Jessup News

Hi It's Jayne Ann Bugda from the "Producer Pod" Here's what we are working on for Eyewitness News for May 23, 2013.

The state Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement cited a Lackawanna County business for liquor law violations in January and March, the bureau reports.

Chief Deputy Dominick Manetti easily won the Republican nomination for sheriff, and deputy Mark McAndrew prevailed in a close Democratic contest, according to unofficial returns.

Jessup, Lackawanna County - With northeastern Pennsylvania facing the highest unemployment rate in the state, a new technology incubator opened its doors for the first time Tuesday.

The Greater Scranton Chamber of Commerce opened its Jessup business startup incubator, TekRidge Center, at a cost of $8.3 million.

Armed Forces Day is still over a week away but many veterans were given honors Friday afternoon in Lackawanna County.

Butch Comegys / Staff Photographer ABOVE: Inside the main area of the newly constructed TekRidge Center at the Jessup Small Business Park on Thursday.

The state Supreme Court upheld a reapportionment plan in a unanimous decision Wednesday that will shift a state House district in Lackawanna County to neighboring Monroe County and split Hazle and Hanover townships between Luzerne County House districts.

Another sign bearing the name of former state senator Bob Mellow is set to be taken down.

Firefighters battled a brush fire the borough's fire chief estimated spread to between 5 and 6 acres late Sunday afternoon.

He saved a 2-year-old boy who fell into a deep latrine. 50 years ago, two employees of a Scranton Sunoco station and another man saved Joseph Anderson from his burning home at 329-331 Hallstead Court.

Three Lackawanna County residents charged in March in connection with a Midvalley cocaine trafficking operation had their preliminary hearings on Friday continued to May 29.

The parking lot at Jerry's For All Seasons in Dunmore was nearly full. The bright sun outside seemed to draw customers to the bright colors inside.

Stripped. Within just a matter of hours Thursday, three colleges in Lackawanna County announced plans to take the name of former state senator Bob Mellow off their buildings and facilities.