Archbald News

Riders in dusty helmets and uniforms milled around the Cedar BMX track, waiting for a turn to take a practice run Saturday.

A "typical veteran" shared his experience with nearly 50 residents and volunteers at the Gino J. Merli Veterans Center on Friday.

The Commonwealth Medical College is pursuing possible affiliations with other institutions and using a financial "cushion" promised by Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania to steady its financial position after the college and the University of Scranton called off affiliation talks.

No one was injured today when a vehicle pulling out of a driveway struck the side of a school bus on North Main Street, police and school officials said.

A bill to establish a new process for limiting the amount of arbitration settlements and awards for public safety employees in Act 47 cities was approved unanimously Tuesday by a key Senate committee.

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An Archbald man will spend 21 to 42 years in state prison for breaking into a Jermyn woman's home and sexually assaulting her.

Upvalley residents can recycle electronics and donate clothing Saturday in the parking lot of the former Sugarmans store in Archbald.

School districts are facing a financial crisis, which is caused by the state and must be solved by the state, area educators said Thursday night.

The head of Allied Services left a legislative committee that was in town to get feedback on proposed state budget cuts for human services with a dire prediction.

A recent state appellate court ruling involving a former Luzerne County employee could hold a key to the fate of former Sen.

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Attorneys for the indicted former executive director of the Northeastern Educational Intermediate Unit claim that his alleged crimes do not justify the government's seizure of more than $232,000 in assets.

Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer Robert J. Mellow's attorneys Sal Cognetti Jr., left, and Daniel T. Brier leave the William J. Nealon Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse on Wednesday after Mr.

Butch Comegys / Staff Photographer Archbald resident Marisa Collarini, with daughter Bella, 4, and son Matthew, 7, was the winner of this week's Local Flavor: Recipes We Love contest, thanks to her Carrot-N-Cream Cake.

The question of whether former state Sen. Robert Mellow keeps his sizeable state pension hinges on how state pension officials evaluate his anticipated guilty plea to federal conspiracy charges.

A man who suffered minor injuries in a one-vehicle crash on April 27 has been cited for multiple traffic violations, state police at Dunmore said.

The potential switch by Scranton from its unique Second Class A status to a Third Class city could have implications that ripple well beyond City Hall.

As hundreds rallied against spending cuts for mental disabilities, Gov. Tom Corbett voiced caution Wednesday about using the state's improving revenue picture as a green light to restore funding in the final state budget.

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