One of the very few instances in recent history in which Wilkes-Barre City Council members didn’t cast unanimous votes has ...

WILKES-BARRE — Chason Goldschmitz, the new executive director of the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic, recently toured the Luzerne County Courthouse and met with county officials to discuss the ...

The Diamond City Partnership's Ambassador Team is in place to provide a sense of cleanliness, comfortability and attractiveness to the Downtown Business Improvement District (BID). Dressed in ...

The Keystone Mission has been having a rough time. The nonprofit, which provides services to homeless individuals in Luzerne and Lackawanna counties, dismissed its executive director Danielle ...

Mayor George Brown, at Thursday’s regular council meeting, gave an update on efforts to rebuild a local baseball field after it was heavily damaged by a Fourth of July fire last year.

City Council is considering possible changes to rules that currently require licensed plumbers and electricians to do most kinds of plumbing and electrical work in the city — along with potential ...

Judy Ward (R-Blair County), and Dave Argall (R-Pottsville) on Monday announced a joint effort to introduce legislation to ...

A city council meeting in Scranton today had the council split over pay raises for council members and the mayor in 2026.Both ordinances passed 3-2 with Schuster and McAndrews opposing.“The raises ...

Scranton elects council members at-large. In Wilkes-Barre, a study commission recommended electing city council in districts instead of at-large. Voters approved the change in 2001, but court ...

Former President Joe Biden's pardon of Judge Michael Conahan drew bipartisan outrage in Pennsylvania, and now, his additional ...