A Duryea woman who was indecently assaulted by a federal administrative law judge with the Social Security Administration has filed a $3 million complaint against two federal agencies she claims failed to protect her from the abuse.

Attorney Larry Moran filed a complaint Wednesday seeking damages in connection with...

Juvenile justice advocates are applauding a rule change recently enacted by the state Supreme Court that precludes authorities from holding juveniles in adult prisons pending their appearance in juvenile court.

The rule, enacted on June 28, clarifies the definition of a detention facility to specifically prohibit county or state...

Lackawanna County’s new chief public defender is the man who had the job temporarily – a lawyer with more than three decades in criminal defense work.

County Commissioners Corey O’Brien and Jim Wansacz said Tuesday they gave interim chief public defender Larry Moran the job permanently, as the post...

OLD FORGE — Troubles continue for a man accused of setting fire to his own property in Old Forge.

Attorneys filed a civil lawsuit, blaming that same man and his former employer for an incident that seriously hurt a dialysis patient 18 months before the fires.