Austin Davis

Between Lt. Gov. Austin Davis and Chris Wright, the U.S. Secretary of Energy, the region was politically busy on Monday. And we've got some back-to-school reading recommendations in the latest Bookmarks.

Hazleton’s past is now in the city’s future. The Hazleton Coal Mine tour project was announced during a special screening of WVIA’s upcoming documentary “The Secrets Beneath Hazleton.” An original VIA Short Take by Tim Novotney was the impetus for the project.

On the 61st anniversary of Medicaid and Medicare, Pennsylvania Health Access Network hosted a webinar to address the successes of both programs while sounding the alarm on changes to come next year as a result of President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

More than 200 volunteers, from youth groups to the state’s first Black lieutenant governor, crafted fringe blankets and donated food for the Blankets & Broth event on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

More than 200 volunteers, from youth groups to the state’s first Black lieutenant governor, crafted fringe blankets and donated food for Blankets & Broth on Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the Friedman Jewish Community Center in Luzerne County.

In a visit to Lackawanna County on Wednesday, Lt. Gov. Austin Davis touted state funding aimed to make communities safer. He also said he’s ready to become governor if Gov. Josh Shapiro becomes vice president.