Crimes, fires and emergencies
Jessup business facing liquor control citations
JESSUP - The state Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement cited a Lackawanna County business for liquor law violations in January and March, the bureau reports. (read more)
Man sentenced for extortion
SCRANTON — A Bradford County man was sentenced Wednesday to two years of probation, the first six monthsto be served on home confinement, for attempting to extort a Marcellus Shale drilling company by threatening to report an alleged environmental violation. (read more)