Fate of condemned building downtown pending before Scranton City Council
SCRANTON — Scranton City Council will determine whether Fidelity Bank can demolish a condemned building downtown at 324…
Bank objects to Scranton’s petition for conservatorship over blighted house
SCRANTON — A bank holding two mortgages on a blighted home at 25 New York St. opposed the…
Pilgers’ Pastries closes in downtown Scranton
Pilgers’ Pastries — a Scranton bakery that sold brownies, cookies, cream puffs, small cakes and macaroons out of…
Scranton man admits pulling gun during ‘No Kings’ rally
The Scranton man accused of menacing a crowd of protesters during a “No Kings” rally in Wilkes-Barre last…
Pittston St. Patrick’s Parade marches on Saturday despite race cancellation
The Pittston St. Patrick’s Parade is Saturday, with pipe and drum corps, floats and costumed dogs, but no…
Carbondale creates economic development director role for revitalization
Carbondale will use a $300,000 grant to create a new economic development director position intended to oversee the…
Taylor asks court to handle $60K escrow for completed Taylor Commons
Taylor Borough wants the court to decide how to pay out a $60,000 escrow account from the bankrupt…
So many books, so little time
Bibliophiles rejoice, the Friends of the Scranton Public Library’s book sale runs until Saturday at the Marketplace at…
Five displaced, firefighter injured in Scranton blaze
Five people were displaced and one firefighter was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after a blaze in the city…
Scranton to flip bridge replacement projects in one neighborhood
In a switch of plans, Scranton will replace the Myrtle Street Bridge over Roaring Brook before replacing the…
Throop man faces homicide by vehicle charge following fatal crash
A 37-year-old Throop man is charged with homicide by motor vehicle after causing a wrong-way crash on Interstate…
Homeless man broke into residence, assaulted man
A 23-year-old man faces charges after police said he broke a window and unlawfully entered a residence Thursday…