Little League World Series

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The Wyoming Valley Challenger baseball team, which played at the Little League World Series in August, received statewide recognition this week. State leaders welcomed the team to the floors of the House and Senate and the governor's office.

Taiwan won its first Little League World Series since 1996 Sunday in Williamsport, Pa., although its 18 titles are the most of any country beside the United States.

Dreams came true in South Williamsport on Saturday. Under blue skies and with an international audience, a team of baseball players from Luzerne County showed what can be possible in the 2025 Little League Challenger Division Exhibition Game.

Under blue skies and with an international audience, a team of baseball players from Luzerne County showed what can be possible. The 2025 Little League Challenger Division Exhibition Game brought overwhelming emotion to both the players at bat and the families cheering in the stands.

The Wyoming Valley Challenger Baseball team headed to the Little League World Series on Thursday. The team plays there on Saturday.

State lawmakers say they're making progress on Pennsylvania's budget, but we'll hear how their actions say otherwise. And travel to Williamsport with the WVIA News Team's coverage of the Little League World Series.

Crowds as large as five or six people deep lined West Fourth Street in downtown Williamsport on Tuesday. On one float, part of a team from the Wyoming Valley — which will also play an exhibition game at the Little League World Series — took it all in.

August 13, 2025 - The state budget impasse continues as Senate Republicans attempt to pass a temporary spending plan. Investigators are piecing together the cause of a deadly explosion at a U.S. Steel plant in Western Pa. And, scenes from the Little League World Series Grand Slam Parade.