Gov. Josh Shapiro nominated Democratic Lackawanna County District Attorney Mark Powell to fill a vacant county judgeship ...

Lackawanna County District Attorney Mark Powell will be the next judge on the county Court of Common Pleas. The state Senate voted 44-4 on Tuesday to approve Powell’s nomination and those of several ...

The state Senate Judiciary Committee approved Mark Powell's nomination, setting up a confirmation vote this week ...

Gilbert Bates was getting madder by the minute. The 31-year-old farmer was chewing the fat with a neighbor in November 1867.

Walk in another man's shoes takes on a whole new meaning with this very interesting and patriotic tale of compassion and ...

The Atlanta Braves recently missed out on free agent Jack Flaherty, but they could quickly pivot to Michael King as a ...

Despite being little more than the answer to trivia questions today, Vaughn Meader was a pioneer who paved the way for ...

J. Mark Powell is VP of Communications at Ivory Tusk Consulting, a former TV journalist and author of the political thriller “Tell It Like Tupper.” The opinions are the writer's.

When Brockway’s Sophia Schmader’s running 3-pointer from the top of the key failed to draw iron just before the final buzzer, ...

J. Mark Powell is a novelist, former TV journalist and diehard history buff. Have a historical mystery that needs solving? A forgotten moment worth remembering? Please send it to HolyCow@ ...

On the Brookville Lady Raiders basketball team’s Pink Out Night for cancer awareness, it was time to build some momentum for ...

A local task force is in the early stages of potentially saving more than a dozen Houston County volunteer fire departments. These efforts could potentially see ...