Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. They stood behind majority Commissioners Bill Gaughan and Matt McGloin, a couple dozen key players whose vital work is done ...

The Lackawanna County district attorney opposes a request by Office of Youth and Family Services workers for the state’s highest court to review their case. District Attorney Brian Gallagher filed a ...

Sep. 1—A group of current and former Lackawanna County Office of Youth and Family Services employees facing criminal prosecution must have their cases dismissed because they are considered legally ...

Sep. 10—Desperate to retain the skeleton crew bailing furiously to keep the Office of Youth and Family Services afloat, Lackawanna County commissioners turned to a tried and true remedy of sea ...

Aug. 6—Bill Browning is a smart guy. He has an answer for almost everything. The Lackawanna County Department of Health and Human Services director is articulate, experienced and suddenly open to ...

Sometimes, spurring the cavalry to saddle up is a matter of poking the right rumps. In response to Lackawanna County Department of Health and Human Services Director Bill Browning’s desperate plea for ...

Attorneys who represent two of the Lackawanna County Office of Youth and Family Services employees whose quashed criminal cases are heading to a higher court said Monday they plan to broach the ...

SCRANTON, Pa. — Lackawanna County’s child welfare agency is once again fully licensed, the county majority commissioners announced Monday. The announcement ends more than a year of the county Office ...

A Lackawanna County Court judge threw out charges Friday against five current and former county caseworkers and supervisors charged with failing to protect children from abuse. Judge James Gibbons ...

They stood behind majority Commissioners Bill Gaughan and Matt McGloin, a couple dozen key players whose vital work is done outside the spotlight. Media outlets from across the region sent reporters ...