The first story in WVIA News's three-part series on data centers looks at the potential impacts on water supplies.

Data Centers: Deal or Dilemma is a three-day WVIA News series focused on data center developments in Northeast Pennsylvania and how they could affect area communities. Today's story looks at the potential impacts on the electric grid.

A massive fire late Wednesday destroyed Lehigh Valley Hospital-Dickson City's orthopedic wing, forcing staff to quickly evacuate 77 patients. No one was injured.

At a Lackawanna County commissioners meeting that lasted almost three hours, residents publicly opposed Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents' tactics and urged the commissioners to back restrictions on county cooperation with ICE agents.

As of Jan. 1, Pennsylvanians can apply for PA ABLE as long as their disability started before their 46th birthday. People with disabilities around Northeast Pennsylvania share their experiences with the program and push others to advocate for themselves.

Only three months after he signed the current state budget, Gov. Josh Shapiro proposed a new one Tuesday for the fiscal year that starts July 1. Shapiro called for some new programs and renewed a push for past proposals that failed to get through the state General Assembly.

Data Centers: Deal or Dilemma is a three-day WVIA News series focused on data center developments in Northeast Pennsylvania and how they could affect area communities. Today's story looks at the potential impacts on water supplies.

In his fourth annual budget address, Gov. Josh Shapiro proposed a $1 billion fund to pay for building more housing and other infrastructure, regulating rental housing and $665 million more in funding for public schools.

Arden Tewksbury served on an unpaid school board longer than anyone else in the United States. He died Friday — eight weeks after his final term on the Elk Lake School Board ended.

On the frigid first morning of February, Jessup’s forecasting ferret drew a crowd of hundreds for a morning of tomfoolery, marking a new tradition in the Lackawanna County borough. But Jessup Giuseppe and Punxsutawney Phil ended up at odds about the forecast.