3+ hour, 6+ min ago (197+ words) A Scranton man faces charges after police said he attacked his girlfriend inside her vehicle Nov. 3. During a conversation at police headquarters Nov. 24, Karina Lugo told officers that her boyfriend, Rahjuan Morgan, physically attacked her three weeks ago, according to a criminal complaint. Lugo told officers she woke up feeling upset Nov. 3 and went into her car to watch videos and have some time to herself, police said. When Morgan woke up and noticed Lugo was not in the bed, he confronted her inside the vehicle and started verbally arguing with her, officers said. As Morgan became angrier, Lugo told officers he threw a metal cup at the windshield, cracking it, police said. Then, when Lugo yelled at him, Morgan put his hands around her neck and started to strangle her, according to the criminal complaint. Lugo told police she…...

9+ hour, 8+ min ago (159+ words) The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm watch for Northeast Pennsylvania from late Monday night through Tuesday evening. Snowfall amounts of 6 inches or more are possible. The storm watch includes the counties of Lackawanna, Luzerne, Pike, Wayne, Schuylkill, Susquehanna and Wyoming. Monday is expected to start off mostly sunny with a high around 36 and a northwest wind. Monday night, snow is likely after 4 a.m., and temperatures will dip to about 22 On Tuesday, snow could be heavy at times, with high temperatures around 35 and a southeast wind. The chance of precipitation is 100%. The NWS says Tuesday night should be mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Any snow that does fall is likely to hang around for a while. Highs near 36 are expected Wednesday and Thursday, and the forecast calls for frigid conditions Thursday night, with a low around 11. High temperatures…...

10+ hour, 55+ min ago (162+ words) A 37-year-old Great Bend man wanted for a stabbing Wednesday in Susquehanna County is in custody in New York, said Anthony Spegar, a trooper at the Pennsylvania State Police Gibson barracks. When troopers responded to a residence on the 100 block of'Susquehanna Street in New Milford around 8 p.m., they learned Clifford Cobb had kicked the door open and started assaulting Adam Delousia before Delousia pushed him back outside, investigators said. After Delousia went back inside the residence, Cobb kicked the door open again and stabbed him in the shoulder with a sharp object before fleeing the scene, troopers said. Delousia, 47, of Hallstead, who suffered serious injuries, was transported to a hospital in Johnson City, New York, where he was in stable condition, state police said. Cobb " wanted on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, burglary, recklessly endangering another person, criminal…...

18+ hour, 25+ min ago (551+ words) An all-ages clothing swap will be part of Snow Much Fun Day at the Everhart Museum in Scranton on Saturday. Donate an item by Tuesday morning and get a ticket good for one item at the swap. After several earlier donation dates, around 2,000 winter items for men, women and children are ready for the racks. It is largely women's clothes, with good supplies of sweaters and holiday-ready looks. Former model Hannah Radkiewicz is staging the ninth Swap Scranton since the end of the pandemic. "I think people were craving a sense of connection, of community," she said. She also saw a pent-up desire to refresh wardrobes. Swaps keep perfectly good clothes out of landfills. Jeannine Luby of Scranton picked up some clothes at previous Swap Scranton events and has already dropped off donations for Saturday. She dropped off a seldom-worn…...

18+ hour, 26+ min ago (430+ words) The fact doesn't exactly cast the most positive light on humans and their nature, but that doesn't make the reality any less true. As the holidays approach, and spending increases, so too does the likelihood that any of us can fall victim to a scam. The frustrating part is, those most vulnerable to fraud are exactly the ones who need to be their best advocates, the last line of defense, against it. And those are just the numbers in the United States. The global estimate for money lost to online scams last year topped $1 trillion. Nobody is immune from falling victim to one of these scams, so everybody who shops online should be aware of the threats and be prepared to take the common-sense steps to protect themselves. The Better Business Bureau asks shoppers to be on the lookout for…...

