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Rachael Stark, left, program manager for the Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC), and Owen Worozbyt, Director of Operations for the Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority, met on the Lackawanna Heritage Trail to discuss the NEPA Eco Tour on June 6 and 7.
Ararat to Berwick: June bike tour aims to showcase Northeast Pa.
NEPA Ecotour will be held on June 6 and 7. It’s not an overnight cycling trip but rather the 85 miles from Ararat to Berwick will be split up over two days.
Pennsylvania supports mothers with 5-year maternal health plan
The Shapiro Administration launched the ‘Healthy Moms, Vibrant Futures’ maternal health strategic action plan in March. Its goal is to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity, supported by community input, collaboration from multiple state departments and a 5-year federal grant.
From left: An aerial view of Scranton; engineers at work in a factory; Teri Oooms, founding CEO of The Institiute.
Indicators 2026: AI, Medicaid and tariff policies among national issues facing NEPA's economy
Economic, demographic, and quality of life trends have been at the heart of The Institute's annual indicators report over the 21 years it has tracked data in NEPA. This year, major national issues also are making their presence felt: Artificial Intelligence, data centers, federal Medicaid cuts and tariffs.
National immigration clash plays out in divided Northeast and Central Pa.
Federal agents have arrested hundreds in Northeast and Central Pa. as critics question the wisdom and purpose of detaining so many non-criminal immigrants.
The Shapiro Administration, members of the Pennsylvania General Assembly, and maternal health advocates unveil the Commonwealth's Maternal Health Strategic Action Plan, entitled 'Healthy Moms, Vibrant Futures' at Hamilton Health Center. The new report outlines work in progress and ongoing strategies developed based on feedback from women across Pennsylvania to combat high rates of maternal mortality, especially among Black women, and to alleviate barriers pregnant women in Pennsylvania experience getting the prenatal and postpartum care they and their children need to live healthier lives.
Pennsylvania supports its mothers with 5-year maternal health strategic action plan
The ‘Healthy Moms, Vibrant Futures’ maternal health strategic action plan, launched by the Shapiro Administration, aims to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity supported by community input and a five-year grant.
Judge of Elections Shirley Redick readies a polling machine for the 2024 Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania 2026 Primary: Tuesday, May 12 is deadline for absentee ballot, mail-in requests
Your request for an absentee or mail-in ballot must be received by your county election office by 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 12.
Scranton family donates AED machines to youth leagues, will lead heart walk
This weekend’s American Heart Association Heart Walk was led by 3-year-old Tate Engles. His family has purchased Automated External Defibrillator machines for youth sports leagues in Lackawanna County, plus Governor Josh Shapiro sends utility companies a letter.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to open a 7,500-bed immigrant detention center in the former Big Lots warehouse in Tremont Twp., Schuylkill County
IMMIGRATION: As ICE cracks down on immigrants, plans to house in Schuylkill County detention center stir questions
IMMIGRATION: ICE plans to house up to 7,500 immigrants in a former Big Lots warehouse in Tremont Twp., Schuylkill County.
IMMIGRATION: Housing ICE detainees means millions of dollars for Pike County
The Pike County Correctional Facility has housed men accused of immigration violations for three decades, producing millions of dollars in revenue that help control taxes.
NEWS VOICES: Union Pacific 'Big Boy' train headed to Scranton
This week we’re talking about trains - but not the train from Scranton to New York City that we’ve talked about before. This time, WVIA’s Roger DuPuis joins WVIA's Sarah Scinto in the podcast studio with news about a different train making its way to the Steamtown National Historic Site for a special event.