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Jessup will explore the feasibility of transforming a former bank on Church Street into its new headquarters.

The Taylor Police Department is expanding its fleet of vehicles as it begins to patrol Ransom Twp. Just over a week after extending its police coverage to its western neighbor, Taylor Borough Counc…

Dickson City intends to move forward Tuesday night with a $700,000-plus project to improve the intersection of Main and Bowman streets, most notably adding a traffic light. To improve safety at the…

Blakely unveiled renderings Monday of its proposed community center at the former Mid-Valley Hospital, giving residents a preview of the estimated $8 million-plus project, complete with a brick fac…

The state Department of Environmental Protection will address a mine subsidence in Mayfield this week after a sinkhole opened up in a resident's yard over the weekend, according to borough officials.

Dickson City's $200,000 project to stabilize the banks of Price Creek and upgrade the infrastructure to catch and more easily remove debris is complete.

The year 2025 promises to be consequential for Scranton and Lackawanna County, where some events, decisions and developments on the horizon will have broad implications on matters ranging from local political leadership to the region's health care, environmental and higher-education landscapes.

The Greater Carbondale Chamber of Commerce will celebrate progress next week when it revives an annual tradition.

Five decades ago, a chrome-plating plant in Waverly Twp. stored its distinctive red-and-green industrial wastewater in an unlined lagoon, leading to groundwater, surface water and soil contamination. Neighbors with wells feared for their health as environmental regulators oversaw extensive cleanup and monitoring efforts.

A $110-million-plus project to build nearly 1.4 million square feet of warehouses on former mine land above the Casey Highway in Mayfield and Archbald is closer to materializing.