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SCRANTON — The Little Sisters of the Poor, who have served in the Diocese of Scranton for 110 years, are withdrawing from the Holy Family Residence in Scranton. The announcement came today from Mother Mary Alice, the Little Sisters’ provincial superior. I

HONESDALE — Wayne County’s 911 telephone line is back up and running this morning in the Waymart Borough and South Canaan Twp. areas, Cheryl Hunter, the 911 director, said. Hunter was notified that the system came back up a few minutes before 10 a.m. toda

The implosion of the remains of the former Harrison Avenue Bridge in Scranton won’t take place until next week. Originally set for Thursday, the explosive demolition is tentatively reset for next Tuesday. If the weather doesn’t cooperate by then, the rain

Scranton firefighters have extinguished a blaze here at 111 Larch St. in the Pinebrook section of the city this morning.

For most visitors to Las Vegas, the idea of winning a jackpot is nothing more than a pipe dream. But the odds are currently in favor of one Forty Fort native, all because of his passion for both ice hockey and video games. David Roebuck, 21, will be in Si

Good works around the region

MOSCOWNational Trails Day work session set The North Pocono Trails Association will hold a community work session Saturday to celebrate National Trails Day. Work will include trimming grass and overhanging branches on the Creekside and Roaring Brook trail

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y.N.Y. teen charged in death of Clifford man SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. — A New York man was charged Monday with vehicular manslaughter in connection with a hit-and-run crash that killed a 63-year-old Clifford Twp. man while he was making a delivery

CARBONDALE — Police charged three people in connection with a theft of a credit card from a nursing home patient, according to city police and court records. Brittany Babcock, 24, and her boyfriend, Joshua Flores, 28, both of 401 Main St., Childs, and Bri

The state attorney general’s office seeks to appeal a ruling that directs a dispute over records relating to the Lackawanna County Prison grand jury probe be heard in county court. Deputy Attorney General Carson B. Morris contends one of the key issues in