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SCRANTON — The implosion of the old Harrison Avenue Bridge scheduled for Friday will not take place. State transportation officials postponed the bridge’s demolition by explosives because of heavy rain forecast today. Though nice weather is forecast for F

The estranged husband of an Alabama woman murdered her and a former Wilkes-Barre resident before turning the gun on himself at a Florida hotel room last weekend, according to police.

WILKES-BARRE TWP.Call center workers laid off A number of call center employees who work at Lord & Taylor were laid off on Tuesday but a company spokeswoman would not say how many.

Lackawanna and Luzerne counties have seen job growth over the last few years, but many of the jobs have low wages, according to the Institute for Public Policy and Economic Development’s 2018 Indicators Report.

May 10, 1918 Mayor declares war on loafers Scranton Mayor Alex Connell ordered Scranton Police Chief Lona Day to send plainclothes police officers into the city’s pool rooms, barber shops, saloons and parks to gather the names of men who loaf and were chr

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OLD FORGE — A former borough police officer who unsuccessfully waged a more than decade long legal battle to get his job back after returning from military service has died. Michael B. Keslosky III, 62, Old Forge, died Monday at Allied Services Hospice Ce

Wrong restaurant A story on Page A3 of Wednesday’s edition about AAA North Penn’s purchase of property on Viewmont Drive incorrectly reported the name of the original restaurant at the site and the year it opened. A Golden Corral restaurant opened there i

WILKES-BARRE — A 2-year-old boy was recovering Wednesday after a dog bit him, severely injuring his arm, during an attack at a city park. Hayden Davis sustained several deep puncture wounds to his right arm after the dog attacked him at Hollenback Park on

WILKES-BARRE TWP. — The Luzerne County Convention Center Authority on Wednesday took the first step toward bringing reliable Wi-Fi internet service to Mohegan Sun Arena. The authority board voted to authorize spending up to $250,000 to supplement grant fu