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JERMYN — Council president Frank Kulick announced his intent to resign from council tonight, a day after writing threatening letters that a police officer delivered to the homes of many borough residents.

SOUTH ABINGTON TWP. — After just two months on the job, the Griffin Pond Animal Shelter executive director plans to step down.

TUNKHANNOCK — A Springville man who took police on a 13.7-mile chase in August faces up to seven years in prison and $15,000 in fines after pleading guilty Friday. Jesse William Teel, 24, appeared before Wyoming County Court of Common Pleas President Judg

The Women’s Resource Center in Scranton will soon offer domestic violence awareness classes for female inmates at the Lackawanna County Prison. While an exact start date for the program has yet to be determined, officials with both the resource center and

The family of a longtime Scranton Prep staffer, who died after an accident during a 2016 football game, sued the Valley View School District and its football stadium contractors and engineers for neglecting to comply with field standards.

MOUNT PLEASANT MILLS — A Scranton man wanted for allegedly ramming a police car and leading officers on a chase has been captured, according to U.S. Marshals.

BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) — A judge is refusing to reinstate involuntary manslaughter charges against five former Penn State fraternity members arrested in a pledge's hazing-related death last year.

The Diocese of Scranton has received a state grand jury report that outlines how it and five other Roman Catholic dioceses across Pennsylvania handled decades of sexual abuse allegations against priests, a spokesman confirmed. In an email, Diocese of Scra

ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) — State game officials have banded three young peregrine falcons born around Mother's Day atop a Pennsylvania office building.