A Pike County judge sentenced former Major League Baseball player Len Dykstra on Thursday to serve a year on probation and pay a $500 fine in a drug-related case. President Judge Gregory H. Chelak also ordered Dykstra to pay court costs and stay alcohol- ... See more
The state Democratic Party has seized temporary control of its Lackawanna County affiliate and plans to schedule a meeting soon to elect new county party officers. Meeting via Zoom on Monday, the state party unanimously determined Chris Patrick’s term as ... See more
Williamsport police are still looking for whoever shot and killed a teenager and wounded two other teens in the leg during a mid-afternoon attack Monday. In a news release, police said they responded at 2:48 p.m. to the 1700 block of Memorial Avenue, wher... See more
A sharply divided Lackawanna County Democratic Party appears headed for another court battle over who may serve as party committee members and vote for officers at an upcoming reorganization meeting. Current county Democratic chairman Chris Patrick, who d... See more
Lackawanna County Commissioner Chris Chermak plans to temporarily resign his airport board seat amid its search for a new executive director. Chermak, the board's chairman, made the announcement to fellow Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport board ... See more
