Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport board member Bill Gaughan, a Lackawanna County commissioner, raised questions Thursday about how fellow Commissioner Chris Chermak became a finalist for the airport's executive director opening.

Lackawanna County Commissioner Chris Chermak said he's more than qualified to serve as the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport's new executive director.

The Lackawanna County commissioners voted 2 to 1 to temporarily replace Commissioner Chris Chermak on the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport board because he's a candidate to run the airport.

Lackawanna County Commissioner Chris Chermak told Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport board members he will step down temporarily amid the executive director search. He later confirmed he's a candidate for the job.

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport will host "FIFI," a Boeing B-29 Superfortress, similar to one that help the U.S. win World War II, and other vintage warplanes.

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport has narrowed its search for an executive director to replace Carl Beardsley Jr. to seven candidates.

Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti’s State of the City address focused on a positive future for the Electric City, which turned 160 on Thursday.

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport pushed ahead with a terminal expansion Thursday as Lackawanna County Commissioner Chris Chermak hinted he might want to be the next airport executive director.

With the partial federal shutdown delaying paychecks of the agents at its security checkpoints, the local airport tried to help. The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport held a food drive for the TSA agents.

The Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport organized a drive to collect food, gift cards, pet food, toiletries and household supplies to aid TSA agents working without pay for six weeks.