Day: March 22, 2023

Local News

Lackawanna Businessman Pleads Guilty To Federal Charges

A Lackawanna County businessman has pleaded guilty to a tax evasion scheme. 51 year old Brian Propst of Greenfield Township, the operator of DKB Transportation, Inc., a bus company that provided transportation for school districts here in in northeastern PA, could be facing up to five years in prison and fines for paying workers “under […]

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Regional News

Fatal Crash In Susquehanna County

A crash in New Milford Township in Susquehanna County on I-81 turned deadly when a man was ejected from his car. State Police say 70 year old Timothy Sopata of South Carolina was driving. He later died from his injuries.

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Local News

Garage Fire Deemed Not Suspicious

A garage fire in Scott Township, Lackawanna County has been ruled accidental. Firefighters were called out to the fire on Heart Lake Road after the homeowner saw his recreational vehicle burning inside the garage. The flames damaged other equipment and other vehicles. Investigators say nothing is suspicious.

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Local News

2 Arrested After Woman Found Hidden Beneath Kitchen Floor

Two people were arrested in Ararat Township, Susquehanna County after state police found a wanted woman hiding under the floor in a kitchen. The homeowner, 49 year old David Pickering, told troopers he did not know where 30 year old Tracee-Jo Shimer was. Shimer was wanted for a probation violation. Officers noticed an unlevel floorboard, […]

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Local News

Jefferson Township House Fire

A house fire Monday afternoon on Archbald Road in Jefferson Township has been ruled accidental by the Pennsylvania State Police Fire Marshal. The house was unoccupied at the time. Nobody was hurt.

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