Amid a criminal investigation and a state license downgrade, Lackawanna County officials rolled out a plan Wednesday meant to boost monitoring of the way Office of Youth and Family Services
Lackawanna County should be ready to release its plan to improve its child protection agency in "the next couple of weeks," Chief of Staff Brian Jeffers said Wednesday.
Editor’s note: The Sunday Times reanalyzed foster care placements in Lackawanna County, comparing the rates of children in foster care in similarly sized counties. A story that published last Sunday
SCRANTON — Lackawanna County Commissioner Chris Chermak called for a state attorney general investigation into the county Office of Youth and Family Services, claiming the continued involvement of Scranton police