Lackawanna County

Los líderes de la universidad anunciaron en febrero que algunos campus del Commonwealth probablemente cerrarían en dos años, citando la creciente incertidumbre financiera y la disminución de la matrícula.

The Wilkes University football team held a registration drive to add students to the national registry of potential bone marrow donors. Bone marrow matches are rare, but a match can potentially save someone’s life.

Authorities plan to charge a 14-year-old boy with an Olyphant Borough shooting in juvenile court, but hope to move the case to adult court later

April 28, 2025 - A local recovery house plans expansion while the federal government looks to cut health spending. And, are you looking for a new audiobook to listen to while you do some yard work or walk the dog? We’ve got you covered. We’ll also bring you some insight into a local nonprofit from Lisa Mazzarella’s Community Connections.

From research and co-op programs, to unique majors and resources for first-generation students, Penn State campuses in Hazleton, Schuylkill, Scranton and Wilkes-Barre each offer something different. An announcement on closures is expected in mid-May.

The county Bureau of Elections sent 545 mail-in ballots from the 2024 primary election instead of the upcoming primary. County blames a printing company error.

National program gives families who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits free or reduced admission to more than 1,400 museums throughout the U.S., now including Scranton's trolley museum.

WVIA News reporters Roger DuPuis and Kat Bolus talk about new developments for the historic St. Luke's Episcopal Church and Scranton City Hall.

Fourth graders from Clarks Summit Elementary School in Lackawanna County released rainbow trout they helped raise in the South Branch of the Tunkhannock Creek.

For the last 14 months, Scranton's City Hall on Mulberry Street and Washington Avenue was covered in scaffolding. Those temporary supports were taken down ahead of city officials celebrating the building's restoration.