Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Wednesday raided both City Hall and the private home of Mayor Bill Courtright....
Agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) conducted a search of City Hall and executed a search warrant to seize documents from a city department office....
Just months after a controversial decision to grant a lease to a city employee, the Scranton City Council introduced a revised ethics code Monday with tougher restrictions on conduct for local officials and employees....
For those following the antics of the Scranton School Board, this week they did not disappoint. Wednesday's meeting saw the majority directors slam through a 3.6% tax increase and a rushed appointment to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Paige Gebhardt Cognetti. The increase comes from a $5 million revenue shortfall that needed to be made up if the district was going to balance its $166 million in expenses. Directors divided along expected lines and the motion won passage in a 5-3 vote with Robert Casey, Barbara Dixon, Bob Lesh (BL!), Greg Popil, and Paul Duffy in favor and Kate Gilmartin, Mark...