Scranton Times-Tribune

The Times-Tribune is a daily newspaper that caters to the Scranton area in Pennsylvania. It is owned by the Lynett family through their business, Times-Shamrock Communications. Each Sunday, the newspaper is released as The Sunday Times. The average number of copies distributed is 47,663.

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NASCAR: Pocono win validates Briscoe’s hiring at Joe Gibbs Racing

4 days ago | thetimes-tribune.com | Scott Walsh

LONG PONDJune 25 last year was the official announcement that Chase Briscoe would be joining Joe Gibbs Racing for the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season. Unofficially, Christopher Bell had let it slip four days prior during an interview that Briscoe would be joining JGR as driver of the No. 19 Toyota to replace the retiring Martin Truex Jr.“We went through a lot, tried to research every single thing that we could,” team owner and Pro Football and NASCAR Hall of Famer Joe Gibbs said.
AVP airport gets nearly $600G for infrastructure projects

4 days ago | thetimes-tribune.com | Jeff Horvath

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport will benefit from nearly $600,000 in federal funding for infrastructure projects delivered through a pair of grants, U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan, R-8, Dallas Twp., announced last week. Both grants, one totaling $334,524 and the other $241,300, were awarded as part of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Fiscal Year 2025 Airport Infrastructure Grant program.
POCONOTES: Blaney twice drives up through field to finish third

5 days ago | thetimes-tribune.com | Rebecca Kivak

LONG POND — Ryan Blaney wanted to follow up his victory at last year’s NASCAR Cup race at Pocono Raceway with back-to-back wins. Though a series of obstacles thwarted his efforts, Blaney drove through the field — not once, but twice — Sunday to finish a hard-fought third at The Great American Getaway 400 Presented by VISITPA.COM. Blaney qualified 20th on Saturday.
NASCAR: Briscoe good to last drop, wins Pocono

5 days ago | thetimes-tribune.com | Scott Walsh

LONG POND — Chase Briscoe had enough fuel to make it to the checkered flag Sunday and win The Great American Getaway 400 Presented by VISITPA.COM at Pocono Raceway. Leading the final 30 laps and conserving fuel in the process, Briscoe got his first win of the season in the No. 19 Toyota and first since joining Joe Gibbs Racing this season. Pole-sitter and seven-time Pocono winner Denny Hamlin finished second, 0.682 seconds back. Ryan Blaney, last year’s race winner, was third.
NASCAR: Larson seeks first win at Pocono

5 days ago | thetimes-tribune.com | Scott Walsh

LONG POND — It is hard to believe that for all the success Kyle Larson has had in his NASCAR Cup Series career, he has not yet won at Pocono Raceway. In 13 seasons and 382 races, Larson has 22 poles, 32 victories, 128 top-five and 193 top-10 finishes. He won the 2021 championship and was runner-up in 2023. Yet in 17 starts at the 2.5-mile triangular track, he has two poles, five top-five and nine top-10 finishes. Twice he placed second: June 2018 and the second June 2021 race.
Shapiro: “People of Pennsylvania are safe” in wake of U.S. strikes on Iran

5 days ago | thetimes-tribune.com | Rebecca Kivak

LONG POND — In the wake of U.S. strikes on three Iran nuclear and military sites Saturday, Gov. Josh Shapiro said Sunday that state officials have been in contact to ensure “there is no threat” to the people of Pennsylvania. “Our security team, our state police, Homeland Security and others — we’ve been in dialogue with one another to make sure that there’s no threat to the Commonwealth as a result of what happened overseas. There is no threat,” Shapiro said. “The people of Pennsylvania are safe.
Potential buyers exploring acquisition of Regional, Moses Taylor

6 days ago | thetimes-tribune.com | Jeff Horvath

As efforts to find a buyer of Commonwealth Health’s Regional Hospital of Scranton and its Moses Taylor Hospital campus continue, a state lawmaker at the forefront of the fight to save the city health care facilities said several entities are currently exploring a potential purchase. They include the California-based nonprofit Tenor Health Foundation; Geisinger; and the Wright Center in collaboration with Allied Services, respectively, Democratic state Rep. Bridget Kosierowski said last week.
NASCAR XFINITY: Zilisch wins at Pocono with help from Dale Jr.

6 days ago | thetimes-tribune.com | Scott Walsh

LONG POND — Connor Zilisch had never seen Pocono Raceway prior to Saturday. But with a little help from his boss Dale Earnhardt Jr., the 18-year-old rookie found his way to Victory Lane at the 2.5-mile triangular track. Zilisch survived a caution-filled race and passed his best friend Jesse Love for the lead with five laps remaining to win the 10th annual Explore the Pocono Mountains 250 NASCAR Xfinity Series race.
NASCAR: Logano not focused on championship legacy

6 days ago | thetimes-tribune.com | Scott Walsh

LONG POND — When he won his third NASCAR Cup Series championship last season, Joey Logano cemented his status as one of the best in the sport and a future Hall of Famer. He is one of only 10 drivers with at least three Cup titles. His legacy, though, is something he doesn’t think about. “I moreso care about the growth of the sport and the legacy of the sport,” Logano said Saturday at Pocono Raceway, where he will compete in The Great American Getaway 400 Presented by VISITPA.COM.
NASCAR Madness: In-Season Challenge begins next week

6 days ago | thetimes-tribune.com | Scott Walsh

Every year, like so many people do, Ryan Blaney and his team fill out a bracket for the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Now, a bit of March Madness is coming to NASCAR. Beginning next week, NASCAR holds its first In-Season Challenge, a bracket-style tournament where 32 drivers compete head-to-head for a $1 million prize. Sunday’s Great American Getaway 400 Presented by VISITPA.COM at Pocono Raceway is the final seeding race; Michigan and Mexico City were the first two races.