Carbondale News

A former firefighter is going to prison for a long time for torching a number of businesses and causing more than $3 million in damage and hurting two other firefighters.

We're all pretty familiar with the term "multi-tasking".....but this is not a good example.

A former northeastern Pennsylvania volunteer firefighter will spend at least 10 years in prison for a string of arsons that caused millions of dollars in damage.

Benjamin Christensen is taken to Pennsylvania State Police Troop R Barracks after being arrested for suspected arson in 2008.

Lessons were taught outside the classroom Thursday, as students spruced up a piece of Lackawanna County's history.

The Christmas Holiday Bureau will officially open on Monday, November 16 for scheduling of interviews.

Font size: [A] [A] [A] The owner of the Masonic Lodge in Carbondale has come up with a last-minute plan to raise cash and demolish the crumbling building on Salem Avenue so he can avoid a two-year prison sentence, Mayor Justin Taylor said Wednesday.

Lackawanna County officials say enough is enough and they are hoping a new recycling program will fix an illegal dumping problem in our area.

At its monthly meeting Oct. 21, the Lakeland School District board of directors unanimously voted to pass a resolution supporting a $20 million bond that will be used to renovate the Career Technology Center of Lackawanna County.

Participate in our election results forum below, beginning when the polls close at 8 p.m. Below are unofficial results of Lackawanna County voting in Scranton, Dunmore, Carbondale and countywide races, as counted by The Times-Tribune. Diocesan priest removed for displaying 'inappropriate' photos before Mass A priest in the Diocese of Scranton has ...

Members of the Lackawanna County Bench and Lackawanna County Bar Association officials meet at the 28th Annual Bench-Bar Conference.

Dennis C. Pfannenschmidt, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, announced that a Scranton area physician was sentenced Monday by United States District Court Judge A. Richard Caputo on federal health care fraud charges.

Archbald Pam Savitski is trying to rejuvenate the borough's defunct Lions Club. It folded about a year ago, she said.

Font size: [A] [A] [A] share this John Bryan Healey, 11 months, of Wilkes-Barre, selects his first pumpkin at Dundee Gardens.

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Font size: [A] [A] [A] share this Marriage licenses - Irving Soto and Lydia Gonzalez Amico, both of Carbondale.

A project to improve the streets in one Lackawanna County community is underway but business owners in the downtown thought it would be done by now.

Sanofi Aventis from Monroe County delivered its first shipment of swine-flu vaccine Tuesday.

Marvin McCloe Jr., 23, of Investigation expanding into urination charges Three arrested after Dunmore car break-ins Video: Demolition of Quint's building Local boxing great Jerry Tomasetti dies at 73 With heavy hearts, Lakeland downs Carbondale Suspect in North Scranton shooting surrenders by david singleton A Dunmore man charged with attempted ...