Luzerne County Man Sentenced In Child Porn Case
A Luzerne County man is headed to prison for child pornography. 37 year old Joshua Lazar of Mountain Top was sentenced to five years in prison on charges stemming from a search warrant at his home, where his computer was seized and later found to contain more than 1,500 images and 32 videos of child […]
Read MoreScranton Enacts ‘ Code Blue ‘
As temperatures are projected to dip below 20 degrees for the next three days, a “Code Blue” has been issued in Scranton for today, Friday, and Saturday. It means Weston Field House on Providence Road, will be open as a shelter from 8pm to 7am now through Saturday.
Read MoreFlames Force Several To Flee Home In Dunmore
An early morning fire in Dunmore sent several people fleeing from a home on Mill Street. The flames broke out just after midnight, and while everyone inside was able to get out, one person suffered minor injuries. The power had to be cut off to the surrounding neighborhood out of safety concerns. The Red Cross […]
Read MoreScranton Mother Recruits Son In Drug Theft
Police in Scranton arrested a woman who they say robbed a man of fentanyl patches and had her 14-year-old son help her do it. It happened early Tuesday, around 2am on Emmett Street. Police later tracked down 34 year old Vanessa Burke of Scranton, who is now charged with robbery, burglary, criminal trespassing, theft, and […]
Read MorePA Has A Smoking Problem
A lot of Pennsylvanians still smoke, and that fact has now led to our state being cited as one of the worst-ranked states in the nation in tobacco usage according to the American Lung Association’s latest report issued on Wednesday. The report shows that each year, tobacco claims about 22,000 lives in Pennsylvania.
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