6+ hour, 41+ min ago   (239+ words) thetimes-tribune.com The Lackawanna County commissioners were joined by PennDOT and Elmhurst Twp. officials, county staff and engineers to formally cut the ribbon and open the newly constructed GC Smith Street Bridge on Sept. 3. The full replacement of the 91-year-old…...

6+ hour, 43+ min ago   (396+ words) It all started with speculation. As Mericle Commercial Real Estate Services marks its 40th anniversary, the company carries forward the same blueprint for success: providing employers with ready-made buildings to conduct business. Since its inception, Mericle has developed more than 160 buildings…...

15+ hour, 59+ min ago   (117+ words) State police have identified two Factoryville women killed in a one-vehicle rollover crash on Interstate 81 North in South Abington Twp. Friday afternoon. Driver Jennifer L. Olson, 54, and passenger Diane L. Olson, 77, died after their 2025 Hyundai Tucson veered off I-81 North into the center…...

6+ hour, 45+ min ago   (1149+ words) The longer the wait and the more earnest the anticipation of a moment, the more anticlimactic its eventual arrival tends to be. Desperation can inject drama into the most predictable plot, but a conclusion easily foreseen fizzles even when it…...

14+ hour, 7+ min ago   (453+ words) DUNMORE — Brady McCormick had a perfect passing game, and Dunmore’s abundance of talented weapons kept reaching the end zone in the team’s third dominant effort in as many weeks. On one big play after another, the undefeated Bucks’ speed and…...

6+ hour, 41+ min ago   (253+ words) VFW Post 25’s first golf tournament, Sunday, Homestead Golf Course. Check-in 9 a.m., shotgun start, 10; $100/player or $400/foursome; sponsorships available; call 570-961-3260. POW/MIA Recognition Day will be conducted Sept. 18 with a missing-man ceremony at 4 p.m. at Scranton Veterans Memorial Park, adjacent…...

5+ hour, 47+ min ago   (195+ words) The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders stormed out to a six-run lead, but the Rochester Red Wings rallied for a 7-6 victory Saturday at ESL Ballpark. The RailRiders (38-28 second half, 75-65 overall) are now a game behind Rochester (40-28, 85-56) in the International League East second-half…...

7+ hour, 39+ min ago   (407+ words) Rail aficionados and history buffs boarded the CommUNITY 250 Express on Saturday for a journey back through the history of the nation and its railroads. Greeting guests on the platform was President John Adams, portrayed by Ronald Duquette, who traveled from…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (382+ words) CHAPMAN LAKE – Just too much speed. Lakeland put its outside quickness and big playmaking ability on full display in the first half, building a six-touchdown halftime lead en route to a 49-28 triumph over visiting Lackawanna Trail in a Lackawanna Football…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (791+ words) Records: VV 1-1, WBA 0-2. Last: Wilkes-Barre Area, 16-14 (2025) The buzz: The teams split the two previous meetings in the series. Valley View earned a 19-6 win over Crestwood last week. Wilkes-Barre Area went 0-2 against District 11 opponents in the first two weeks, losing to…...