18+ hour, 26+ min ago (1864+ words) When 16-year-old Claire Marie Walther was looking to travel from her home in Hamburg, Germany, to the United States as an exchange student, she chose to stay with a host who is familiar to her family. Long before Claire Marie, known as Marie, was born, Dickson City resident JoAnn Martarano hosted her father, Mark Walther, when he came to Northeast Pennsylvania as an exchange student. Growing up, Marie said her family didn't talk a lot about Walther's time as an exchange student. But Martarano, a retired social studies teacher, was in touch with them, talking to the family on Christmas and on birthdays. The families also exchanged Christmas cards. So when Marie decided several years ago she wanted to be an exchange student, she asked her dad about his experience " and he told her he liked it. "I always wanted…...

18+ hour, 26+ min ago (1040+ words) When an aspiring medical student proposed a green thumb as a treatment for exposure to Agent Orange, Gary Bobrowsky was skeptical. The 81-year-old Vietnam veteran was a long-suffering expert on the time-lapse ravages of war, but knew next to nothing about backyard gardening. Gary reached out to Jacob Whitney, who founded the nonprofit "Victory Gardens for Vets" last year to earn volunteer hours as he prepared to enter medical school. Jacob and his father, Judah Whitney, a retired lieutenant colonel in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, soon showed up to build a raised-bed garden in the Bobrowskys" Dickson City backyard. "They gave us an assortment of plants and I said, "What do I do with all of this?" Gary said. "I said, "Look, I"m a tomato man. I"m a cucumber guy. That"s my limit." But, oh, God,…...

18+ hour, 26+ min ago (307+ words) The Lackawanna County sheriff's deputies will again ensure local children have a great holiday season by hosting a toy drive benefiting the Wright Center for Patient & Community Engagement. New, unwrapped toys and monetary donations will be accepted by deputies and TWCPCE staff during the Lackawanna Winter Market on Courthouse Square, 200 N. Washington Ave., Scranton, on Saturday, Dec. 6, from 11 a.m.-6 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 7, from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Look for the sheriff's office transport van near the main entrance to the courthouse on North Washington Avenue. Raffle basket chances will also be available. TWCPCE will distribute [] The Lackawanna County sheriff's deputies will again ensure local children have a great holiday season by hosting a toy drive benefiting the Wright Center for Patient & Community Engagement. New, unwrapped toys and monetary donations will be accepted by deputies and TWCPCE staff during the Lackawanna Winter Market on Courthouse Square, 200 N. Washington…...

22+ hour, 56+ min ago (660+ words) The poor have always been with us, as the Bible says. In 10th century England, wealthy donors or religious orders endowed houses for the poor, the sickly, the widow, the orphan. These were called bede-houses'and this is not an old-fashioned way of spelling "bed." "Bede" was an Anglo Saxon word for prayer. The inhabitants of a bede-house were required to pray for their benefactors. In the 19th century, no one wanted to enter an almshouse. It was a solution of last resort, but when winter came, the homeless went to the poorhouse and were put to work. In the city, they might be taught to repair shoes, make buttons or work as a wainwright. In more rural settings they worked on farms. What is certain, once they entered an almshouse, the poor gave up their freedom in exchange for food and a…...

23+ hour, 25+ min ago (754+ words) More than 65 million people " almost 30% of the population of the United States " are actively involved in providing 20 or more hours of care each week for a chronically ill, disabled or aged family member or friend. As our population continues to age, this number is expected to grow rapidly. Consequently, a caregiver is often at risk for mental, spiritual and physical fatigue or breakdown. It's no surprise that depression, illness and injury often plague caregivers " who, eventually, may be in need of a caregiver. One of the most common injuries suffered by a caregiver is back pain.Lower back pain (LBP) is one of the most common physical problems. Over 90% of all Americans will suffer from it at least once in their lives. It is generally agreed that prevention is the best treatment for LBP. Here are some tips on how…...