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A fire at an apartment near Scrantons border with Dunmore drove four people from their homes early Friday, Fire Chief John Judge said.

SCRANTON — Part of the walking trail at Lake Scranton reservoir will close next week in preparation for a $6 million project to provide redundant drinking water supply to the

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Students who have an interest in State Police work are getting a workout at Camp Cadet at Marywood University. More than 60 kids, ages 13 to 15, are learning all about what it takes to be a member of the Pennsylvania State Police at Camp Cadet.

A video shared to Facebook last night has exploded, showing a crop duster do what crop dusters do best: Fly low and fast while they spray the fields. Only this crop duster cut things close with a semi driving along the highway between the fields he was servicing.

A city man broke into his ex-girlfriends home and strangled her before fleeing with her vehicle, according to police.

Lackawanna County government is in a state of civil war.

Increased state funding could mean a big benefit to Scranton taxpayers.

In other business Tuesday, Scranton City Council:

SCRANTON — City Department of Public Works refuse overtime spiked this month to more than $40,000 as of Friday, compared to just over $27,000 last month and less than $1,650

A Scott Twp. contractor who received a lengthy prison term for taking hundreds of thousands of dollars for a home and garage construction project he never completed will be resentenced