Pittston

Gov. Josh Shapiro touted Pennsylvania’s SNAP Emergency Relief Fund while he packed groceries in Pittston. SNAP food assistance benefits are in limbo during the government shutdown.

Gov. Josh Shapiro helped pack groceries while talking about the SNAP Emergency Relief Fund at Weinberg Northeast Regional Food Bank in Pittston as SNAP benefits are frozen for more than two million Pennsylvanians due to the government shutdown.

Blind Cat Beer Co. opened in late 2024 in Pittston , brewing beer with mostly Pennsylvania ingredients and a mission to create a community connection. Part of the proceeds of Blind Cat's new amber lager, Signal, will benefit WVIA.

Halloween season is in full swing! Haunted hayrides, family-friendly fun and ghostly experiences await those in search of a scary good time in Northeast Pennsylvania.

A lawyer for Pittston Area School District Superintendent Kevin Booth, accused by police of choking his wife, is undergoing unspecified "inpatient treatment" that postponed court hearings related to his behavior.

The Pittston Tomato Festival, an annual celebration of the fruit often confused for a vegetable, is on this weekend. And Miss Pennsylvania stopped by Luzerne County Community College ahead of the Miss America competition.

Events this weekend include Pittston’s annual celebration of the red juicy fruit thought of as a vegetable, an arts festival in Bloomsburg and a 5K at a winery in the Poconos.

Today is a busy day for Northeast and Central Pennsylvania. We take a look at the bill that would cut $1.1 billion from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and more.

Weekend options abound, including a new film festival in Lycoming County, a concert series in Luzerne County, a honey and blueberry festival in the Poconos and more.

The City of Pittston has a $26 million agreement with Pennsylvania American Water for the utility to take over its sewer system.