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By Christopher J. Hughes SCRANTON – A group of parents demonstrating on Courthouse Square Friday morning across from the Lackawanna County Administration Building at 200 Adams Ave., Scranton, said they feel the county’s family court and guardian ad litem are the focus of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The Administrative Office of Pennsylvania…

Eileen Miller holds a photo of her son, Paul, Jr., inside her East Mountain home. Tyler Miles Photo / Go Lackawanna SCRANTON –The family of a fatal car crash victim will hold an event to benefit a scholarship in his memory this week. A fundraiser for the Paul J. Miller, Jr. Scholarship Fund will be…

Bloods gangs operated side-by-side SCRANTON – The investigation into the death of a Yonkers, N.Y., native resulted in a six-month long operation involving wiretaps, undercover operations and controlled drug purchases that led to the arrest of 36 out of 42 wanted individuals tied to the Bloods gang in New York City, Acting Pennsylvania Attorney General…

Assistant District Attorney Robert Klein illustrates the difference between actual incense and synthetic drugs during a presentation with various business owners Tuesday afternoon. Christopher J. Hughes / For Go Lackawanna SCRANTON – At a presentation held inside Scranton City Hall on Tuesday afternoon, business owners identified as vendors of legal synthetic drugs disguised as bath…

Parents look to hold Parker Hill Community Church accountable for the part it may have played in the molestation of a minor. The parents of a minor who was molested are suing Joshua W. Landis and Parker Hill Community Church in Lackawanna County Court. Landis, a former youth leader at Parker Hill, was sentenced, after…

Danielle Chicano Abington Journal Intern NICHOLSON – Bridge Day has become an annual celebration in Nicholson since the bridge’s 75th anniversary and residents plan on keeping the tradition alive for many years. On Sunday, September 13, the Nicholson Women’s Club will sponsor the 94th anniversary of the construction of Nicholson Bridge and they are not…