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Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti’s State of the City address described a city that’s growing and expanding.

The mayor, a Democrat, will face a primary election challenge from a former Scranton school director. If she wins the primary, one of three Republicans and maybe a former Democratic councilman await in the fall election.

Teacher, coach, politician: As Black History Month draws to a close, Derek Slaughter talks about his journey from the basketball courts and Little League fields of Williamsport to the mayor's office.

If the proposed rate increase is approved, residential customers would see bills 27% higher than they were 10 months ago. The increase would be the third in less than a year, and Northeast Pennsylvania residents cannot afford another increase, the leaders say.

La Alcalde de Scranton dice que los carteles de inmigración que circulan en Internet no son 'de cosecha propia'.

Scranton mayor says immigration poster making its rounds on the internet is not "home grown."

The City of Scranton and the Scranton Area Community Foundation will help fund a position to coordinate donations and distributions between different food pantries and food banks. That future employee will work for the Food Policy Council of Lackawanna County.

Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti will not give in to calls to revert Biden Street to its original name, Spruce Street.

Lackawanna County commissioner says Biden 'was absolutely wrong' to commute the sentence of disgraced Luzerne County Judge Conahan and downtown Scranton street should not carry the president's name.

Pennsylvania health-focused agencies are working to address maternal health care across the state. Department of Human Services Secretary Dr. Val Arkoosh sat with health care providers, local elected officials and a patient at the Scranton Primary Health Care Center to learn from their experiences.