Bridget Kosierowski

On Facebook, state Rep. Bridget Kosierowski says a routine screening detected she has breast cancer. She said she will remain a representative as she undergoes treatment.

State Rep. Jamie Walsh, Wilkes-Barre City Council President Jessica McClay, Fern Leard and Logan Lombardo won nominations in the primary election Tuesday to run for state House seats in the November election.

Few hotly contested races make for low voter turnout as Democrats and Republicans choose candidates for a November midterm election that will have a lot more competitive races.

State senators Lisa Baker and Marty Flynn and state Rep. Jamie Walsh face challenges from candidates within their parties as Democrats and Republicans choose nominees for November election.

Officials said Thursday that the Dickson City hospital will reopen Friday morning, just over a week after last week’s fire destroyed its orthopedic institute.

Gov. Josh Shapiro thanked first responders at the Dickson City Fire Department for their work last week during the fire at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Dickson City and highlighted investments proposed in his annual budget to support the state’s fire departments.

Tenor Health Foundation and Community Health Systems, operating locally as Commonwealth Health, closed a deal for Wilkes-Barre General and Scranton’s Regional and Moses Taylor Hospitals on Sunday, the companies announced Monday morning. A CHS release valued the deal at $33 million cash plus a $15 million promissory note from Tenor, with additional payments possible from patient account collections.

Years of uncertainty about the future of Commonwealth Health-owned Wilkes-Barre General, Moses Taylor Hospital and Regional Hospital of Scranton have taken their toll on anxious employees, but a pending sale to Tenor Health Foundation has staff and community leaders cautiously optimistic about the next steps.

Pennsylvania Health Department officials have given their blessing to Tenor Health Foundation's application to acquire three Northeast Pennsylvania hospitals, multiple sources said Wednesday.

The special election is Nov. 4. Voters will also choose in a special election for clerk of judicial records.