Wilkes-Barre juvenile recovering after accidental shooting

A juvenile is recovering after police say he was accidentally shot in Wilkes-Barre earlier this week. Police responded to the area of Scott and Mundy Street March 24 for a report of a male ... Read More

The British Are Coming for Your White-Collar Job

LONDON—When Margot Robbie hosted a pool party at the Barbie Dreamhouse in last year’s hit film, she was thousands of miles away from sunny Malibu, on a soundstage in a commuter town about an ... Read More

News of Record

PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on April 4: * Monica Marie McMurray, 1509 Crescent St., Parkersburg, was arraigned on a charge of shoplifting and ... Read More

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders home opener postponed

MOOSIC, Pa. — Baseball fans will have to wait a little longer for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders' opening day. Tuesday night's game against the Syracuse Mets was postponed due to inclement ... Read More

13-year-old escapes abduction in Meeker County; sheriff's office investigating

MEEKER COUNTY, Minn. — Officials in central Minnesota are investigating after a teenager reportedly escaped an abduction on Wednesday evening. The 13-year-old said a man in a red Ford truck ... Read More

Jobs Report

The Bureau of Labor Statistics said more than 300,000 jobs were added to the U.S. economy in March. The highest number of new jobs in nearly a year. America’s employers delivered another ... Read More

Scranton, PA

Many of Scranton's attractions celebrate its heritage as an industrial center in iron and coal production as well as its ethnic diversity. The Scranton Iron Furnaces and Lackawanna Steel Company ... Read More

Penguins recall defenseman Ryan Shea from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

The Pittsburgh Penguins recalled defenseman Ryan Shea from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey ... is reflected on the league’s media Web site. His recall comes in the wake of incumbent ... Read More

Dozens of Indian workers depart for Israel to take up construction jobs

Dozens of construction workers from India have left for Israel this week to take up jobs there as the nearly six-month war between Israel and Hamas continues to rage in Gaza NEW DELHI -- NEW DELHI ... Read More

Penguins recall forward Jonathan Gruden from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton

With Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Gruden has played in 43 AHL games and scored 24 points (13 goals, 11 assists). A left-handed shot, the 23-year-old Gruden is signed to a one-year, two-way contract that ... Read More

Mike Harrington: Fast start, mushy middle for Bisons in chilly opening loss to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre

The start of the long grind of the baseball season wasn’t kind to the Bisons in a 12-9 loss to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders. Still, it was a game that showed lots of glimpses of what to ... Read More

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders home opener postponed due to weather

The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders home opener has been postponed due to weather. Tuesday's game against the Syracuse Mets at PNC Field in Moosic has been postponed due to the inclement weather ... Read More