Luzerne County

As Pennsylvania faces a law enforcement shortage, Luzerne County Community College will become the region's newest police academy.

Republicans and Democrats chose candidates for a special election to replace former Lackawanna County Commissioner Matt McGloin. And, King's College remembers Ryan Fitzgerald, an alumni whose remains were recently identified among victims of the World Trade Center attacks.

Ryan Fitzgerald, a graduate of King's College in Wilkes-Barre, was among three people whose remains were recently identified as victims of the Sept. 11, 2001 attack on the World Trade Center in New York.

This weekend’s events offer an opportunity to tour Jim Thorpe’s historic architecture, run through a Luzerne County cemetery to support its upkeep, and celebrate Italian heritage in Old Forge.

Negotiations between Commonwealth Health Systems and Tenor Health Foundation are ongoing, but state Rep. Bridget Kosierowski and her partners remain optimistic that a deal will happen potentially as soon as this month.

After six months, Lackawanna County common pleas court judges chose Brenda Sacco on Thursday to replace ex-Commissioner Matt McGloin, but the state supreme court blocked her swearing-in on Friday. And the Luzerne County Fair is open this weekend - get the details with Haley's Happy Hour.

This weekend’s events include the Luzerne County Fair, a music festival and free live theater in the park.

Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti will run for Congress next year, joining one of the nation's hottest expected contests, and won't drop out of this year's campaign for mayor.

Mental health professionals from the region provide guidance on gun violence, anxiety and how parents can best talk about the topic with children in the wake of Wednesday's shooting at a Minnesota Catholic school.

Events this weekend will showcase the region’s Italian heritage, coal mining history and more.