Obama's attorney general choice has Scranton ties

Eric H. Holder Jr., reportedly at the top of President-elect Barack Obama’s list of attorney general candidates, prosecuted one of Northeast Pennsylvania’s most infamous corruption cases.

Mr. Holder is Mr. Obama's top choice to be the next attorney general and aides have gone so far as to ask senators whether he would be confirmed, The Associated Press reported Tuesday, citing an Obama official and people close to the matter.

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Lackawanna Trail's Kropa helps Bloomsburg win another national title

For the third straight year, Samantha Kropa and the Bloomsburg University field hockey team are national champions.

Library celebrates release of movie “twilight” based on book

Fangs, food and fun are all on the menu tonight as the Lackawanna County Children’s Library is scheduled to host a premiere party for the movie “twilight.”