The Federal Emergency Management Agency rejected Pennsylvania’s appeal for disaster funding for Lackawanna, Luzerne and Wyoming counties to help cover millions of dollars of infrastructure damage from severe flash flooding of Sept. 9, 2023. 💬
Windy weather Wednesday evening left many in Lackawanna County in the dark. 💬
As families and friends in the Abingtons constructed massive snowmen Sunday, they were doing more than just spending quality time together. 💬
SCRANTON — Wetter, warmer and not as snowy. 💬
CLARKS GREEN — Crews from numerous departments responded Thursday to a structure fire at 506 Glenburn Road that damaged a garage and other parts of the residence. 💬
SCRANTON — Recovery efforts from flash flooding earlier this month in parts of Scranton and the Abingtons remain works in progress. 💬
West Nile virus has been detected in a mosquito sample collected in the Abingtons, Lackawanna County announced Monday. 💬
Rapid, relentless, devastating and deadly.
Flash flooding on Sept. 9 in parts of Lackawanna County inundated roads, vehicles and homes and drowned a woman swept away in the deluge — all within a few hours. 💬
WAVERLY TWP. — A popular trail in the Abingtons remains closed from flash-flooding damage while supporters seek donations to fund repairs to get it reopened. 💬
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When Mike McGilvary heard cries for help late on Sept. 9 as floodwater inundated his West Scranton neighborhood, he didn’t hesitate to act. 💬
SCRANTON — Mike Cammerota was born on North Merrifield Avenue, just up the block from where he now lives at what used to be his grandfather’s house. 💬
Armetta’s Restaurant & Pizzeria owner Erin McLaughlin wonders now if what she witnessed Saturday night was her livelihood floating by. 💬
Municipal and state officials pushed forward with the laborious task of tallying the damage from the weekend’s devastating flash flooding, eve… 💬
A Factoryville man was fatally injured in a weekend motorcycle crash on Route 438 in Benton Twp. 💬
A Clarks Summit man faces a misdemeanor theft charge after police say he helped himself to a scoop of gravel from a borough Department of Publ… 💬
In the five months since a veterinary clinic at Indraloka Animal Sanctuary opened, its mission to help area organizations is well underway. 💬
SCRANTON — A city business’s latest promotion is just ducky. 💬
As Bill Risse navigated through historic homes and lush gardens in the Abingtons on Sunday afternoon, the Clarks Green resident tried to take … 💬
The jagged, cracked surface of the Hillside Community Center parking lot will soon be fixed. 💬
A 24-year-old Clarks Summit man assaulted his girlfriend, throwing her onto a bed and threatening her with a knife, borough police said. 💬
A new store selling antiques and collectibles will offer another shopping option in downtown Clarks Summit. 💬
Construction has begun on a six-pump Gas N' Go Fuel Center on a lot next to the Weis Markets store at 578 Carbondale Road in Scott Twp., the f… 💬
A Scott Twp. man faces indecent assault and other charges after investigators say he slid his hands beneath an 11-year-old girl’s shirt and tr… 💬
Pennsylvania American Water will replace about 5,000 feet of water main in the Abingtons as part of an $800,000 upgrade project, the utility a… 💬
LENOX TWP. — First responders from throughout the Abingtons and beyond answered a different kind of call Sunday. Instead of rushing to a fire … 💬
As she swam in the Gulf of Mexico as part of a research team at Dry Tortugas National Park, Clarks Summit native Devon Fogarty spotted somethi… 💬
Most 14-year-olds don’t have a clue what they want to do with their lives. 💬
Public swimming pool options will be reduced by one this summer in Lackawanna County. 💬
None of the primary election races in the Abingtons are contested this year. 💬
Factoryville will move forward on repairing a storm drain on Lindley Avenue as part of a stormwater project. 💬
WAVERLY TWP. — A small village in the Abingtons played a significant role in the Underground Railroad and E.J. Murphy works to bring that hist… 💬
Hope remains at the forefront of Marley’s Mission. 💬
A portion of Route 632 in Waverly Twp. is closed in both directions due to downed utility wires. 💬
