Lake Ariel News

Three arrested after Viewmont Mall chase DICKSON CITY - Three people were arrested after a brief high-speed chase Thursday.

Supporters of John McCain here acknowledge that Democrat Barack Obama wins attention with his speaking style and charisma, but they say those qualities can't match the Republican candidate's stellar background.

Flea markets are a quintessential part of the American landscape. At its very core, the flea market is grass roots capitalism.

A man from Wayne County was killed Thursday night when he lost control of his car near Lake Ariel.

The Pennsylvania Game Commission reports these odd stories from the field: Wayne County WCO James P. McCarthy cited a Lake Ariel man for removing a juvenile raccoon from the wild.

The AARP Driver Safety Program is an eight-hour or four-hour classroom refresher/defensive driving course open to all drivers age 50 and older.

Dozens of high schoolers from northeastern Pennsylvania are taking a trek overseas.

The man wanted for a burglary in Lackawanna County turned himself into police. State police said the man caught on a security camera at Rise Construction near Mount Cobb is Randall Conti, 23, from Lake Ariel.

Authorities say a motorcycle rider was killed when he crashed during a high-speed police chase in Wayne County.

Police were led on a high speed motorcycle chase through Wayne County. On Monday, two Honesdale police officers say they attempted to pull over James Steven Battaglie of Waymart for speeding on his motorcycle ...

Editor: I was very confused while reading Garrison Keillor's May 30 column. What gives him the right to mock the patriotism of another individual? Is he a veteran who finds the display distasteful? Apparently, ...

The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Wayne and Pike counties in Pennsylvania and for western Sullivan County in New York.

Diana Pope-Albright, assistant vice president of outpatient services for Allied Services, earned her certificate of achievement in pelvic physical therapy.

The Scranton police drug unit Thursday night seized 200 individually wrapped bags of heroin in a bust in West Scranton.

Police in Scranton said they arrested three men after they found drugs in a car during a traffic stop.

Spelling bee: Abington Community Library will host a spelling bee for children in grades one to six Saturday from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Registration is required.

The Lacawac Sanctuary will host an early morning bird walk followed by a breakfast in their historic Adirondack style lodge on Saturday, May 31, from 7:30-10:00 AM.

An Allentown, N.J., woman was sentenced to nine to 36 months in state prison for stealing more than $3,000 in merchandise from a Texas Township department store.

Penn State Cooperative Extension in Wayne County will host a 4-H Regional Driving Clinic on June 25 at the Lake Equestrian Center in Lake Ariel.

A Lake Ariel man was sentenced on May 8 for sexually assaulting a 21-year-old woman last year.