Olyphant News

Johnson College conferred degrees on 148 graduates at commencement exercises held at the Scranton Cultural Center on Saturday, May 9. Graduates were awarded either an Associate in Applied Science degree or an Associate in Science degree.

State authorities removed 250 dogs today from the Almost Heaven kennel in Upper Milford.

A 42-year-old Olyphant man is facing three counts of fleeing the scene of an accident and one charge of driving under the influence after crashing into three cars stopped at a red light Monday evening, police said.

Just outside of town on Route 422, down the road from USA Flooring , production continued Thursday night on what may be FX's next new drama series.

Split Rock Resort's parking lot was transformed into a sea of motorcycles on Saturday when the second Rally at the Rock brought bike lovers from all over the tri-state area in for some fun.

Almost Heaven Kennel Owner Faces More Charges: Derbe 'Skip' Eckhart allegedly violated suspended license The Morning Call 12:29 PM EDT, May 21, 2009 Embattled kennel owner Derbe "Skip" Eckhart is facing new charges after he brought 30 dogs from New York to his Almost Heaven kennel in Upper Milford Township, in violation of his suspended license, ...

When Sal Maiolatesi watched his winery burn the evening of Sept. 21, 2007, he didn't imagine that the year would also be remembered as his best vintage to date.

The 2008-2009 class of Leadership Lackawanna is working to raise $22,000 for the restoration of the Cancer Survivor Park, which features ceramic tile towers that were painted by cancer survivors in 1999.

Tickets available for Leadership Lackawanna's Friday event in Moosic featuring the Yankees.

While it's not quite summer, Bart & Urby's is ready for some hot dogs. And by hot dogs I mean it's time for the downtown establishment's second annual Hot Dog eating contest , which will take place this Thursday, May 7 at 9:30 p.m. "We had quite a response last year," said Brian Urbanas , who co-owns Bart & Urby's with Eric Bartoletti .

Twenty recreational projects in Lackawanna County will receive a boost in funding.

SUSQUEHANNA, Pa. -- Deposit's Steve Deinhardt won the 20-lap Pure Stock Division race Friday night at Penn Can Speedway.

The Margery Scranton Council of Republican Women of Lackawanna County recently held its ninth annual Women's History Month celebration at the Ramada Inn, Clarks Summit.

Source: ShockTillYouDrop.com April 17, 2009 ShockTillYouDrop.com talked to Friday the 13th star Danielle Panabaker about starring in the upcoming horror remake, The Crazies .

ShockTillYouDrop.com visited the Georgia set of Overture Films' The Crazies and has posted its report and interviews with director Breck Eisner and stars Timothy Olyphant, Radha Mitchell and Joe Anderson.

An autopsy is scheduled Friday for the victim of a deadly accident in Lackawanna County.

Police closed a section of the O'Neill Highway this afternoon in Dunmore after a tractor-trailer snagged an overhead power line, pulling it down.

First struck in Pottsville in the late 18th century, anthracite is still mined, though in smaller quantities.

The unemployment list in Northeastern Pennsylvania continues to grow. Yesterday, 200 people were laid off at the Cinram plant in Olyphant.

OLYPHANT, LACKAWANNA COUNTY Cinram Corporation in Olyphant has announced the lay off of approximately 200 employees.The company, which manufactures pre-recorded DVDs, audio CDs, andD-ROMs, said the decision was ...