Scranton mayor to propose no-tax-hike budget for 2026
Scranton Mayor Paige Gebhardt Cognetti will propose a city operating budget for 2026 that does not raise municipal…
Federal shutdown halts Pennsylvania SNAP benefits for November
Pennsylvanians won’t receive money for food assistance starting in November until the federal government ends a shutdown and…
Disoriented man pulls knife on officers, hospital staff
A Scranton man described by law enforcement as disoriented and paranoid pulled a knife on officers and hospital…
Pa. Supreme Court rules against Gaughan, county in monthslong vacancy fight
The Lackawanna County Democratic Committee’s role in temporarily filling a commissioner vacancy under the county’s Home Rule Charter…
Bethlehem, Burnt Hills, Hoosick Falls earn top seeds in respective sectional playoff brackets – Saratogian
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — Bethlehem (A), Burnt Hills-Ballston Lake (B) and Hoosick Falls (C) all earned top seeds…
Luzerne County Redevelopment Authority voting to get info on rail assets
The Luzerne County Redevelopment Authority is scheduled to vote on a motion to get information on the asset…
Gesu School hosts 20th year of ‘Dancing with Students’
Dancing with Students began in 2005 at the Gesu School in Philadelphia. It started with two classes of…
Parent sues Scranton daycare shut down by state under claims of child abuse
A parental lawsuit against the co-owners of the Learn and Grow Early Childhood Center in Scranton and one…
Scranton man charged with pulling gun during No Kings rally
The gun-wielding man caught on video menacing participants of a “No Kings” rally in Wilkes-Barre over the weekend…
Berks man accused of riding stolen motorcycle, possessing meth
State police from Reading recovered a stolen Harley-Davidson motorcycle over the weekend and arrested a Berks County man…
Luzerne County Redevelopment Authority voting to get info on rail assets
The Luzerne County Redevelopment Authority is scheduled to vote on a motion to get information on the asset…
Theater events announced in Scranton and Swoyersville
Community theaters in Swoyersville and Scranton are preparing events, with one beginning Friday. “Murder at the Music Box:…