The employees affected will be placed immediately on administrative leave for 120 days, after which they will formally lose their jobs.
The June 12 crash killed at least 260 people and occurred in India's western Ahmedabad city when the plane struck a residential area shortly after takeoff.
Just a few days ago, Scranton business owners were worried about the city's push to increase paid parking hours downtown. Now, it's a different story.
Gergen worked in the administrations of Presidents Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton.
MOUNT POCONO, MONROE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department is investigating an animal cruelty incident where someone allegedly dumped a dog in a dumpster.
Police say that around 10:00 a.m. on Friday, a white Hispanic or Caucasian male driving a Nissan Rogue pulled up to a dumpster at Mi Casa Restaurant was captured dumping a small animal crate containing a small, beige dog similar to a Chihuahua into the garbage dumpster.
Police investigating theft of 12 chickens
Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— Two people have been arrested in connection with a stabbing on Monday.
Scranton Police have arrested Bobbie Pinko and Jesus Matias Merrero, both of Scranton.
Police investigating theft of 12 chickens
Jesus Matias Merrero
Bobbie Pinko
Police say that they responded to the 700 block of Capouse Avenue after a man was stabbed in the neck multiple times and was hospitalized in critical condition.
Both people were taken into custody on West Olive Street without any incident.
Scranton police arrested a man and a woman for the alleged stabbing of Nicholas Gursky on Monday, July 7, along Capouse and Penn Avenue.
SUGARLOAF TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— There's controversy over a proposed project from PPL.
Those against the project say it would negatively impact home and landowners.
28/22's Joe Mason was in Sugarloaf Township to learn more.
Residents are still voicing their concerns over a proposed PPL power line project.
Back in April, we reported PPL's plans to build a 12-mile-long 500 kilovolt transmission line through the Sugarloaf Valley.
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Hazleton leaders opened up a new road in the city and named it after an important figure in the city's performing arts scene.
NANTICOKE, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Blight is nothing new in our area, but one property in a Luzerne County neighborhood is causing some serious issues, and resolving them is now at a standstill.
Hidden behind trees, branches, and vines sits an abandoned property on Honey Pot Street in Nanticoke.
The neighbors, forced to watch as it gets worse, say they have tried multiple times to get in contact with the city, but a problem with the owner is what's getting in the way.
