Brian Gallagher

Lackawanna County District Attorney Brian Gallagher said ex-Dunmore police sergeant Stephon Burgette's tampering with drug arrest evidence forced him to withdraw charges against three "street-level dealers."

Lessons in mixed martial arts in the Scranton School District offered more than takedowns and chokeholds this school year. Created in response to gang violence, the program builds confidence, gives children role models and helps foster a sense of belonging.

Senate Bill 1284, which now heads to the House, is named for Kyle Gilmartin, the Scranton Police Department detective who survived being shot twice in the head in 2024.

Baker was 'stunned' to learn the men responsible for an ambush on Scranton Police Det. Kyle Gilmartin could have faced as little as seven years in prison.

Scranton City Councilman Patrick Flynn and others advocated for a ban on kratom sales and possession within city limits, calling the chemical highly addictive.

Sources tell WVIA News two Lackawanna County deputy sheriffs face an internal investigation.

After a preliminary hearing for accused killer Michael Woods, Theresa Fagerlin talked about losing her best friend, Linda Fortuna, in a brutal December machete attack.

After years of sending juvenile detainees to centers in other counties, Lackawanna County will send them to a Berks County center, which will reopen, perhaps as early as July 2027.

A lawyer for Christopher Wasnetsky gave notice last week that he plans a defense based on his client's three brain disorders in the shooting death of Jeffrey Moeller on June 14 at the Lowe's in Scranton. Lackawanna County District Attorney Brian Gallagher plans to oppose the motion.

A man who was shot by his son Sunday night later died at Geisinger Community Medical Center, according to Dunmore Police and the Lackawanna County District Attorney’s Office.