Wilkes-Barre

Dragon boats will race down the Susquehanna River in Wilkes-Barre this weekend, while a community event in Scranton will encourage sustainability and bring local businesses together.

Wilkes-Barre police charged Natasha Dixon, 35, with shooting Ayana Velardo, 30, after a confrontation inside a city hookah lounge early Saturday.

West Nile virus cases are on the rise in Pennsylvania and there’s a lot of controversy over the potential sale over Wilkes-Barre General and two Scranton hospitals.

West Nile virus cases are climbing in Pennsylvania. With two human cases reported, officials encourage taking steps to prevent mosquito bites, and ultimately, infection.

Board asks Gov. Josh Shapiro's office and the region's legislative delegation to halt any sale of WBGH, which was announced earlier this week with the news that owner Commonwealth Health had signed a letter of intent with Tenor, a California-based nonprofit, to sell three facilities in NEPA.

The lead singer of a Philadelphia-based rock band that got bumped from last month's Rockin' The River concert series in Wilkes-Barre over political concerns will be performing in the Diamond City next month.

Some of NEPA’s newest U.S. citizens waved small American flags, said the Pledge of Allegiance and sang “God Bless America.” Their journey to citizenship was honored during a ceremony in Wilkes-Barre.

The Lebanese-American Food Fest is in Scranton this weekend, while the Plymouth Alive Kielbasa Festival is happening in Luzerne County.

City of Wilkes-Barre employees are the latest to receive discounted tuition from Luzerne County Community College as part of the school’s workforce development partnership program.

The landlord for Keystone Mission’s former Wilkes-Barre Innovation center says the organization was months behind on rent before the shelter closed in July.