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HONESDALE — A Honesdale woman whose mother’s badly decomposed body was found at a borough bed and breakfast last summer will spend 60 days to 18 months in the Wayne County Correctional Facility.

The Luzerne County Courthouse was evacuated Monday morning because of a bomb threat. The building will remain closed until 2 p.m., according to county officials.

SCRANTON — Police are investigating reports of a bank robbery at FNCB Bank on North Keyser Avenue. The call came in at 9:56 a.m. Check back for updates.

It was announced today that English rockers Foghat will visit the F.M. Kirby Center on Saturday, September 1 at 7:30 p.m. with special guests, Savoy Brown.

SCRANTON — The historic Scranton Cultural Center at the Masonic Temple is undergoing emergency, stopgap repairs to block water leaks on outside walls until the building can undergo a full exterior renovation, General Manager John Cardoni said. Water damag

May 7, 1918 Man attacked for being unpatriotic Barney Walukus of Duryea was attacked by a mob for being unpatriotic. According to reports, the mob, which was made up of railroad workers, tied his hands and feet and hanged him from a telegraph pole in Avoc

Priya Patel, Mid Valley High School As a student ambassador for state Sen. John Blake, Priya Patel learned about her community and experienced today’s problems through an inner lens. A senior at Mid Valley High School, Priya counts working with Blake amon

WAYMART — State police are looking for a woman who attacked and restrained a convenient store clerk before stealing money from the store’s register Sunday. The suspect robbed the Uni-Mart Exxon on Route 6 and Route 296 in Waymart around 4:20 a.m. Sunday,

SCRANTON — State police arrested an underage man drinking alcohol who fought with officers attempting to take him into custody. Police witnessed Anthony E. Cassano, 20, of Leonia, New Jersey, carrying and drinking four bottles of Miller Lite in the 400 bl

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