Paige Cognetti

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.

Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti and Arizona U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly criticized U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan for trading stocks while a congressman during a town hall Saturday in Nanticoke.

FEMA reinstated buyout funding but Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti and U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan are unclear if the city needs to reapply for previously awarded money.

House Speaker Mike Johnson attended a campaign fundraiser for U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan's re-election campaign during a visit to the Moosic home of businessman William J. Rosado.

Scranton City Councilman Patrick Flynn and others advocated for a ban on kratom sales and possession within city limits, calling the chemical highly addictive.

Partnership formed between Scranton Police Department and Lackawanna College.