Monroe County

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

Late spring to early summer is considered to be one of two peaks of Pennsylvania’s year-round tick season, according to East Stroudsburg University’s Tick Research Lab. Here’s what to know during the first peak of this year, as cases of alpha-gal syndrome which causes a red meat and dairy allergy, pop up around the state.

Greg Moyer was only 15 when his heart stopped beating during halftime of a basketball game in East Stroudsburg. After more than 25 years of advocacy by his family, Pennsylvania schools are now required to have automated external defibrillators at athletic events.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins participated in a roundtable discussion with farmers at Applewood Farm in Scott Twp. before signing the declaration.

MCTA, popularly known as the "Pocono Pony," recently broke ground on its new $32 million Wayne P. Mazur Sr. Bus Depot. Named for one of the agency's founding board members, the 44,000-square-foot bus depot in Swiftwater will mark the largest expansion in Pocono Pony’s 47-year history, officials said.

Pennsylvania’s decades-old ban on using Medicaid to cover an abortion is on the edge of unraveling. A statewide court ruled Monday that the ban is unconstitutional.

The Monroe County Transit Authority's Wayne P. Mazur Sr. Bus Depot marks the largest expansion in the transit agency's 47-year history, officials say.

While many would say poetry is best enjoyed read aloud, there are plenty of published collections to enjoy when a reading is not so easily found. For this National Poetry Month, we gathered some of your favorite poets and their collections to recommend.

Egg hunts are an Easter tradition. This year, some hunts in the region are nontraditional, allowing everyone in the community to participate, no matter their age.

Monroe County residents now have access to a neighborhood hospital located in Bartonsville. Lehigh Valley Health Network, part of Jefferson Health, added Lehigh Valley Hospital- Pocono Creek to its network of neighborhood hospitals.