Data Centers

The candidates for the 8th Congressional District seat are trading shots over data centers as the controversy over the centers drifts into the nation's politics.

Judge Terrence R. Nealon denied an appeal by a Conshohocken-based developer.

Fit Energy, the developer behind the data center, held an open house on Wednesday to provide transparency to the community.

Archbald Borough Council denied zoning for a hyperscale data center in the Lackawanna County borough. Community members who attended Wednesday’s council meeting erupted into applause and cheers after the rejection.

Archbald Borough Council unanimously rejected a zoning request to construct the 14-building Wildcat Ridge Data Center Campus on 578 acres in the borough. The campus now faces a hurdle in the project.

Corscale, the company behind data center campus, provided information and experts to answer residents' questions.

University of Scranton campus group Christians for the Common Good held a bus tour around some of the land being prepared for data center construction and met with local residents opposed to the development.

With the Nov. 3 election less than one month away, Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro met Republican challenger Stacy Garrity for an hourlong debate Wednesday night — the only time the candidates are expected to face off in such a forum.

Keystone Edition hosts political experts who offer a local perspective on the important role Pennsylvania will play in the 2026 midterm election in deciding which major party controls the U.S. House, and maybe the White House in 2028.

Chris Boland is the director of alumni relations at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. He’s been in recovery since 2009. As National Recovery Month comes to a close, Boland wants others struggling with addiction and substance abuse disorder to know it’s never too late to get help.