Carbondale

There will be lots of booms and flashes of color in skies across Northeast and Central Pennsylvania this 4th of July.

Penn State's administration recommends closing seven regional campuses. Wilkes-Barre is one of them, but the other Northeast Pennsylvania campuses will remain open.

Welcome to News Voices, a weekly feature where members of the WVIA News team will talk with each other — and sometimes sources — about key things we've learned in recent stories we have been working on.

Photojournalist and WVIA News Contributor Aimee Dilger takes a look back at 2024 in photos.

It was a dark night 50 years ago when the people of Carbondale had an out-of-this-world experience. A bright light was reported to have whirled through the sky, hovered, then landed in a pond of wastewater left over from the coal mines. Since that night, theories and memories of the "Carbondalien" have persisted. Last weekend, Carbondale celebrated its extraterrestrial past, and WVIA's Kat Bolus was there for the close encounter. She discussed her findings with WVIA's Sarah Scinto on Morning Edition.

Beginning on Nov. 9, 1974, a glowing light in a silt pond captivated Carbondale. The anniversary of the celestial event will be celebrated in the city on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024.

PUC approved higher rates in July, but city says the commission should reconsider. A water company lawyer says there's nothing worth reconsidering and the hikes should stick.