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A state appeals court judge ruled Thursday that Luzerne County state House candidate Bill Jones can remain on the May 19 primary election ballot.

Stop by the WVIA Studios at the Journey Bank Community Arts Center from 10 a.m. to noon today, Thursday, March 12, to meet members of the WVIA News Team and other WVIA personalities during Raise the Region 2026.

The next meeting on the YMCA of Wayne County's plans to build a new center in Cherry Ridge Township is rescheduled to Jan. 27 because of the incoming winter storm.

A natural gas leak forced the mall to be evacuated in Lackawanna County Thursday afternoon.

Wilkes-Barre's pothole reporting line is 570-208-4237.

Christmastime is here and so is the 2025 WVIA News and FM staff's holiday mixtape. What songs from movies and TV get us in the spirit of the season? Listen up and read on.

Members of St. Nicholas-St. Mary Parish in Wilkes-Barre gathered Friday for morning prayers, a two-hour afternoon procession, and Mass at St. Nicholas Church in downtown Wilkes-Barre to mark the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Mexico's patron saint is revered by Roman Catholics of Mexican descent, many of whom are now members of the parish.

Crews from around the city and Dunmore were called in to fight the blaze. They used ground ladders and fire escapes to rescue residents.

Two bodies were removed from their crypts during a burglary at Good Shepherd Memorial Mausoleum on Westminster Road earlier this month, Plains Township police said Monday.

Lackawanna County has issued a Code Blue frigid weather alert for the evening of Nov. 10.