Immigration dominated a Lackawanna County commissioners meeting again Wednesday with a deeply divided audience echoing national debate on the issue. Critics of federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent tactics urged adoption of Commissioner Bill G... See more
The man arrested for driving drunk and crack cocaine possession New Year’s Eve in Pike County with former major league outfielder Len Dykstra in his pickup truck will face more court action. After a preliminary hearing Tuesday, Magisterial District Judge ... See more
The retirement of longtime state Rep. Eddie Day Pashinski will likely mean a hotly contested race to replace him in a seat Democrats have held for more than 50 years. “The fact that the 121st House District is now a swing seat with Eddie Day Pashinski’s r... See more
The leader of a Luzerne County Republican splinter group denounced people who speak Spanish in a Facebook post Sunday during the Super Bowl. Saying he was speaking from a local restaurant, T.J. Fitzgerald, president of NEPA Republicans, used an expletive ... See more
A massive fire late Wednesday heavily damaged Lehigh Valley Hospital-Dickson City, forcing patients and staff to quickly evacuate. The fire is largely contained to the Orthopedic Institute, with that section believed to be a total loss, according to Tom T... See more
