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Incumbent U.S. Rep. Tom Marino easily won tonight’s Republican primary in the newly redrawn 12th Congressional District race, according to unofficial results.

ARCHBALD — Former state legislative staffer Kyle Mullins easily defeated four opponents to win the 112th state House District Democratic nomination, according to unofficial results from the primary election tonight.

SCRANTON — Scranton police were investigating an armed robbery late Tuesday night at a gas station at Railroad Avenue and Luzerne Street. A 911 dispatch supervisor confirmed that someone reported an robber held a gun to his head and robbed him. Police cru

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Four-term U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta on Tuesday won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania state senator and waste-hauling millionaire Scott Wagner is the winner of the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf.

John Fetterman has won a five-way Democratic Party primary race for lieutenant governor, making Lt. Gov. Mike Stack the first holder of the office to lose in a primary election.

SCRANTON — Thousands of area residents are without power tonight after a strong thunderstorm caused widespread power outages this afternoon.

SCRANTON — The high school students walked in slow procession to “Amazing Grace,” holding 15 roses and 15 black boxes bearing the remains of 15 people they never knew. On Tuesday morning, the junior class at Scranton Preparatory School put these strangers

A domed utility shed in the 200 block of Wyoming Avenue in Scranton, long a target for graffiti, just got a new look.