Archbald News

Gripping a small American flag in his left hand, Louis Marion slowly walked through the cemetery, studying the names engraved on the headstones.

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.

Fences, hedges and views, and their litigation, seem to be in the news weekly. Recently, local legislative bodies have put hedges on their top agenda.

Former turnpike employee Raymond Zajicek waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Monday in the 'pay-to-play' scheme involving former top officials of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission.

The effort to rewrite a quarter-century-old state law governing financially distressed municipalities like Scranton is taking a new turn with a "big tent" task force convening to try to work out a compromise acceptable to municipal and state officials, business and labor and financial lenders.

More than 230 graduates were recognized during Saturday's 81st commencement at Baptist Bible College & Seminary, with President Jim Jeffery urging those earning diplomas to "climb higher in following and serving Jesus Christ." Diplomas presented at Phelps Student Center ranged from one-year Bible certificates to five doctoral-level degrees.

In their combat uniforms of dark suits and shining lapel pins, state Sen. John Blake, D-Archbald, state Rep.

Lackawanna County plans to acquire three properties near the county prison on North Washington Avenue to create off-street parking for jail employees and visitors.

A year after a five-member legislative redistricting panel approved new boundaries for state House and Senate districts, the state Supreme Court deemed the plan constitutional Wednesday in a 6-0 decision.

Police seized heroin and cocaine from a suspected drug dealer's underwear Tuesday night - drugs the man told police he kept taped to his testicles prior to the search.

Michael J. Mullen / Staff Photographer Sturges resident Ruth Snell presents a batch of her Cabbage Rice Soup, the winning recipe for this week's Local Flavor: Recipes We Love contest.

Gov. Tom Corbett sought to build momentum Tuesday for a key part of his state budget proposal by unveiling legislation to change future retirement benefits for state government and school district employees.

Jake Danna Stevens / Staff Photographer Dunmore resident Mary Ellen Pichiarello helps students realize their academic potential in her position as learning enrichment specialist for the University of Scranton's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence.

NKJK Inc. - Kenny's Cafe, 153 Spruce St., was cited for possessing or operating a gambling device or paraphernalia or for permitting that activity on its premises on Oct.

With Archbald Mayor Ed Fairbrother declining to run for another term, the race for mayor is wide open.

A Dickson City woman is facing charges in connection with a shocking case of elder abuse involving her 96-year-old mother.

The growth comes with a downside: Cost. New residential roads need to be plowed, garbage picked up and property protected.

The pending retirement of Lackawanna County Sheriff John Szymanski after eight terms is attracting a big crowd of potential successors.

Three Lackawanna County residents charged in March in connection with a Midvalley cocaine trafficking operation had their preliminary hearings on Friday continued to May 29.

Two years after their magisterial district was moved to District Judge Sean McGraw, residents of Scott Twp.