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A Jessup man faces sexual assault charges after police say he abused a child for five years. Detectives interviewed Brian Mercado, 29, 447 Hill St., Jessup, on Saturday when he admitted to masturbating in the presence of the child, saying he “caressed” he

The hottest state House race in town feels sort of like a rerun missing a major character. Controversial Democratic state Rep. Kevin Haggerty’s decision to not seek re-election to represent the 112th House District left the seat wide open and attracted fi

Blakely A Peckville church is honoring borough police with a special service and gifts for each officer. The Peckville Alliance Church will hold a service May 20 at 10:30 a.m. in celebration of National Police Week, Pastor Nestor Sotosaid. Every officer w

May 6, 1943 Daytime air raid drill goes well A surprise statewide air raid drill successfully took place May 6 — the first in a series of five surprise daytime drills. When the first alert was sounded at 10:25 a.m. in Lackawanna County, people out and abo

BLAKELY — To celebrate the environment while encouraging citizens to support local green initiatives, two concerned citizens, Allison Petryk and Bryan Dewey, helped organize the inaugural NEPA Green Fair. Held at the Blakely Recreation Complex, the fair s

SCRANTON — Lily Hunting excitedly pointed out comic book characters decorating the walls of Comics on the Green as she picked out three free comic books. Comics on the Green in downtown Scranton participated in its 17th Free Comic Book Day on Saturday, jo

Decades before he rubbed elbows with greats like Liberace and Frank Sinatra, Max Kearson started organizing dances in Scranton. Kearson, born to Barnet and Minnie Leebert Kearson of Scranton just after the turn of the century, built a name for himself by

When Delphine Jean-Louis last returned to her native Haiti in 2014, four years after a catastrophic earthquake decimated the island nation, she found much of her homeland in a state of disarray. The Dunmore resident and naturalized American citizen said L

Kevin Jordan Wanted by: Wayne County detectives. Fugitive since: December. Wanted for: Criminal homicide, burglary, robbery, conspiracy to commit robbery, aggravated assault and simple assault related to home invasion and beating death of Joseph Stengline