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November’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits will not be paid to Pennsylvanians due to the federal government shutdown. The U.S. Department of Agriculture notified states earlier this month that it would not be able to fully fund SNAP for November during the shutdown.

Gardening season is in full swing, and some of the Back Mountain’s best gardens will be on display this weekend. And Lackawanna County's wastewater treatment plant is taking a proactive approach to 'forever chemicals.'

The Lackawanna River Basin Authority says mandates are not in place yet but they're preparing to have to monitor the amount of 'forever chemicals' in the wastewater that they treat.

The United Way of Lackawanna, Wayne and Pike hosted the event, which featured many organizations that serve older adults in the region.

The Pennsylvania Environmental Hearing Board ruled on Tuesday that the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) needs to revisit its permit for the Keystone Sanitary Landfill in Lackawanna County.

The Scranton Counseling Center’s mental health co-responder provides assistance to Lackawanna and Susquehanna counties’ police departments on mental health crisis calls.