Lackawanna County

The freshman congressman from Luzerne County introduced the Local Control Protection Act Thursday in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Local training programs help runners accomplish their goals, big and small. As runners begin training for the Steamtown Marathon in October, they share why they love the sport amid a rise in registrations for the race.

Here's your Scranton-area survival guide for the arrival of Union Pacific Big Boy No. 4014 at Steamtown National Historic Site. Hints: Be patient, expect crowds, be safe and don't trespass.

The People of Hope Museum was parked outside the Everhart Museum in Nay Aug Park on Wednesday.

Three Lackawanna County softball teams advanced to state championship games. Pine Grove softball and Southern Columbia baseball won titles Thursday. Valley View softball are back-to-back state champions.

Lackawanna County Sheriff Mark McAndrew has asked the district attorney's office to investigate overtime irregularities involving two deputy sheriffs. The DA has asked the state attorney general to take over the case.

“Arachnophilia," a psychological thriller about a woman who overcomes her fear of spiders, will be filmed at sites in and around Scranton.

Three restaurants in Lackawanna County now offer a special service - dementia friendly dining. WVIA Healthcare reporter Lydia McFarlane joins WVIA's Sarah Scinto in the podcast studio to explain what that means.

Local training programs help runners accomplish their goals, big and small. As runners begin training for the Steamtown Marathon in October, they share why they love the sport amid a rise in registrations for the race.

Students at West Scranton High School now have a place to grieve classmates gone too soon, like Rose Hernandez, who would have graduated this year.