Good morning, Scranton.

A neighbor rescued a mother from a house fire on Canaan Street in Carbondale Sunday morning.

Scranton School District paid an extra $11,000 for diesel fuel between March and June as rising costs strain local bus service; some routes have switched to electric buses (introduced in 2022), yet small bus contractors worry about staying in business.

Scranton's first finished section of the downtown streetscape was celebrated last week along Lackawanna Avenue.

City Council approved Mayor Paige Cognetti's plan last October and additional improvements are underway.

Reporters from WVIA and WSKG noted the measles outbreak in Pennsylvania and New York with over 1,000 cases in PA and 100 in NY, where most cases involve unvaccinated individuals; the state dashboard (updated regularly) shows less than 1% of vaccinated residents contract measles, urging immunization.

The LVHN Injury Center along O'Neill Highway in Dunmore is now accepting patients for orthopedic care after a fire closed its Dickson City facility.

The center is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.