SCRANTON — It turns out Scranton does not have the ugliest accent in the country. Gawker.com held a tournament style competition recently called America’s Ugliest Accent. With places like Boston and ...

The "Scranton accent" is getting national attention. Scranton is the number 2 seed in gawker.com's contest for "America's Ugliest Accent." It's sometimes called "Coal Region speak." The voting goes in ...

Today, I’m pretty proud to be from Pennsylvania. Not just because we’re now well on our way to expanding the state’s inadequate hate-crime laws (although really, really nice job on that one, guys).

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburghers talk funny. The city has “won” Gawker.com’s ugliest accent tournament, besting the other finalist — Scranton — in a readers’ poll with more than 54 percent of the vote.

Pittsburghers talk funny n'at.The city has "won" Gawker.com's ugliest accent tournament, besting the other finalist - Scranton - in a reader's poll with more than 54 percent of the vote.The gossipy ...

Pehr’s Pizza has something for everyone: two distinct styles of pizza, hearty calzones and strombolis, fresh salads, sandwiches and wraps, and even a little bit of The Boss. The North Scranton eatery ...