Pennsylvania, Scranton | featured news

Downtown bar cited for gambling, selling unlimited alcohol for set price

SCRANTON — The state police’s Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement cited a downtown Scranton bar for three March violations of the state’s liquor laws, the bureau announced today.

 

Blakely police ask for help identifying man who tried to lure girl, 4

BLAKELY — A man in his 30s told a 4-year-old girl he wanted to play hide-and-seek with her Wednesday night at a park in Peckville and tried to lead her away, Blakely police said. The girl’s mother saw it happen and immediately approached the man and took

 

Bird's eye view

Harley, an injured great horned owl, keeps a close eye on his surroundings Wednesday during a “Birds of Prey” program presented by the Delaware Valley Raptor Center at the Joe Terry Civic Center in Scott Twp.

 

Pierogi festival trademark case reaches settlement

It appears the Edwardsville Pierogi Festival has been saved.

 

What to expect from the Let’s Eat Downtown event this weekend at the Marketplace at Steamtown

Head down to Scranton Public Market at the Marketplace at Steamtown, 300 Lackawanna Ave., Scranton, to enjoy live music, local vendors, children’s activities and food at Let’s Eat Downtown.

 

Killer’s daughter charged in assault

Jamie Bartoo, the daughter of convicted killer Hugo Selenski, faces assault charges following a domestic altercation with her fiance Tuesday night in Edwardsville. Prior to the altercation, Bartoo, 25, had been drinking with a woman who is both her cousin

 

75 Years Ago - 3 Servicemen killed in Spring Brook Twp. crash

May 31, 1943 3 soldiers killed, 1 hurt in crash Three service members died in a collision with a milk truck at Routes 307 and 690 in Spring Brook Twp. According to state police, the crash occurred in thick fog when the car with the servicemen crashed into

 

Police: Stabbing suspect fled, caught as passenger in DUI crash

A Scranton woman who stabbed a man over the weekend gave a false name when police later caught her as a passenger in a DUI crash, city police said. Laura Antoniolli, 40, 1723 Lafayette St., is jailed at the Lackawanna County Prison on charges she stabbed

 

Lackawanna County Court Notes

MARRIAGE LICENSES ■ Jonathan Martin Keller, Clarks Summit, and Laura Harris Acker, Hoboken, N.J. ■ Nicole Dolores Bovasso and Nikolaus Dennis James, both of Statesboro, Ga. ■ Melissa Anne Caretti and Joshua Adam Rudock, both of Apex, N.C. ■ Chelsea Rose L

 

Subscribe to this RSS topic: Syndicate content