This year’s Clarks Summit Festival of Ice will take visitors around all seven continents and back. 💬
SCRANTON — A Clarks Summit man who was on home confinement and undergoing treatment while awaiting sentencing on child pornography charges wil… 💬
Waves of severe thunderstorms kept first responders busy Wednesday night. 💬
A Carbondale home improvement contractor will spend nine to 23 months in the Lackawanna County Prison for defrauding a Dalton couple of more t… 💬
Crews quickly extinguished a fire Thursday night at a home in Glenburn Twp. 💬
Investigators charged a Glenburn Twp. man with repeatedly sexually assaulting a boy over a period of several years. 💬
CLARKS SUMMIT — A water main break left many without water on a chilly Christmas Eve. 💬
Greenfield Twp. residents will see an uptick in their municipal property tax bills next year after a Lackawanna County judge agreed to let the… 💬
A two-alarm fire that ripped through a house in Scott Twp. last week was accidental in nature, state police at Dunmore said Wednesday. 💬
Greenfield Twp. police are asking for the public's help in locating a missing man. 💬
A Taylor man was arrested after he sliced a Clarks Summit woman's face multiple times with the clip of a pocket knife, state police at Dunmore said. 💬
The race for the 114th state House District pits incumbent Democratic state Rep. Bridget Malloy Kosierowski, a longtime nurse before entering … 💬
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright want answers about continuing mail service issues in Northeast Pennsylvania and elsewhere in… 💬
Mary Ann (Obelinas) Leiber, 93, of South Abington Twp., died Monday at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Dickson City. She was the widow of Stanley Berna… 💬
Reports of Legionnaires' disease being detected in the water supply in the Abingtons area of Lackawanna County are untrue, Pennsylvania Americ… 💬
A new gym in downtown Clarks Summit offers small group fitness, personal training and nutrition coaching. 💬
The Times-Tribune spoke to more than two dozen people from different walks of life as they confront our changing economy. Their stories will b… 💬
A partnership between the Greater Scranton YMCA and the recreation board of Hillside Park meant to fill gaps for residents of the Abingtons co… 💬
Glenburn Twp. supervisors recently purchased land with plans to build a new public works garage. 💬
In a bid to curb reckless off-road vehicle use, legislation will soon give Scranton and Carbondale police authority to permanently seize the r… 💬
The Abington Area Joint Recreation Board warned visitors to Hillside Park in South Abington Twp. to keep out of Lake Eston Wilson after specia… 💬
WAVERLY TWP. — Dried mud and dirt crunched Tuesday beneath the feet of Abington Heights rising seniors Nicholas Booth, Alex Duffy and Brady Ka… 💬
DALTON — The sun set over Platt Park, illuminating a bed of flowers and a colorful, hand-painted rock acknowledging the Girl Scouts who planted them. 💬
A modern office building breathes new life into a site where a dilapidated gas station once stood in the Abingtons. 💬
A new shop serving Welsh treats is expected to open this fall in the Abingtons. 💬
The Waverly Community House will use $10,000 in grant funding to further its Underground Railroad educational program through interactive digi… 💬
UPDATED JULY 28, 2022: Domestic violence charges were dismissed Wednesday against a Newton Twp. man following a hearing, his attorney, Corey E… 💬
I took a victory lap with Bill Davis early Tuesday. 💬
Shady Lane Cemetery in South Abington Twp. serves as the final resting place for hundreds of Scranton-area veterans. 💬
An Abingtons developer expects to start construction soon on a townhouse community in Clarks Summit after clearing a baseball field and demoli… 💬
A new fitness area at South Abington Park will allow users to do situps, pullups and other exercises during their visit. 💬
In a clearing along the lakeside path of Hillside Park, the vision 17-year-old Faith Bennett had at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic for a … 💬
The donation of a key 18-acre property in Dalton will move Countryside Conservancy one step closer to full completion of a recreational trail … 💬