WVIA News

Mayor George Brown and other officials on Wednesday dedicated a new veterans memorial at Parsons Park in Wilkes-Barre.

Polls are open in Pennsylvania for the 2026 general election and will remain open until 8 p.m. Here are some key things to know as you head out to vote or await returns.

The hour-long debate will take place in the WVIA studios in Pittston, starting at 7 p.m. Read on for details about how to watch and listen on the station's broadcast and digital platforms.

The Lackawanna County Film & Multimedia Commission will host an evening of networking and screenings at The Circle Drive-In on Thursday.

Wayne/Pike Northeast Suicide Prevention Initiative (NSPI) will host the annual Wayne/Pike Suicide Prevention Walk. The walk will be held this Saturday, Sept. 26 at Wallenpaupack Area High School in Hawley.

Meuser and Wallace won't debate at WVIA, but the Oct. 29 Bresnahan-Cognetti debate is set to proceed at the station with Krawczeniuk, Collins and Schertzer as panelists and Matisak as moderator.

Governor Josh Shapiro sued the Trump administration’s Department of Health and Human Services over its new terms and conditions on Title X grants for the 2027-2032 grant cycle.

Geisinger will hold two Narcan distribution events this month- one in Scranton and one in Wilkes-Barre.

Bryan Kohberger, serving four life sentences after pleading guilty to killing four University of Idaho students, wants a court to let him withdraw his guilty plea because of concerns about his plea deal, according to The New York Times.

ICE is giving up on its plan to use warehouses in Schuylkill and Berks counties as detention centers. It withdrew its appeal of a Pa. DEP order preventing the use of local drinking water and a local sewage system until ICE proved it could meet state laws on safe drinking water and sewage disposal.