Carbondale

Dressed in a fuzzy Grinch onesie, volunteer Trish Smith took a short nap surrounded by toys. All of the toys arranged on the tables above her would soon go home and fill the Christmas trees and stockings of families registered for the Diocese of Scranton’s Gifts for Kids program.

Small Business Saturday is today. The annual event started in 2010 to encourage shopping at local businesses during the holidays.

Gov. Josh Shapiro touted Pennsylvania’s SNAP Emergency Relief Fund while he packed groceries in Pittston. SNAP food assistance benefits are in limbo during the government shutdown.

The second annual Carbondalien Festival is on Friday and Saturday. The event celebrates the city's celestial history.

Republican State Treasurer Stacy Garrity is running for governor, hoping to challenge Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro in 2026. Garrity announced her long-rumored candidacy in a video posted on social media Monday morning.

Parts of Northeast Pennsylvania will be seen on big screens in the U.S., Canada and Mexico as Stephen Cognetti’s fifth ‘Hell House’ film will debut in theaters Aug. 20.

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.

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