Crews Clearing Walking Trail
SCRANTON — Lake Scranton is off limits to people until at least Friday. Pennsylvania American Water has closed the parking lot and walking path. Officials said downed trees and debris from Sandy are...
View ArticleWarmer Weather Draws Folks Out And About
SCRANTON -- Plenty of people took advantage of the day's warmer weather. Many took the time to get some stuff done they normally may not be able to this time of year. The cars were lined up at...
View ArticlePart of Lake Scranton Trail to Close for the Week
SCRANTON -- Part of a popular trail in Scranton will be closed for much of this week. Pennsylvania American Water says the loop around Lake Scranton will have a section closed Tuesday through Friday...
View ArticlePart of Walking Trail at Lake Scranton to Temporarily Close
LAKE SCRANTON -- The trail around part of Lake Scranton will be closed for the next couple of days. Pennsylvania American Water announced Wednesday that parts of the walking trail around the reservoir...
View ArticleSection of Lake Scranton Trail to Close During Work Project
SCRANTON — Parts of the walking trail around Lake Scranton will be off limits for a few days. The trail is scheduled to close Monday morning and reopen Saturday, January 14. Pennsylvania American Water...
View ArticleStorm Damage Closes Lake Scranton Until April
SCRANTON -- There's some bad news for trail walkers. The walking trail around Lake Scranton will likely be closed for at least another month. Last month's tornado wreaked havoc in both Luzerne and...
View ArticleTornado Cleanup Continues at Lake Scranton
LAKE SCRANTON -- More than two months after a tornado tore through Lackawanna and Luzerne Counties, the cleanup still continues. A popular walking trail in Scranton is still closed as crews continue...
View ArticlePortion of Lake Scranton Trail to Reopen After Winter Tornado
SCRANTON -- Good news for trail walkers in the Electric City -- the walking path at Lake Scranton is set to reopen. Nearly five months after a tornado caused extensive damage along a popular walking...
View ArticleLake Scranton to Reopen Wednesday Morning
SCRANTON -- Lake Scranton will be reopening on Wednesday after being closed for almost five months. Ask almost anyone in the Scranton area and the response is the same -- people are happy Lake...
View ArticleWalkers Happy to Return to Lake Scranton Trail
SCRANTON -- A popular trail in Lackawanna County is back open and walkers who visited the Lake Scranton trail on Wednesday got their first look at the damage left behind from February's tornado. It's...
View ArticleWork on Lake Scranton Dam Keeps Part of Walking Trail Closed
A project on the dam will keep closed a part of the trail that’s been off limits since February @WNEP pic.twitter.com/TNct59kpg4 — Stacy Lange (@stacylange) October 12, 2017 ROARING BROOK TOWNSHIP --...
View ArticleLake Scranton Tornado Path a Rare Opportunity for Students
LAKE SCRANTON -- The path of a tornado that hit Lackawanna County earlier this year became a classroom for University of Scranton students on Tuesday. That extremely rare tornado back in February left...
View ArticleLooking Back One Year After Tornado Hits Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties
PITTSTON TOWNSHIP -- The one year anniversary of the rare February tornado hitting parts of Lackawanna and Luzerne counties is this Sunday, February 25. "I say it's the year that wasn't because it...
View ArticleDriver Pulled from Truck in Lake Scranton Dies
ROARING BROOK TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Dive teams were called in to rescue a person from a truck found in Lake Scranton. The water rescue took place just before 9 a.m. Tuesday. A 59-year-old man from the...
View ArticleLake Scranton Trail Expected to Reopen This Month
SCRANTON, Pa. -- It's been more than two years since a tornado hit Lake Scranton, and to this day, the walking trail around the lake has yet to fully reopen. But that is about to change. Lake Scranton...
View ArticleLake Scranton Trail Back Open After Tornado Cleanup, Upgrades
SCRANTON, Pa. -- A trail that attracts thousands of walkers and runners in Lackawanna County is back open for the first time in two years. The entire trail around Lake Scranton reopened early Friday...
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