Wyoming County

November’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits will not be paid to Pennsylvanians due to the federal government shutdown. The U.S. Department of Agriculture notified states earlier this month that it would not be able to fully fund SNAP for November during the shutdown.

WVIA will partner with Wyoming County's Opioid Settlement Committee this Sunday for 'Wyoming County Voices: Battling the Opioid Crisis Together.' Admission to the town hall is free, and the event will be hosted at the Dietrich Theater in Tunkhannock.

Halloween season is in full swing! Haunted hayrides, family-friendly fun and ghostly experiences await those in search of a scary good time in Northeast Pennsylvania.

Chants of “No Kings” may return throughout Northeast and Central Pennsylvania during a nationwide day of “peaceful action” on Saturday. No Kings rallies are planned in all 50 states for Saturday, Oct. 18. They’re organized by groups such as the ACLU, 50501, and locally, Action Together NEPA.

A Dalton police officer suffered stab wounds Wednesday night after responding to a report of a domestic dispute in Factoryville.

Lackawanna County is still without a third commissioner after the state supreme court blocked Brenda Sacco's appointment. Meanwhile, Pennsylvania is still without a state budget as legislators return to Harrisburg.

September is National Recovery Month, and members of Wyoming/ Sullivan Counties’ treatment court celebrated a milestone in their recoveries during their graduation Thursday evening in Tunkhannock.

Events this weekend will showcase the region’s Italian heritage, coal mining history and more.

Events this weekend include Pittston’s annual celebration of the red juicy fruit thought of as a vegetable, an arts festival in Bloomsburg and a 5K at a winery in the Poconos.

Wyoming County District Attorney Joe Peters withdraws charges against county Children and Youth Services caseworker Gerald Pender because a state appeals court ruled Adams County caseworkers doing their jobs had immunity from prosecution.