Kyle Gilmartin

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. It would increase penalties for attempted murder of law enforcement officers.

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.

State Senator Lisa Baker, from Luzerne County, has introduced a bill that would increase penalties for people who attempt to murder law enforcement officers. And a data center campus proposed in Archbald is kicked off a state permit program.

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.

The men involved in the ambush of Kyle Gilmartin in 2024 will spend decades in prison. Both men pleaded guilty in the fall and were sentenced in Lackawanna County Court on Tuesday.

The man who shot a Scranton Police detective in 2024 will spend at least 25 years in prison. His friend, who the prosecution painted as a violent gang member and who was charged with related crimes, will spend at least 20 years behind bars.

Early October is the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi, a Christian saint known for his love of nature and animals. Some churches invite pets to Mass to honor him. And, Lackawanna County Commissioners say they don't expect a dramatic tax hike next year.

Aiden Deininger pleaded guilty Monday in Lackawanna County Court to shooting Scranton Police Det. Kyle Gilmartin in West Scranton on Jan. 11, 2024. His friend, Jeremiah Cleveland, pleaded to a role in the shooting and other crimes they committed the same night.

Besides ordering one trial for both men, Lackawanna County Judge Michael Barrasse also ruled against moving the trial to another county.

Gates, a service dog from the nonprofit Tails of Valor program, will help wounded Scranton Police detective Kyle Gilmartin recover and adapt to living with a traumatic brain injury.