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Pennsylvania boasts 27 national natural landmarks, with Nay Aug Gorge the only one in Lackawanna County.

The state Superior Court today dismissed an appeal the Lackawanna County district attorney’s office filed that challenged evidence a former police officer charged with killing a man plans to present at his criminal trial.

If you are one of an estimated 40,000 PPL Electric Utilities customers who thought you were billed twice this month, don’t fret.

MARRIAGE LICENSES ■David Andrew Drucker and Serena Camille Monaghan, both of Clarks Summit. ■ Robert Paul Reese Jr., Clarks Summit, and Krista Ann Archibald, Jessup. ■ Stephen Frederick Leo and Leite Sheron Marques, both of Orlando, Fla. ■ Brandon Joseph

CORRECTION Depot job fair scheduled June 30 A news brief on page C1 in Tuesday’s newspaper should have said a Tobyhanna Army Depot job fair is scheduled for Saturday, June 30.

LACKAWANNA COUNTY SENTENCINGS President Judge Michael Bar­rasse sentenced the following defendants recently in Lacka­wanna County Court: n Darrell Oden, 57, 1321 Vine St., third floor, Scranton, to 23 to 60 months in state prison followed by four years of

After months of worry, fear and frustration, 25 Scranton teachers learned their jobs won’t exist this fall. The school district originally planned to lay off as many as 89 teachers, and the number dropped to about 50 after the board passed this year’s bud

Super professors University of Scranton biology professor Janice Voltzow, Ph.D., was the principal investigator of a $645,000 National Science Foundation grant that will fund scholarships and provide additional academic support to 25 undergraduate student

Paige Gebhart Cognetti bowed her head and gasped. The finance committee chairwoman of the Scranton School District couldn’t believe what we just heard. “No discussion?” she said. “On something this costly? Really?” Really. The cassette recording of the bo

June 20, 1918 The circus on its way to town The Ringling Brothers’ circus was to roll into Scranton the morning of June 21. The circus was expected to bring hundreds of horses, a herd of elephants, zebras, giraffes, camels and about 900 workers and 500 pe