Joseph Kohut
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Scranton, PA, United States
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Lackawanna County DA's overdose review team receives national recognition in Washington D.C. forum
A team in the Lackawanna County district attorney’s office commissioned to study overdose deaths received national recognition last month at a forum in Washington, D.C., District Attorney Mark Powell said. → Read More
Former Pa. councilmember charged with stealing $163,000 in lottery tickets
A former Carbondale city councilmember faces theft and forgery charges for stealing more than $163,000 in lottery tickets. → Read More
Weeks after $3,000 tip on $13 order, Pa. restaurant says it’s stuck paying the bill
A South Scranton restaurant filed a complaint with a magisterial district judge against a Virginia man to try to recoup a stunningly large tip he left earlier this summer. → Read More
Scranton's St. Patrick's Parade still on — for now
Irish eyes are keeping a close watch on the forecast. → Read More
Lackawanna County issues emergency declaration amid omicron concerns
Lackawanna County declared a state of emergency Monday afternoon amid concerns over the omicron variant. → Read More
McAdoo man claiming he sold fish tank gravel advertised as crystal meth crashes car into Scranton police vehicle, detective says
A McAdoo man who crashed his car into a police vehicle while fleeing a chase said what he claimed was crystal meth was actually fish tank gravel → Read More
Two northeastern Pennsylvania teens charged with planning Columbine-style attack
Two northeastern Pennsylvania teens face charges as adults Friday for plotting “Columbine-style” mass murder at their high school, borough police charged. → Read More
T-Shirts to Honor Fallen Scranton (PA) Firefighter's Memory on Sale
For the past few months, firefighters sold T-shirts as a way to honor the memory of Stephen Sunday, who died December 29 from COVID-19 at age 28. → Read More
Woman sentenced to state prison for role in informant's death
A woman will serve 15 to 40 years in a state prison for her role in a plot to murder a police informant. → Read More
Scranton mayor sentenced to 7 years on corruption charges
Former Scranton Mayor Bill Courtright was sentenced Friday to seven years in a federal prison for a pay-to-play scheme similar to the one that landed former Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski in prison for 15 years. → Read More
Shawn Christy takes the stand, then takes the Fifth, after blowing up at prosecutors
Shawn Christy snaps and swears at prosecutors before taking the Fifth in his federal trial. → Read More
Suspended Ashley cop faces new charges for allegedly groping handcuffed woman
A suspended part-time Jessup cop accused in Luzerne County of coercing women into sex faces charges in Lackawanna County that he groped a woman he had handcuffed for smoking marijuana. → Read More
National Weather Service to investigate ‘tornadic activity’ in Scranton
SCRANTON — As Pat Pope picked through debris strewn across her Harrison Avenue yard on Monday morning, she spotted a piece of siding apparently ripped off of a home by high winds generated in a powerful overnight storm. “This isn’t mine,” Pope, 70, said. → Read More
Marywood students spread awareness of human trafficking
The rain had slackened to a drizzle Friday by the time the three Marywood University students approached Scranton’s intermodal downtown transit center on Lackawanna Avenue. It seemed a good spot. A travel hub they suspected human traffickers and those the → Read More
Marywood students spread awareness of human trafficking
The rain had slackened to a drizzle Friday by the time the three Marywood University students approached Scranton’s intermodal downtown transit center on Lackawanna Avenue. It seemed a good spot. A travel hub they suspected human traffickers and those the → Read More
Old Forge mayor says his Facebook was hacked
Old Forge Mayor Robert Legg, under fire for a Facebook post that called for the shooting of prominent Democratic officials, said Friday that he was hacked and disputed writing the post. Legg, however, volunteered that he may have said U.S. Senate Democrat → Read More
Old Forge mayor says his Facebook was hacked
Old Forge Mayor Robert Legg, under fire for a Facebook post that called for the shooting of prominent Democratic officials, said Friday that he was hacked and disputed writing the post. Legg, however, volunteered that he may have said U.S. Senate Democrat → Read More
Other findings: Number of tax-exempt properties climbing
n The number of tax-exempt properties both in Wilkes-Barre and Luzerne County increased over the last five years while the total assessed value of those properties decreased. Luzerne County’s 9,777 tax-exempt properties accounted for 5.8 percent of all co → Read More
Other findings: Number of tax-exempt properties climbing
n The number of tax-exempt properties both in Wilkes-Barre and Luzerne County increased over the last five years while the total assessed value of those properties decreased. Luzerne County’s 9,777 tax-exempt properties accounted for 5.8 percent of all co → Read More
Determining ‘not-for-profit’ designation can be difficult
A not-for-profit designation is generally not enough to qualify for a property tax exemption. Organizations challenged in the courts must show they are a “purely public charity” if they do not belong to a set of defined groups, like places of worship, and → Read More