Scranton News

Saturday's feast in Spring Lake featured a lot of talk - and soda bread, shepherds pies, corned beef and heaps of cabbage as the borough celebrated its fourth annual Irish Festival.

ASSOCIATED PRESS files ABOVE: Army Capt. Alfred Svenson of Scranton leaves the morning session of his general court-martial on June 30, 1964, in Frankfurt, Germany.

A 5.1-magnitude earthquake west of Ottawa, Canada, did not cause damage to the areas surrounding the epicenter nor to Scranton, but was felt by many just before 10 a.m., according to The Associated Press and a local geology expert.

A North Scranton woman accused of fatally stabbing her boyfriend nearly two years ago may finally get her turn before a jury.

A West Chester man tried to punch a University of Scranton police sergeant after leaving a bar early Friday, city police said.

A Scranton man insistent on returning to the Dominican Republic bit and stabbed his brother-in-law who tried to calm him down Thursday night, Scranton police said.

Support our men and women in the military! The Armed Forces Parade in downtown Scranton steps off at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 18.

There's a new wrinkle to the referendum on Tuesday's primary ballot regarding a commission to recommend the future structure of Lackawanna County government.

Pennsylvania Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward for information that leads to the arrest of murder suspect Ryan Harding and Devante Graham, who police say hindered Mr.

Officials with the local Armed Forces Committee are hoping beautiful weather and an inaugural run set in downtown Scranton will boost attendance at today's parade.

Well, there are plenty of reasons for that, not the least of which is that our version had a nine-season run compared to the 15-episode original series over there.

The 58th annual celebration of the arts continues today and Sunday on Public Square in downtown Wilkes-Barre. Festivities include art exhibits, live music and performances and children's activities.

What became a wildly successful series in the US almost died at birth. A six-episode run in 2005 garnered calamitously low ratings and generally poor reviews.

Photo courtesy of Angela Ceccarelli Photography Karley Rose Hill is the child chair for this year's Lackawanna County Heart Walk.

The pair will join friends and family at the Moosic Walk to Cure Diabetes at PNC Field on Saturday, June 1. Most people think of diabetes as an adult problem.

Let it be said that, "To all good things must come to an end," has a vast array of possibilities that these words represent a significant moment in time or final farewell.

In case you missed it, NBC's " The Office " just ended its nine season run on Thursday.

Tonight we're looking back at nine seasons of the popular hit NBC show "The Office." The show is ending tonight and throughout the years it has managed to put one local city on the The show's characters work at a fictional paper company in Scranton.

Colonial Regional police have made an arrest in the case of an Easton woman accused of successfully cashing phony checks shortly before last Christmas at the Walmart in Lower Nazareth Township.

A Senate bill to target new state higher education assistance grants to middle-class students would expand financial aid opportunities at the University of Scranton, a top school official told a Senate panel Wednesday.