January 28, 2025 at 23:13 ESTPA homepage
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Scranton City Council gave the final thumbs up on pay raises for the mayor and council members in 2026.
The council approved the mayor's salary to increase by $20,000 a year to $95,000 and council salaries would jump to $18,000.
Scranton residents raise concerns on upcoming neighborhood project
The vote was three in favor and two against.
This is the first time in a decade council members have seen a pay hike.
January 28, 2025 at 23:11 ESTPA homepage
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Residents in a Lackawanna County neighborhood are concerned with how an upcoming project may interfere with their properties.
The construction would fix an old underground conduit in Scranton's Green Ridge neighborhood, but first, the homeowners must permit easements, allowing the digging to begin.
The Meadow Brook flood project will allow the city to repair and replace parts of the waterway, but some of these areas are underneath people's homes.
January 28, 2025 at 22:44 ESTWNEP
Due to the higher risk of Avian Flu, the Riverside Police Department is warning residents to avoid wild birds and call the police if they see a sick bird.
January 28, 2025 at 21:54 ESTWNEP
The White House has begun offering buyouts to all federal employees who opt to leave their jobs by Feb. 6.
January 28, 2025 at 21:49 ESTWNEP
According to the borough, the ice rink in Ber-Vaugh Park closed on Friday due to acts of vandalism, but it was announced to reopen on Monday.
January 28, 2025 at 21:45 ESTDaily Item
LEWISBURG — A Union County jury was selected for a Sunbury man accused of sexually assaulting a woman on May 16 at Sunsational Family Campground in Hartley Township.On Tuesday, Jordan Reitz, 25, of North 12th Street, Sunbury, appeared in front of Union County Judge Michael Piecuch for jury selection.
January 28, 2025 at 21:45 ESTDaily Item
LEWISBURG — A Lewisburg man accused of attempted homicide following a drive-by shooting in 2020 will go to trial next month in Union County.
January 28, 2025 at 21:45 ESTDaily Item
SUNBURY — A solar farm may still pop up at the former Knight-Celotex site in the northern end of Sunbury despite an ordinance passed by city council last year.
January 28, 2025 at 21:45 ESTDaily Item
MOUNT CARMEL — Mount Carmel District Judge William Cole will seek one of two seats that will open in the Northumberland County Court of Common Pleas this May.
January 28, 2025 at 21:45 ESTDaily Item
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