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A Scranton neighborhood group put up a ‘hometown hero’ banner for Joe Biden outside his childhood home. Controversy ensued.

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The initial blowback was political but it has “morphed” into a veterans’ issue.Joe Biden · Scranton Read Article

Baseball Legend Accused of Possessing Crack or Meth

A former Major League Baseball star was arrested last Thursday after a traffic stop allegedly revealed he was carrying crack cocaine or meth. TMZ reported that Lenny Dykstra, a former Mets and Phillies standout, was a passenger in a 2015 GMC Sierra pulled over for traffic violations shortly after midnight on New Year’s Day. During questioning, Dykstra allegedly opened the glove box to help officers confirm his identity. Police then reportedly sa…Methamphetamine · Scranton Read Article

Scranton Times-Tribune Sums Up Rob Bresnahan’s Year in Review: “Buy, Sell, Trade”

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Bresnahan made headlines for all the wrong reasons in 2025 It’s hard to think of a politician who had a worse year than Congressman Rob Bresnahan. Bresnahan made a wave of local and national headlines for becoming one of the most active stock traders in all of Congress, despite the fact that he campaigned on a pledge to ban congressional stock trading. In their year in politics review, the Scranton Times-Tribune summed up Bresnahan’s 2025 in o…Stock Markets · Scranton Read Article

GUEST EDITORIAL: New AI guidelines a critical step in education

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Like it or not, ready or not, artificial intelligence is becoming a bigger part of our daily lives.Artificial Intelligence · Scranton Read Article

Lesbian federal worker Grazi Chiosque struggles to find answers about her wife’s prolonged immigration detention

Grazi Chiosque believes in rules, processes, and institutions. She works for the federal government and trusts that if procedures are followed carefully, the system will eventually function as intended. What she did not expect was that doing everything right could still leave her wife detained for months, not because a judge ordered her removal or a petition was denied, but because no federal agency would take responsibility for deciding her cas…Scranton, Pennsylvania · Scranton Read Article

Actor James Van Der Beek speaks with Newswatch 16 about the importance of colorectal cancer screenings

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Newswatch 16's Stacy Lange spoke with the Varsity Blues actor about who may be at risk for colorectal cancer and the importance of getting screened.Cancer · Scranton See the Story

Scranton Skalidays picks up bigger lineup and venue for 4th annual festival on Dec. 20

To most people, the holidays mean Christmas trees, Santa Claus, snow, manger scenes, and other traditional symbols of the season. To Ray Meoni, it means upbeat rhythms, brass sections, skanking in a circle, and a music festival that has become a new Scranton tradition. The 29-year-old West Side native is the founder of Skalidays, an annual concert that packs as many lively local and touring ska punk bands into one cold December day as possible. …Santa Claus · Scranton Read Article

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A Scranton neighborhood group put up a ‘hometown hero’ banner for Joe Biden outside his childhood home. Controversy ensued.

Baseball Legend Accused of Possessing Crack or Meth

Scranton Times-Tribune Sums Up Rob Bresnahan’s Year in Review: “Buy, Sell, Trade”

GUEST EDITORIAL: New AI guidelines a critical step in education

Lesbian federal worker Grazi Chiosque struggles to find answers about her wife’s prolonged immigration detention

Scranton woman, 18, is dead and her boyfriend is held for assault, police say

Every Christmas Episode in The Office, Ranked Least to Most Controversial

Santa brings holiday joy to Scranton

Actor James Van Der Beek speaks with Newswatch 16 about the importance of colorectal cancer screenings

Scranton Skalidays picks up bigger lineup and venue for 4th annual festival on Dec. 20

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A Scranton neighborhood group put up a ‘hometown hero’ banner for Joe Biden outside his childhood home. Controversy ensued.

Baseball Legend Accused of Possessing Crack or Meth

Scranton Times-Tribune Sums Up Rob Bresnahan’s Year in Review: “Buy, Sell, Trade”

GUEST EDITORIAL: New AI guidelines a critical step in education

Lesbian federal worker Grazi Chiosque struggles to find answers about her wife’s prolonged immigration detention

Scranton woman, 18, is dead and her boyfriend is held for assault, police say

Every Christmas Episode in The Office, Ranked Least to Most Controversial

Santa brings holiday joy to Scranton

Actor James Van Der Beek speaks with Newswatch 16 about the importance of colorectal cancer screenings

Scranton Skalidays picks up bigger lineup and venue for 4th annual festival on Dec. 20

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