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PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS n Amanda M. O’Boyle and Lance G. O’Boyle to Gregory Franko and Katherine Franko, $191,000; Tunkhannock Twp. n Fidelity Deposit and Discount Bank to EL&L LLC, $175,000; Overfield Twp. n Endless Mountains Hunting Club Limited to Daniel

SCRANTON — Local veterans hope they have found a permanent home for the “Spirit of the American Doughboy” World War I statue removed from the former Duffy Park to make way for the new Harrison Avenue Bridge. Members of Veterans of Foreign Wars Rabiega-Gor

DALLAS — Allison Preiss became a hero to airline passengers this spring when she scored a $10,000 travel voucher for losing her seat on an oversold flight. Negotiating skill mixed with a bit of luck helped Preiss land the elusive payoff. With the peak sum

DALLAS ­— Over 100 people assembled with members of the Misericordia University community Saturday to witness the rededication of its historic archway during Alumni Weekend. Surrounded by alumni, campus staff and students, Misericordia University Presiden

U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta on Friday introduced legislation requiring the departments of Homeland Security and Education to establish security standards and guidelines that schools can use to best protect their students and teachers. Barletta, R-11, Hazleton,

SCRANTON — The bow in 1-year-old Brynnlee Turner’s hair matched the writing on her shirt as she made her way around the warning track at PNC Field on Saturday morning. “Purple’s for Dad, White’s for Mom, Us and this cancer just can’t get along,” the purpl

Trucking company officials in Northeast Pennsylvania say they are being impacted by a shortage of truck drivers and it’s slowing growth. Transportation and logistics provider A. Duie Pyle has projected a need for nearly 100 additional professional drivers

Following alternating bouts with drug abuse and recovery, Eric Bowman’s relapse in March 2017 killed him, but brought new life to someone he never met. After the Hunlock Creek man died of a heroin overdose, one of his kidneys was transplanted in a dying m

Lackawanna College student and Air Force veteran Travis Heller is on target to change the optics game when it comes to shooting. With his company, IFF Optics, he’s developing advanced scope technology that uses computers on the front of guns to inform the