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SCRANTON — A split city council Monday approved Mayor Bill Courtright’s appointment of an outside resident as business administrator and waived a rule requiring him to live in the city. Largely restating positions staked out two weeks ago when council int

A 58-year-old Scranton man who had admitted he’d used heroin, cocaine and marijuana before hitting and killing a bicyclist nearly two years ago was sentenced to six to 12 years in a state prison, Lackawanna County District Attorney Mark Powell said.

SCRANTON — The remains of the old Harrison Avenue Bridge will come down tomorrow, the state Department of Transportation said.

SCRANTON — Like most 4-year-olds, Amelia Woody loves watching “Paw Patrol,” collecting Trolls toys and practicing what she’s learned at ballet lessons at Dave Ragnacci School of Dance. The little girl kept her parents, Jeremy and Melissa Woody, on their t

The Scranton Public Market at the Marketplace at Steamtown hosted Let’s Eat Downtown on Sunday. The event included live music, local vendors, children’s activities and, of course, food. Among the highlights was a live butterfly flight house by Folk’s Butt

Police have received some anonymous tips regarding a rash of late-April arsons in South Scranton but are still seeking the public’s assistance as they investigate the fires. The suspicious fires began April 21 and 22, when four were reported, one in West

OLYPHANT A 47-year-old man hurt when he crashed his ATV late Saturday night in the borough remains in intensive care at Geisinger Community Medical Center, Scranton. Olyphant Police Chief James Foley would not release the victim’s name on Sunday, but said

SCRANTON — Local veterans hope they have found a permanent home for the “Spirit of the American Doughboy” World War I statue removed from the former Duffy Park to make way for the new Harrison Avenue Bridge. Members of Veterans of Foreign Wars Rabiega-Gor

June 4, 1943 Horse and wagon to make a return Worthington Scranton, president of the Scranton Country Club, announced that the club made arrangements for horse-drawn bus service for the benefit of the members of the country club. Due to gasoline rationing