Lackawanna County Commissioners

Lackawanna County residents lined up to plead with commissioners to fund a study that would analyze the air-quality and health impacts of the data center industry. The commissioners are on board to do a study, but squabbled over the cost of it, who would do it and what it would accomplish.

The East Region Junior Little League Softball Championship started Thursday in Nanticoke. The Pennsylvania State Major Baseball Tournament starts Monday in Jenkins Twp.

Josh Castellani, the executive assistant to Lackawanna County Commissioner Thom Welby, resigned Monday amid Electric City Trolley Museum Manager Chris Calvey's accusation of political "strong-arming" in the county Democratic Party officer election last week.

Lackawanna County Commissioner Chris Chermak said he's more than qualified to serve as the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport's new executive director.

April is Autism Acceptance Month. This month’s episode of Keystone Edition focuses on the ways the community supports and uplifts those with autism.

The Lackawanna County Commissioners voted 2-1 Wednesday to pass a policy regulating the way county employees should interact with immigration and other law enforcement agents.

The Lackawanna County commissioners postponed action Wednesday on a proposed policy regulating the way employees interact with federal immigration agents and other law enforcement.

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.

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

Sources tell WVIA News two Lackawanna County deputy sheriffs face an internal investigation.