said sh

June 9, 1968 Pet fox may be going to the zoo The Schubacks of Old Forge had a 6-week-old red fox living with them. But maybe not for long. The fox, who was named Penny by the Schuback children, was lovable, according to Mrs. Schuback, “but it is chewing u

MOOSIC — Borough officials condemned an apartment building after finding conditions there uninhabitable. City police responded to building that has four apartments in it on the 4100 block of Birney Avenue on Thursday for the report of an unresponsive woma

CLARKS SUMMIT — Two infants suffered minor injuries after a minivan hit a stroller Friday morning. The crash happened at about 11:05 a.m. in a crosswalk at Bedford and Center streets, borough police Chief Christopher Yarns said. A woman driving a minivan

A federal judge denied Scranton funeral director Al T. Hughes’ motion to dismiss tax charges, rejecting his claim that the case was based on information he provided in the corruption trial of former Lackawanna County Commissioner Robert Cordaro. Senior U.

SCRANTON — Monday’s early morning mass at St. Peter’s Cathedral may be the last service celebrated there before the leaves change colors this fall. As the Diocese of Scranton celebrates its 150th anniversary this year, interior work at the iconic cathedra

Scranton clinical psychologist Elizabeth Ciaravino, Ph.D., recalled speaking with one of her patients just Thursday about the death of Kate Spade, the noted fashion designer who took her own life Tuesday. Then came news of CNN personality Anthony Bourdain