Susquehanna County

Montrose Meteors head coach Tracie McComb is making history in Susquehanna County as the first woman to coach varsity boys basketball in the Lackawanna League.

Few women coach boys varsity basketball. Montrose head coach Tracie McComb — the first woman to do so in the Lackawanna League — focuses on growth and bringing her team together.

PennDOT has named Jonathan A. Eboli, a Lackawanna County native with extensive transportation engineering experience, to lead the agency's Dunmore-based District 4.

For the month of February, the public is invited to vote for their favorite French onion soup served by participating local restaurants. Twenty restaurants will take part in the first-ever Onion Cup.

The official America250PA County Kick-Off ceremonies will recognize each county's contributions to the nation's history and this year's semiquincentennial celebrations.

The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources on Monday announced an estimated $82 million investment in new state funding for more than 295 recreation and conservation projects across the state, including about $10 million for Northeast and Northcentral Pennsylvania.

Geisinger nurses went on strike in Luzerne County. Officials fought to find a new buyer for three local hospitals after a deal fell through more than a year ago. And communities came together to support their most vulnerable — the aging, uninsured and hungry.

Commissioners voted Monday to update their Subdivision and Land Development Plan to include data centers.

John 'Stanky' Stankovic, the Nanticoke-born polka musician whose band performed all over the United States and around the world, died early Christmas Day. He was 89.

Follow along each day at WVIA.org as we publish '2025 Year in Review,' a week-long series recounting the top stories of the past year through New Year's Day. Today, check out the top news stories from some of the rural communities in our region.