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HAZLETON — Whether hunting license sales declined faster in Pennsylvania than nationwide numbers and whether gas drilling payments met expectations are questions that state Auditor General Eugene DePas­quale said are central to his review of the Pennsylva

SCRANTON — Embracing the belief that need knows no season, the local Salvation Army corps will highlight its many programs and services at an open house this evening. “The theory behind the open house was that the Salvation Army is pretty prevalent around

Ryan Sauter, Scranton Prep In his sophomore year Ryan Sauter earned a perfect score on the national standardized Latin exam. It’s a feat only about 1,000 other students nationwide can attest to. “I worked hard to make sure I understood the language on a d

Beach Lake Baby shower: Baby shower for Care Net of Scranton, Saturday, June 16, noon, Beach Lake United Methodist Church, 7 Milanville Road, Beach Lake; learn about Care Net’s pregnancy support ministry with a luncheon; church, 570-729-7011. Ticks, Lyme:

PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS n Sharon A. Simonetti to 765 East Drinker St. Holdings LLC; a property at 765 E. Drinker St., Dunmore, for $70,000. n Jeremy and Rebecca Land­messer, Lackawanna County, to Francis Norella Jr., Scott Twp.; two parcels at 41 McCabe Ave

SCRANTON — A city attorney is barred from practicing law for three years, by order of the state Supreme Court. Jeffrey T. Toman pleaded no contest last year to a charge related to sending lewd texts to a client’s teenage child. In September, county Judge

A Scranton businessman recently released from jail after serving time for a streetlight scam faces new trouble after investigators say he took a 2006 Chevy Cobalt due to be relinquished in a woman’s bankruptcy case and treated it as his own for 19 months.

SCRANTON — To accommodate the large amount of volunteers, police moved the staging area for Friday’s search for Sister Angela Miller, I.H.M., to McDade Park.

SCRANTON — The preliminary hearing of a former Lackawanna County Prison guard accused of sexually abusing a female inmate was continued Wednesday because she refused to testify after meeting with the state attorney general’s office before the hearing with

MOSCOW — With help from her teammates today, Trinity Foulds hustled to pour liquid onto the blades of the water wheel they built with cardboard, wood and plastic cups.