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Federal inmate 68385-067 is free today. Former Lackawanna County Commissioner A.J. Munchak’s long prison sentence for extortion of bribes and seven other counts ends today, and his defense lawyer said Munchak plans a trip to Lackawanna County next month.

Uber bested Lyft, but the local airport won big. More than 850 people called on the two ride-hailing services in March, the first month of the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport’s first contract with both. Under the contract, the airport earns $2

Converting the former Scranton School for Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing Children into an artists haven falls short without the input of the artists themselves. On Sunday, the company proposing revitalizing the long-vacant property opened up the conversation to a

Abington Heights In the nurse’s office at Abington Heights Middle School, Sadie Shapirodesigned, created and painted a wall mural for her fellow classmates to enjoy. The mural was part of her eighth-grade class Random Acts of Kindness campaign. The painti

Barvinok Ukrainian Youth Dance Ensemble performed Sunday at St. Vladimir Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, 430 N. Seventh Ave., Scranton. The troupe performs traditional dances from various regions of Ukraine while attired in colorful embroidered costumes.

WILKES-BARRE — Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine conferred 99 doctor of medicine and 93 master of biomedical sciences degrees Sunday at the school’s annual graduation ceremonies. Commencement ceremonies were held at the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes

Blakely Free lunch: Blakely Primitive Methodist Church free lunch, Saturday, noon-1 p.m., 313 First St. Dundaff Annual dinner: St. John’s Ortho­dox Church annual Mother’s Day dinner, Sunday, Lyon Street, off Route 247, takeouts, 11 a.m., and dinner, noon-

Jessup and Archbald may be the new homes for nearly 3 million square feet of warehouse space. Three companies are eyeing the towns to build warehouses in and around the Valley View Business Park. BHR Development Group LLC, a firm with ties to Dominick DeN

COVINGTON TWP. A tractor-trailer switching lanes crashed into a passenger bus today, closing a lane of Interstate 380 in the North Pocono area. Two people were injured on the bus, said Covington Independent Fire Company Chief Brad Jones. The accident happ

SCRANTON — Tammy Pilger transformed her love of stained glass from a basement hobby into a budding business downtown.