Bridget Kosierowski

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.

Negotiations between Commonwealth Health Systems and Tenor Health Foundation are ongoing, but state Rep. Bridget Kosierowski and her partners remain optimistic that a deal will happen potentially as soon as this month.

Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti will run for Congress next year, joining one of the nation's hottest expected contests, and won't drop out of this year's campaign for mayor.

Board asks Gov. Josh Shapiro's office and the region's legislative delegation to halt any sale of WBGH, which was announced earlier this week with the news that owner Commonwealth Health had signed a letter of intent with Tenor, a California-based nonprofit, to sell three facilities in NEPA.

Community organizations in Lackawanna and Luzerne counties have contributed 'millions of dollars' in recent months to help keep Community Health Systems’ struggling Scranton hospitals afloat as officials work to find a buyer.

State Rep. Bridget Kosierowski is confident that Regional and Moses Taylor Hospitals in Scranton will remain open and said there are several leads for potential buyers.