Wearing purple ribbons on their lapels, dozens of people called out of work or adjusted their plans to attend a Tuesday morning meeting of the Polk County Board of County Commissioners.

On Tuesday, April 1, troopers from the Pennsylvania State Police Lehighton Station responded to a report of a house on Long Mountain Road in Polk Township, Monroe County, fully engulfed in flames.

In a few months, the doors at Nativity of Our Lord Church in the city's south side will close for good. The Diocese of Scranton made the announcement at the beginning of the month.

The investigation into the Feb. 9 fire and explosion at Parker Lord Corp.'s facility in Saegertown, Pa., is ongoing.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Cartel leaders Rafael Caro Quintero and Vicente Carrillo Fuentes are set to be arraigned in a U.S. federal court in New York City on Friday, following their surprise transfer ...

Fire and explosion at Parker Lord plant in Saegertown sends at least 12 to the hospital Company officials, state DEP, Crawford emergency management officials back at the site on Monday (This story ...

SAEGERTOWN, Pa. (KDKA) — Multiple people were injured after an explosion and fire at an industrial plant in Saegertown, Crawford County, officials said on Sunday.

(1935-2025) Arthur E. Lord, Jr. passed away peacefully at home on February 2, 2025, surrounded by his loving family.A devoted husband, father, and grandfather, he was cherished for his warmth, inte… ...

Gregory Lee Lord Sr., 56, who resided most of his life in Luzerne, but most recently of Plymouth and Kingston, died January 31st, 2025 at Allied Hospice Center, surrounded by his loving family. Gre… ...