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Lackawanna police captain charged in teen sex assault
Thu, 03 May 2012 05:34:00 -0700

OLD FORGE, Pa. (AP) — A police captain in northeastern Pennsylvania is under arrest, accused of having sex with a teenager in Lackawanna County.

Kane is Democrats' pick for Pennsylvania attorney general
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:36:29 -0700

She bests Murphy in attorney general race and will face GOP's Freed in November. — Former Lackawanna County prosecutor Kathleen Kane won the Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania attorney general on Tuesday, as Democrats worked to capture an office that has been in Republican hands for more than three decades.

Seniority fleeting for Lackawanna delegation
Sat, 05 May 2012 20:33:56 -0700

HARRISBURG - Seniority is a fleeting thing for the Lackawanna County delegation as election upsets and retirements continue to bring fresh faces to Harrisburg.

Fired-then-rehired Lackawanna County law clerks reap settlement
Thu, 03 May 2012 21:12:32 -0700

The mysterious, sudden firing and rehiring of two women who once served as law clerks to Lackawanna County Judge Chester T. Harhut will cost taxpayers almost $67,000. The state Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts has agreed to pay lump sums to J

State dithers on key local tax reform
Thu, 17 May 2012 16:10:08 -0700

Scranton's government has been irresponsible in not conducting a sale of tax-delinquent properties since 1998. But compared to Lackawanna County, which has not conducted a property tax reassessment since the mid-1960s, the city government is downright ag

Old Forge Police Accreditation in Question
Fri, 18 May 2012 14:03:13 -0700

Newswatch 16 that the Old Forge Police Department, rocked by a sex abuse scandal, could now lose an accreditation from...

Lackawanna County hires financial expert to oversee stadium renovation
Wed, 09 May 2012 21:26:51 -0700

The Lackawanna County commissioners on Wednesday hired a Harrisburg-based financial consultant for $55,000 to coordinate the renovation of the minor league baseball stadium in Moosic and administer state grants involved in the project. Commissioners also

Obama backers assail Romney's business philosophy
Fri, 18 May 2012 19:52:30 -0700

Consider it a preview of what Pennsylvania voters will hear many times over the next six months. Pennsylvania Democratic Chairman Jim Burn and other supporters of President Barack Obama on Friday assailed Republican Mitt Romney's business philosophy, say

Obama backers attack Romney's business values
Fri, 18 May 2012 17:49:44 -0700

Consider it a preview of what Pennsylvania voters will hear many times over the next six months. Pennsylvania Democratic Chairman Jim Burn and other supporters of President Barack Obama on Friday assailed Republican Mitt Romney's business philosophy, sa

People on the Move, May 20, 2012
Fri, 18 May 2012 13:36:29 -0700

O'Malley & Langan Attorney Maryann J. Grippo has joined the law firm. Ms. Grippo was named 2010 Prosecutor of the Year by the Scranton Police Department, received the 2010 Margie Ann Silli Award for DUI Awareness and Prevention, and was recognized with