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SCRANTON — The implosion of the old Harrison Avenue Bridge is now tentatively set for May 31. State Department of Transportation officials were considering possibly completing the bridge’s demolition this Thursday but decided to hold off because stream le

Three people from Indiana are charged with holding up a Scranton pharmacy early Monday morning at gunpoint then binding the clerk to make their getaway, police said. Coreon House, 20, Rashad Coleman, 24, and Nicola Dunlap, 21, all of Indianapolis, were ca

An assistant coach for the Lackawanna Lightning travel softball team sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl he was mentoring, state police said. Charles Steven Kearney, 52, of 1705 Capouse Ave., Scranton, was charged Monday with felony counts of statutory

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Six young squirrels whose tails were stuck together by tree sap are recovering after a Nebraska wildlife expert untangled them.

LYNDONVILLE, Vt. (AP) — A missing statue of the Virgin Mary stolen from a Vermont nativity scene more than two years ago has been found unharmed and returned to its owner.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A list of winners in the top categories at the 2018 Billboard Music Awards, held Sunday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas

Abington Heights Mikaila Brown traveled to Kenya for her senior project to help dig trenches to provide water to villages. “This was a once-in-a-lifetime experience for me and anyone that has an opportunity to go, should,” she said. The trenches Mikaila d

MOSES TAYLOR BARBONE-GIUMENTO: A son, May 12, to Kevin Barbone and Christina Giumento, Scranton. CARDONA: A son, May 16, to Heather Robbins and Ralph Cardona, Scranton. CLUNAN: A son, May 13, to Brian and Dawn Blaskovich Clunan, Jessup. DREWES: A daughter

In a pivotal moment when women are using bold public demonstrations in the name of equality, women of faith see their role differently. “We’re not throwing our weight around saying, ‘We ain’t going to take it anymore,’ ” said Judy Landrieu Klein, a Cathol