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Black Scranton Project will partner with We Respect and Care (WRC), an organization that supports survivors of sexual abuse, to offer a free community health fair.

Amazon Web Services' newest data processing center will be in Luzerne County. It will be powered by the neighboring nuclear power plant.

Keystone sought approval for a “membership interest transfer agreement” with the Washington Institute for Education and Research.

Scranton Police Detective Kyle Gilmartin talks about his recovery, gratitude ahead of State of the Union address in Washington, D.C..

The undulating ground beneath Northeast Pennsylvania tells a story. Underground miners chipped away at anthracite coal while strip miners shredded the earth’s surface to meet the economic demand of an industrializing nation for more than 100 years.

For over a century, the Lackawanna River was polluted by the mining industry, sewers and garbage. In the late 80s, an association formed to change that. From 1991 until this past December, Dunmore native Bernie McGurl was at the helm as executive director. He’s now moved into a part-time role at the Lackawanna River Conservation Association, passing on a legacy of clean water and land conservation in the region. WVIA News takes a look back at Bernie’s more than three decades of involvement with the LRCA and how attitudes have changed.

The Moses Taylor Foundation found that school nurses are under-resourced and understaffed. To help solve that problem, the foundation and Penn State Pro Wellness created the Nurse Mentorship Program.

A cartoonist and author, a Central Pa. native, enthralls an eager audience at Wilkes University.

The Osterhout Free Library is hosting a series of Adulting 101 programs for teens. The programs are open for ages 12 to 18. Participants may sign up for one or all of the sessions. Space is limited for each program at the library located at 71 S. Franklin St. Wilkes-Barre. Sessions include: Career Coaching, March 6, 5 p.m.; Meal Prep Made Easy, March 9, 10 a.m.; Dollars and Sense, March 20, 5 p.m.; Talk with a Cop, March 27, 5 p.m.; And Sew it Begins Again, April 1, at 4 p.m.; and Beginners Yoga, April 11, 6:30 p.m. Registration is required and is available online at: https://osterhout.info/program-registration/ or by contacting the library at 570-823-0156. More details about the programs can be by visiting https://osterhout.info/kids-teens-adults/teens/

Learn how to clean up your criminal record on Tuesday, March 12. An “Expungement - Clean Slate Clinic” will be held at Mohegan Pennsylvania Convention Center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. One-on-one meetings will be available with legal advocates. They will walk participants through a new state law that allows more people to clean up their criminal record. Guidance and paperwork will be provided. The free clinic is from the Educational Opportunity Centers of PA and North Penn Legal Services. The new Clean Slate law passed the state legislature on Dec. 13. Filing of paperwork began on Feb. 15.Registration is required for the clinic by visiting https://form.jotform.com/ToolsEOC/expungement--clean-sl-clinic3122