Wilkes University

Coach Mark Ross readies Lackawanna College football for its first Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference game. Also, more on Wyoming Valley West vs. West Scranton preview.

The 2026 high school football season gets underway Friday night, and we look ahead to tonight's Berwick-North Pocono game. Also: Wilkes and King's prepare for next week's Mayor's Cup.

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.

Wilkes University seeks a leader who can navigate pressures in higher education, increase accessibility and affordability and be a champion of the school in downtown Wilkes-Barre.

As college students return to campuses for the spring semester, leaders from schools across Northeast and Central Pennsylvania have scheduled additional training, reevaluated security and planned drills.

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.

Wilkes University President Greg Cant will retire next year, the school announced to campus today. The move comes as Wilkes deals with a budget deficit and as students demand accountability.

Christmas came early for students at Dr. David W. Kistler Elementary School in Wilkes-Barre on Thursday, thanks to athletes from Wilkes University.

Thom Welby, Lackawanna County’s newest commissioner, is sworn in and on the job. And The Woodlands, a hotel and resort in Luzerne County, is shut down by code enforcement.