Columbia County

Andrew Pruden is the owner of Turkey Hill Inn, which was established by his grandfather. His daughter, Olivia King, will soon take over the family business.

Stop by the WVIA Studios at the Journey Bank Community Arts Center from 10 a.m. to noon today, Thursday, March 12, to meet members of the WVIA News Team and other WVIA personalities during Raise the Region 2026.

A new Penn State study found a ‘hotspot’ of melanoma cases in central Pennsylvania, where there is a high amount of cultivated farmland.

John 'Stanky' Stankovic, the Nanticoke-born polka musician whose band performed all over the United States and around the world, died early Christmas Day. He was 89.

Follow along each day at WVIA.org as we publish '2025 Year in Review,' a week-long series recounting the top stories of the past year through New Year's Day. Today, check out the top news stories from some of the rural communities in our region.

In this story, you can find the results of contested countywide races and county judicial retention elections plus links to all county municipal election websites, where you can find the results of races for magisterial district judge, borough council, township supervisor, school director and, in a few cases, mayor.

A 15-year-old boy died and another was seriously wounded in Williamsport on Halloween night. A 16-year-old boy was shot Saturday in Bloomsburg. Police did not report on his condition.

Races for Scranton mayor, Lackawanna County commissioner, Luzerne County Council and judges top the Nov. 4 election ballot in region.

Creepy characters will come to life in the stacks of the Bloomsburg Public Library this weekend when the historic building transforms into a haunted library. And, candidates for Lackawanna County Commissioner meet for a debate.

The Bloomsburg Public Library will transform into the Haunted Library this weekend, with 'night librarians' leading tours through the shelves and halls where the literary characters who come to life at night wait around every corner.