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JESSUP — Two people and a dog were found safely after being reported lost in the Dick and Nancy Eales Nature Preserve on Monday evening. The pair and the pup became lost while walking on a trail there and couldn’t find their way out after darkness fell, b

SCRANTON —David Bulzoni returned Monday to his former post as city business administrator.

WAYMART — A Carbondale woman is accused of robbing a Wayne County convenience store and attacking a clerk over the weekend. Police arrested Rachel Byrd, 26, on Monday after state police received numerous tips regarding a robbery at the Uni-Mart at Route 6

SCRANTON — Preliminary hearings were postponed Monday in Central Court for three people charged in the April 20 homicide of confidential informant Nina Jean Gatto. No new hearing dates were immediately set for Cornelius Mapson, 32, and Melinda Palermo, 38

SCRANTON — The Lackawanna County Marriage License Bureau will offer extended hours Thursday and on four other Thursdays later this year. On May 10, June 14, July 12, Aug. 9 and Sept. 13, the bureau will be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Regular business hours

SCRANTON — The Scranton Police Department are looking for volunteers to form search teams Friday to find Sister Angela Miller, I.H.M.

A Glenburn Twp. man told police he smashed his laptop after his wife caught him looking at child pornography but hid another laptop, containing more than 4,000 illegal images, in the rafters of his basement, Lackawanna County detectives charged.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania judge says there is enough evidence to send hazing and alcohol-related criminal charges to county court for trial against 11 more members of a Penn State fraternity over the death of a pledge last year.

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania judge says there is enough evidence to send hazing and alcohol-related criminal charges to county court for trial against 11 more members of a Penn State fraternity over the death of a pledge last year.