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February 16, 2021
Then the backup generator failed. they feared those doses would spoil and they had to get through large groups of people fast. so, they went to a couple of hospitals, a university and even the county jail. david? >> folks being tested on so many levels tonight. marcus moore and alex perez in that piece, our thanks to you both. of course, the first storm still on the move at this hour, hitting the northeast overnight and tomorrow. then brutal cold across the country and then, of course, that seco...
February 15, 2021
SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — A Pennsylvania state senator has announced plans to resign his...
February 9, 2021
Feds: CT man indicted for criminal sexual activity FacebookTwitterEmail A file photo of handcuffs on a table.Rafe Swan, Getty Images / Contributed Photo A Connecticut man was charged by authorities in Pennsylvania after he allegedly assaulted a minor and brought the minor across state lines, according to officials. Christopher Capozza, 39, of Newington, was indicted on Feb. 3 by a federal grand jury “for transportation with the intent to engage in criminal sexual activity, and interstate trav...
February 8, 2021
HARRISBURG, PA (WSKG) — A proposal to give childhood sexual abuse survivors in Pennsylvania two more years to sue after the statute of limitations has expired is getting another chance in the state legislature. The measure would have amended the commonwealth’s Constitution, but its years-long approval process was set to start over when the Department of State revealed this week it failed to advertise the amendment last year, as required by the Constitution. Representatives Jim Gregory and...
January 31, 2021
LAUREL, Del. (AP) — Moonlighting as an author/publisher sometimes awakens Chris Slavens...
January 30, 2021
As public address announcer Dick Callahan dies FacebookTwitterEmail Dick Callahan started working St. Mary’s games in 1975, segueing into a long career with the Warriors, Cal football and the A’s.Courtesy Oakland Athletics Dick Callahan, the longtime Bay Area sports public address announcer who voiced A’s games at the Coliseum for 15 seasons, died Friday morning, the A’s said. Callahan worked the PA microphone for more than 1,000 home A’s games. He also worked 19 seasons as the Warrio...
January 20, 2021
Skip to main content Currently Reading Joe Biden is sworn in as the 46th president, as the Trump era ends amid a national rift Toluse Olorunnipa and Annie Linskey, The Washington Post Jan. 20, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 5 1of5Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff; President-elect Joe Biden and his wife, Jill Biden; Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., arrive for the inauguration.Washington Post photo by Ricky Carioti/Show MoreShow Less 2o...
January 18, 2021
About 2008, Melissa Kutney was scouring cubbies built into a room of her former Scranton home when she discovered a 19th Century Bible and a broken rosary tucked away in
January 18, 2021
Penguins Recall Defenseman Kevin Czuczman to the Taxi Squad by Pittsburgh Penguins @penguins / Media Release The Pittsburgh Penguins have recalled defenseman Kevin Czuczman (CHURCH-man) from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League to the taxi squad, it was announced today by executive vice president and g...