BREAKING: Prosecutors plan to charge former Kansas police chief over his conduct following newspaper raid apnews.com/article/kansas…

Harris taps Walz to be her running mate. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro will remain in that role.

Gov. Shapiro calls Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who Vice President Kamala Harris announced today as her running mate, "an exceptionally strong addition to the ticket."

Covering Lackawanna County’s financial update this morning and the situation looks challenging for the county, which faces a projected $11.3 million shortfall in December. That projection shows the county failing to meet 2024 obligations by year’s end & carrying no cash into 2025

Lackawanna County commissioners announced Friday a hiring freeze and purchasing restrictions to help ensure county government has adequate cash flow to pay vendors and cover expenses through the end of the year. thetimes-tribune.com/news/severe-fi…

A home at 1020 Mount Cobb Road in Jefferson Twp. was leveled by an explosion Tuesday afternoon, scattering debris across a wide area and sending smoke high into the air. thetimes-tribune.com/news/crime-eme…

Sad news this morning reported by my colleague Geri Gibbons that a second person has died following yesterday's home explosion at 1020 Mount Cobb Road in Jefferson Twp. Leon Gruss, 91, died at the hospital. His wife Diane, 75, was found dead at the scene. thetimes-tribune.com/news/jefferson…

Scranton businessman Bob Bolus parked one of his political-themed tractor trailers in a handicapped parking space just feet from the Lackawanna County veterans affairs office. There was a handicapped parking placard in the trailer window. It blocked the spot for hours #Scranton

Lackawanna County’s proposed 2025 budget includes a nearly 33% tax hike, the largest since a 37.5% increase in 2012. It also cuts 90 vacant positions, freezes pay for 350 nonunion employees and increases those employees’ health care contributions

Polls here in Pennsylvania close at 8, but anyone in line at 8 can still #vote. Follow us online at thetimes-tribune.com for updates and results throughout the night. Check out the new maps and trackers on the site.

The Associated Press declared Donald Trump the winner of the 2024 presidential election after he secured the 270 electoral votes needed to reclaim the White House. This is the moment AP announced the race call.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (The Associated Press) _ Republican David McCormick has won Pennsylvania’s pivotal U.S. Senate seat, beating three-term Democratic Sen. Bob Casey.

Lackawanna County’s majority commissioners just approved a 2025 budget that hikes taxes nearly 33% next year, a hike made inevitable by years of mismanagement by prior administrations, they contend.

Sen. Casey concedes to GOP Senator-elect Dave McCormick in a tight race the AP called for McCormick Nov. 7, and amid a statewide recount that won’t change the outcome.

Well, there you have it. Per Jeff Horvath's reporting, Matt McGloin left last week's Lackawanna County Commissioner's meeting early and officially resigned from his position Monday. thetimes-tribune.com/2025/02/21/mcg…

The rumor that former Lackawanna County Commissioner Matt McGloin was resigning to reunite with Bill O’Brien was circulating here all of last week. Pete Thamel confirms it here for ESPN