Lackawanna County

On Nov. 6, Democrat Kathleen Kane made history when she became the first woman, and first member of her party, to be elected Pennsylvania attorney general. For the four decades it's been an elected post, Republicans have exclusively controlled the......

Good Wednesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Sorry for being tardy. As you might imagine, things started early and ended late yesterday. So here's a quick round-up of Election Day action across the state. In the race for the White House, President......

Pennsylvania’s reputation as one of the nation’s key electoral battlegrounds will be put to the test Tuesday as President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney fight it out for the state’s 20 electoral votes and, each hopes, a trip to....

Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Tom Smith and GOP Attorney General candidate David Freed rallied about three-doze of the party faithful at a hotel in suburban Harrisbburg this afternon, promising "one more day" of an Obama White House. "The American dream....

Good Friday Morning, Fellow Seekers. It's Friday. After one of the more trying weeks in recent memory, a weekend is upon us. The forecast, at least here in central Pennsylvania, calls for sunny, if slightly chilly, skies. Hope you can......

Democratic state Attorney General candidate Kathleen Kane of Lackawanna County has debuted her second statewide television advertisement. The spot "Tough Enough" opens with a ploy apparently aimed directly at Democratic voters: Former President Bill...

ALDAN, Delaware County — In Gloria Bayers’ backyard, the take-out tacos and burritos are steaming in a chafing dish, the soft pretzels are under plastic on a catering tray, and in the unseasonably hot sun of an early fall afternoon,......

Republican David Freed has hit the statewide airwaves with a bio commercial touting -- you guessed it -- his experience and independence as a prosecutor. The spot is pretty straightforward. It mostly features a besuited Freed, standing in a courtroom,.......

(This post comes from Terry Schettini, one of my co-workers in Lackawanna County, PA.) After our recent storms the coming weeks would be a good time to assess rain and wind damage to trees and shrubs. So what do you......

Good Thursday Morning, Fellow Seekers. In case you missed it yesterday, the state Senate toppled another budget domino, sending its $27.6 billion to the state House. The spending plan restores Gov. Tom Corbett's cuts to higher education and adds some........

Good Tuesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Majority Senate Republicans will unveil a $27,65 billion budget plan this morning that restores $245 million in spending on higher education and cuts $165 million in unspecified spending from the Corbett...

Forget the heat and the hoopla surrounding the race for the White House this spring. Pennsylvania voters in a half-dozen special elections Tuesday could provide inklings into their intentions this fall. This year the special state House races will be........