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Police on Friday arrested three city men who plotted to break into a North Scranton sporting goods store to steal a gun, officers charged. One couldn’t get away and quickly ended up in Officer Carman Wega’s handcuffs. Two others fell into a hole and neede

ARCHBALD — A fire that filled a small Archbald home with smoke Friday morning started in a basement laundry room, borough Fire Chief Bob Harvey said. Fire crews were sent to 260 Delaware St. shortly after 8:30 a.m. and found flames by a laundry appliance

SCRANTON — A man in South Scranton will be cited for reportedly shooting at a squirrel with a pellet gun and hitting a neighbor’s home, who, in turn, reported it as a gunshot and drew a large police presence late Friday morning. Police did not identify th

The suicide rate is up in nearly every state since 1999, including Pennsylvania, where it has risen by more than 30 percent, according to a report released Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

WILKES-BARRE — Sue Henry, a longtime local radio personality, announced Friday she will run for the seat of state Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski.

Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Scranton opened its Greek Food Festival on Thursday at the church, 505 N. Washington Ave. The popular event continues today and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., rain or shine. Call ahead for takeout orders at 570-342-

When Gianna Bray graduates June 15, the North Pocono High School senior proudly will don a graduation cap adorned with a simple reminder to be grateful. Her cap will be blue-and-white themed to represent Penn State, where she plans to major in early educa

DUNMORE The state Department of Education awarded Marywood University a $318,651 grant. The funding, called an Adult Basic Education Direct Service grant, will enable the university to assist adults in becoming literate and obtain skills necessary for emp

DUPONT — Officials from beverage contract manufacturer USHydrations unveiled a new $20 million high-speed beverage manufacturing line at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday and announced plans for an additional multimillion-dollar expansion. Prashant Shitu

A tractor-trailer from Canada hauling several tons of peat moss careened off Interstate 81 south early Thursday onto Layton Road in South Abington Twp., state police at Dunmore said. Injuries to the driver, an Ottawa man, were not immediately known, polic