Local unemployed struggle to find work as national rate hits 26-year high

The Times-Tribune - Fri Nov 06

"There's one opening in the field I'd like to be in," Ms. Shields, 63, of Clarks Summit, said Friday as she glanced at a computer at the state CareerLink office in Scranton.

Libraries Plan Fundraisers

WNEP - Fri Nov 06

Budgets are tight just about everywhere these days but for libraries, where state funding is getting cut left and right, officials are having to get creative when it comes to bringing in money.

Scranton woman gets jail time for aiding drug ring

Times Leader - Fri Nov 06

Dennis C. Pfannenschmidt, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, announced that a 30-year-old Scranton woman, who aided a New Jersey to-Pennsylvania heroin trafficking operation, was sentenced Friday to 45 months in federal prison by U.S. District Court Judge Edwin M. Kosik.

Clarks Summit Borough plans tire collection

Times Leader - Thu Nov 05

As part of a countywide initiative, Clarks Summit Borough will host a tire collection on Saturday, Nov.7, from 8 a.m. to noon .

Businessman Killed in Wyoming County Crash

WNEP - Thu Nov 05

Family and friends are mourning the loss of a well-known businessman from Susquehanna County.

Commissioners to conduct public hearing on county space study

Times Leader - Thu Nov 05

Lackawanna County majority Commissioners Michael J. Washo and Corey D. O'Brien will hold a Lackawanna County Commissioners' Hearing on the County Space Study at 10 a.m. on Friday, November 6, in the Lackawanna County Administration Building, 200 Adams Ave., sixth floor, Scranton.

Tire Recycling Program Begins

WNEP - Wed Nov 04

Lackawanna County officials say enough is enough and they are hoping a new recycling program will fix an illegal dumping problem in our area.

You Wanted Change, You Got Change

WILK-AM Pittston - Wed Nov 04

Wednesday, November 04, 2009 The people have spoken. Voters from the northernmost point in Lackawanna County to the southern stretches of Luzerne County showed yesterday that their vote matters to shaping the future of politics in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

Tina Gartley victory Luz. Co. Judge

WOGY-AM Pittston - Wed Nov 04

WILK talks with Tina Gartley after she declares victory in the race for Luzerne County Judge.

From the polls: Voter turnout and more

The Times-Tribune - Tue Nov 03

Five-year-old Tyler Hillson waves a flag as he waits to visit the Clarks Green Borough Building poll with his St.