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Growing up in North Scranton, Ricky Shruba thought the woodsy patch just down the street from his home was an Indian burial ground. Decades later, the 62-year-old roofer discovered that the land in the 200 block of Reese Street is indeed a graveyard — the

May 28, 1918 Red Cross campaign tops half-million mark More than 300 Red Cross War Fund campaign workers filled the ballroom at the Hotel Jermyn to hear the final total after their eight days of hard work. They expressed joy when the total of $518,000 was

Municipalities, military organizations and community groups will honor deceased veterans today during many Memorial Day ceremonies and parades throughout the region. In Scranton, Koch-Conley American Legion Post 121 will hold its annual Memorial Day progr

WILKES-BARRE TWP. — The University of Scranton conferred more than 890 bachelor’s and associate degrees at its undergraduate commencement Sunday at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza. The Very Rev. Timothy P. Kesicki, S.J., president of the Jesuit Confe

MOSES TAYLOR BARON: A daughter, May 20, to Neal and Katherine Auth Baron, Dunmore. BERTOT: A daughter, May 19, to Andrew and Vanessa Watson Bertot, Honesdale. CAIN: A son, May 8, to Thomas and Angelica Cain, Scranton. CAMMEROTA: A daughter, May 22, to Nic

SCRANTON — Faced with a number of darkened shops, Marketplace at Steamtown officials boarded them up and put out the call for artists in true lemons-versus-lemonade spirit. More than a dozen artists are painting for the Your Art Here contest this weekend,

SCRANTON — When late Marine Jimmy Reddington’s former company commander closes his eyes, he can still picture the “chaos” and “confusion” of mortal combat on the battlefields of Vietnam.

SCRANTON — A 23-year-old Moscow woman died from the combined effects of drowning and hypothermia in the fast-moving waters of Roaring Brook on Thursday, an autopsy found. The Lackawanna County Coroner’s Office ruled Autum Leister’s death an accident, Chie

Police say a Taylor man incensed over money tried stabbing a dog, and instead cut another man just after midnight Saturday. Christopher Chopyak, 38, 611 Union St., Taylor, used a knife to break into the North Evans Court home of Jason Storm, 38, seeking m

A mother and daughter in Archbald capture dreams in lanterns.