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SCRANTON — A Megan’s Law registrant accused of groping a woman at Boscov’s in August pleaded guilty to the crime Friday. John F. Deeley, 59, 620 Breck St. , Scranton, pleaded guilty to indecent assault before Judge Margaret Bisignani Moyle. City police ar

SCRANTON — Already home to more than a century of memories, the walls of the former Globe store will soon house a box of memories and messages for future generations to open a century from now. Lackawanna County officials plan to secure in July, a time ca

SCRANTON — Road closures and parking restrictions will take effect Saturday morning in downtown Scranton for the annual Armed Forces Day Parade. The parade route will be closed to traffic, Police Capt. Dennis Lukasewicz said. The parade will step off at 1

SCRANTON — John G. Whittier Elementary School students asked their peers and school community to “Put a Little Love in Their Hearts.” The third-, fourth- and fifth-graders at the school’s annex building opened the school’s Anti-Bullying and Pro-Self Estee

TUNKHANNOCK — For the first time, Wyoming County Historical Society’s West Wing will be open to the public as part of the group’s 27th open house event Sunday. For years after the historical society opened in the old Harrison Street School in 1986, the ro

CLARKS SUMMIT — The Pennsylvania Turnpike will close Saturday at 11 p.m. between the Clarks Summit interchange in South Abington Twp. and the Wyoming Valley exit in Dupont. Crews will conduct repair work on the 16-mile stretch. The turnpike is scheduled t

SCRANTON — A 39-year-old man from West Virginia pleaded guilty Thursday to producing and attempting to produce child pornography while he was in Susquehanna County last year, according to the U.S. attorney’s office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

DURYEA — A Scranton woman is facing drug-trafficking charges after police say she was caught with a mobile methamphetamine lab during a traffic stop Friday.

WINDSOR, England (AP) — Prince Charles will walk Meghan Markle down the aisle when she marries his son Prince Harry — a gesture of welcome to the American actress as she joins the royal family.

Lisa Price Paramedic for Commonwealth Health, based in Scranton. She is in her 24th year as a paid paramedic.