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Scranton, Pennsylvania is located in Lackawanna County. Zip codes in Scranton, PA include 18505, 18504, and 18508. More Scranton information.

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2 hrs ago | The Times-Tribune

Scranton company pays fine for employing illegal immigrants

A Scranton manufacturing plant that employed more than 50 illegal immigrants two years ago has agreed to take steps to ensure it doesn't happen again, according to a court order filed Friday in federal court.

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Sun Nov 08, 2009

Times Leader

Scranton University programs recognize Jesuit martyrs

The University of Scranton will remember the lives, mission and murder of six Jesuit priests and educators, their housekeeper and her daughter that occurred in El Salvador 20 years ago.

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Sat Nov 07, 2009

WOGY-AM Pittston

Scranton Ford Closes Doors

The building will remain and Bill Rosado will still be in charge of it. But his historic Ford dealership at Linden and Franklin in Scranton will close on Tuesday.

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Fri Nov 06, 2009

WILK-AM Pittston

Scranton Official Charged With Taking Wallet

Marciano became Scranton's animal control officer in February....she's suspended without pay and free on her own recognizance.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

Times Leader

Miller receives University of Scranton's John L. Earl III award

Linda Ledford-Miller, Ph.D., chair and professor of world languages and cultures at the University of Scranton , recently received the John L. Earl III award for service.

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Wed Nov 04, 2009

WNEP

Doherty Wins Third Term as Scranton Mayor

Scranton Mayor Chris Doherty won a third four-year term as the city's chief executive on election day with a double-digit triumph over write-in rival Gary DiBileo.

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Tue Nov 03, 2009

WNEP

Shooting Investigations in the Poconos

Police in the Poconos are investigating two shootings in two days in one community in Monroe County.

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Mon Nov 02, 2009

Evening Sun

Report: Pa. records don't track some campaign cash

There are no public records to account for tens of thousands of dollars that were paid out of a top state senator's campaign fund, and state officials do not view the expenditures as a violation, a newspaper reported.

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MyFoxPhilly

Priest Removed For Computer Photos

A northeastern Pennsylvania priest has been removed from his duties after church officials say he accidentally displayed inappropriate pictures from his computer before Sunday Mass.

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Sun Nov 01, 2009

MSNBC

Teachers at Scranton School on Strike

Teachers at a school in Scranton are on strike. A total of 36 teachers hit the picket lines late Wednesday afternoon at the Lackawanna County Career Technology Center.

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Sat Oct 31, 2009

MSNBC

Elderly Sisters Robbed Inside Their Scranton Home

The hunt is underway for three men who preyed on two elderly sisters and robbed them.

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

Times Leader

Scranton fitness club gives yoga a new twist

Imagine working your body's muscles, cardiovascular, immune and digestive systems all in one specialized 90-minute exercise routine.

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Thu Oct 29, 2009

Houston Chronicle

Pa. high court dismisses juvenile convictions

In this Thursday Feb. 12, 2009 file photo Mark Ciavarella, center, leaves the federal courthouse in Scranton, Pa.

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

Kdka.com

Pa. Officials Not Amused By 'Go Yankees' Message

State transportation officials are looking into how the phrase "Go Yankees" appeared on an electronic message board along an interstate in eastern Pennsylvania.

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WOGY-AM Pittston

Nancy Krake, Scranton Clerical workers president

And it if the mayor. You're saying that party can do just."... [ 2:57 ] ..." to union representation.

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Tue Oct 27, 2009

Times Leader

Quandel Group awarded University of Scranton construction project

The Quandel Group Inc. of Scranton has received a contract to manage the construction of the new $73 million Unified Science Center for the University of Scranton .

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Mon Oct 26, 2009

The Times-Tribune

Feds to pay bulk of Scranton flood project

Butch Comegys / Staff Photographer The Lackawanna River flows calmly past flood barriers near the Market Street Bridge in lower Green Ridge on Thursday afternoon.

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Sat Oct 24, 2009

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Fri Oct 23, 2009

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Scranton is a city in the northwestern part of Pennsylvania. According to a 2005 census, Scranton has a population of approximately 76, 415.

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WILK-AM Pittston

Abortion Still Matters In Scranton

Friday, October 23, 2009 We've got a lively day planned in Scranton tomorrow; the kind of gathering that not so long ago would have drawn elected officials and political candidates falling all over themselves to impress event planners.

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