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Clifford Chicken dinner: Clifford United Methodist Church, Main Street, Clifford, chicken-n-biscuit or ham dinner, Wednesday, July 18, 4-6 p.m., takeout or eat-in, $9.95 includes dinner, drink and dessert. Dickson City Membership meeting: Lackawanna Valle

SCRANTON — A group looking to make the engine of regional transportation hum pulled out the wrench set and looked under the hood. About 30 who sit on the Equitable Transit Planning Council’s health care and social services committee met Tuesday in a Unive

Lackawanna County Chief of Staff Andy Wallace is expected to resign Wednesday as the result of a police investigation stemming from an incident in Archbald, county Commissioner Jerry Notarianni said tonight.

SILVER LAKE TWP. — State police are probing a weekend fire at a Susquehanna County inn. A passing motorist called to report a fire at the Brackney Inn, 769 Brackney Hill Road, at about 4:20 p.m. Saturday. Fire crews found the rear corner of the building f

SCRANTON — A 43-year-old Scranton man faces a maximum of 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to a federal drug trafficking charge, the U.S. attorney’s office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania said.

As the Greater Scranton YMCA’s membership expands, so does its facility. The organization showcased $1.6 million in renovations at a member celebration on Tuesday. Prompted by its growing membership — it more than quadrupled in the past six years — the re

SALEM TWP. — A 45-year-old Lake Ariel man will undergo a mental health evaluation after an incident Tuesday morning with an assault rifle in Wayne County, state police in Honesdale said. Dylan Hopkins gave up his weapon without trouble when arrested by st

Lackawanna County Republicans re-elected Lance J. Stange Jr. as their party chairman for a third four-year term Monday night. They also re-elected Barbara Davenport, vice chairwoman; and Kimberly DeMatteo-MacDonald, secretary. They elected Cheryl Scandale

PLAINS TWP. — Police are seeking an all-terrain vehicle rider who was involved in a hit-and-run crash Monday afternoon.

CLARKS SUMMIT — A 24-year-old Clarks Summit woman who hit a stroller carrying two infants earlier this month faces a criminal charge because she was distracted, borough police said Tuesday. Brittney M. Costello, 1803 Washburn St., Apt. 2, is charged with