Scranton Police

Eric Miller, 56, of Scranton, died after first responders pulled him from the Lackawanna River around noon Thursday, Lackawanna County Coroner Tim Rowland said.

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.

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.

The person involved in an attempted abduction in South Scranton this week is a 14-year-old who police say tried to recruit students to assist in stealing vehicles.

Scranton police arrested a man overnight in connection with the use of a stolen vehicle and the reported attempted abduction of a child near South Scranton Intermediate School.

Scranton police have recovered the stolen vehicle sought in Monday morning's attempted abduction outside South Scranton Intermediate School.

A South Carolina man already charged in the death of his Scranton girlfriend is expected to face a more serious charge this week.

Scranton police are expected to add a criminal homicide against Joseph Garcia, 18, already accused and imprisoned in the vehicle death of his girlfriend, Rose Hernandez, 18, on Monday.

Dylan Smith of Taylor was shot Friday in Scranton. One juvenile faces charges.