Paige Cognetti

Two Grammy-nominated bands and a Taylor Swift tribute will perform for free at the FIFA Fan Zone on Lackawanna County Courthouse Square. Hanson is set for July 18, Tonic for July 19.

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

Democrats hope Pennsylvania races help flip the U.S. House and state Senate, expand state House majority and re-elect Gov. Josh Shapiro.

Gov. Josh Shapiro stopped at the Avenue Restaurant in Wyoming Wednesday afternoon and again endorsed Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti in her bid to unseat U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan.

Former firefighter Bob Brooks piled up more than twice as votes as his closest contenders to win the Democratic nomination for the 7th Congressional District seat. Brooks will face incumbent Republican Rep. Ryan Mackenzie.

Few hotly contested races make for low voter turnout as Democrats and Republicans choose candidates for a November midterm election that will have a lot more competitive races.

Tenor Health Foundation purchased the financially struggling Community Health Systems-owned Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, Regional Hospital in Scranton and Moses Taylor Hospital. Executives are optimistic about the hospitals’ futures three months after the sale.

Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti’s State of the City address focused on a positive future for the Electric City, which turned 160 on Thursday.

Cognetti spoke during the State of the City address at the University of Scranton.

Pennsylvania received $193 million this year from the Rural Health Transformation Program. But the state’s rural health leaders worry that the money isn’t enough.