Wilkes-Barre

The federal government has made a definitive decision on whether to go ahead with its proposed immigration detention centers in Schuylkill and Berks counties. Congressman Dan Meuser got confirmation on Friday.

Forty names etched in marble symbolize the dangers of mining Anthracite coal — and the heroism that happened regularly deep underground. A new memorial honoring recipients of the Carnegie Medal will be dedicated Saturday in Wilkes-Barre.

Here's everything you need to know about tickets, parking and shuttles for Saturday's America250PA Commonwealth Concert Series performance at Kirby Park in Wilkes-Barre, including the patriotic buses.

The president of a college in Kentucky will become the next president of Wilkes University.

The president of a college in Kentucky will become the next president of Wilkes University. James Cousins will assume the role at the Luzerne County school Aug. 1.

Expect interruptions in the parking lot and restricted areas in Kirby Park in Wilkes-Barre beginning Tuesday, June 16.

Local training programs help runners accomplish their goals, big and small. As runners begin training for the Steamtown Marathon in October, they share why they love the sport amid a rise in registrations for the race.

Longtime broadcaster George Graham to receive Cavalcade’s inaugural Champion of Jazz Award "for his extraordinary contributions to jazz broadcasting, recording, and promotion over more than five decades at WVIA Radio."

The Wyoming Valley Nurses Association, a local affiliate of the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals, represents 240 registered nurses at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. The union and new hospital owner Tenor Health Foundation ratified a new three-year contract Monday.

Letters from War: 1861,' draws on firsthand correspondence from Coal Region soldiers published in their NEPA hometown newspapers during the first year of the U.S. Civil War.