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WILKES-BARRE — The Luzerne County Courthouse and surrounding buildings were evacuated Monday morning because of a bomb threat that turned out to be a hoax. After a search that took much of the day, police did not find a device at the courthouse, the annex

Mammograms, colonoscopies and cholesterol checks are just a few of the routine screenings saving lives by detecting cancers and heart disease early. Geisinger Health System soon will add DNA sequencing to that list. Geisinger President and CEO David T. Fe

Republican voters in the newly drawn 12th Congressional District will find a familiar face in the primary race later this month. The incumbent now representing the 10th District, Tom Marino, R-Williamsport, will run against Republican Bradford County Comm

A group of residents challenging the proposed expansion of the Keystone Sanitary Landfill will get their day in county court. The state Commonwealth Court’s ruling Monday reinstates a case filed by Friends of Lackawanna and six borough residents. The case

SCRANTON — The stress of not knowing whether 98 Scranton School District teachers will have jobs next school year is causing some of them anxiety and depression, their colleagues said Monday. “These 98 teachers have put off making personal, financial and

PLAINS TWP. — The closure of a busy North Cross Valley Expressway exit ramp bridge is being delayed by 11 days. The Exit 3 off-ramp to River Street in Plains Twp. was slated to close Thursday but instead will close May 21 at 9 a.m., according to Michael T

Jennifer Price, Lackawanna Trail High School While juggling high school and extracurricular activities, Jennifer Price managed to finish her first manuscript. “At times, I found it very difficult to keep myself motivated and working on it,” said Jennifer.

Dunmore Communion breakfast: SS. Anthony and Rocco Altar and Rosary Society, annual Com­munion breakfast, Sunday, May 20, 9:30 a.m. after 8:30 Mass, La Buona Vita, 200 Reilly St., Dunmore. $12/adults, $8/children under 10; reservations and payments no lat

SCRANTON — Despite Lackawanna County Commissioner Laureen Cummings’ misgivings about medical marijuana, city council is solidly behind the burgeoning industry, Councilman Wayne Evans said Monday. Council welcomes medical marijuana’s dispensaries, growing

Here’s the dirt on Scranton’s annual street sweeping program: It began last week and will run through Aug. 24, but likely won’t get to every road as scheduled, officials said. The city is too large for its lone street sweeper truck, said Councilman Bill G