Chris Chermak

House Speaker Mike Johnson attended a campaign fundraiser for U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan's re-election campaign during a visit to the Moosic home of businessman William J. Rosado.

The Lackawanna County commissioners voted 2 to 1 on Wednesday to postpone a vote on a policy regulating county employees' interaction with immigration agents and other police.

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport organized a drive to collect food, gift cards, pet food, toiletries and household supplies to aid TSA agents working without pay for six weeks.

Lackawanna County Commissioner Thom Welby acknowledged he authorized an application for federal money for community projects, including buying a former golf course.

The University of Scranton's undefeated women’s basketball team will compete in the Final Four Thursday night, for a chance to play for the national championship.

Lackawanna County Board of Commissioners Chairperson Thom Welby said the board will vote next month on a proposal to regulate county employees' contact with ICE agents.

In a memo, Lackawanna County's solicitor says Commissioner Bill Gaughan's proposed law limiting cooperation with ICE carries potential criminal penalties.

The Lackawanna County commissioners are reviewing a legal memo that raises doubts about Commissioner Bill Gaughan's proposed Protect Our Neighbors Act.

After years of sending juvenile detainees to centers in other counties, Lackawanna County will send them to a Berks County center, which will reopen, perhaps as early as July 2027.

At a Lackawanna County commissioners meeting that lasted almost three hours, residents publicly opposed Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents' tactics and urged the commissioners to back restrictions on county cooperation with ICE agents.