Chesapeake Bay officials elected Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro to lead a regional agreement to help clean and restore the waterway. The first-term Democrat will take the reins at a tumultuous time for the 40-year-old partnership.

A particular brand of potato chips found only in Pennsylvania draws snackers and spectators to see who can eat the most in five minutes. NEPA's Middleswarth chip-eating champion set a new record in a competition over the weekend.

December 1, 2025– Toyota of Scranton will host a blood drive tomorrow in honor of Giving Tuesday, to raise money and fortify blood donations in support of two employees’ family members. The state budget has a new fund for neurodegenerative disease research, and a Lackawanna County lawmaker helped lead the charge. And, a Luzerne County nonprofit brings together the region’s older adults and disadvantaged with soup.

Geisinger Life Flight 3, based at the Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton International Airport, or AVP, recently celebrated one year at its new hangar, built from the ground up with COVID-19 grants. And, find out how to shop small in Luzerne and Lackawanna counties for Small Business Saturday.

Members of the Ballet Theatre of Scranton will once again offer a free weekend of “Nutcracker” performances at the Theatre at North. The tradition began 50 years ago with the late Constance Reynolds, who founded the company.

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.

A Chabad rabbi wants to open 12 cabins for a religious retreat in Waverly Twp., Lackawanna County. Last week’s three-hour zoning meeting became tense.

Medical students from Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine comfort hospice patients while their families are away. The students are part of the national No One Dies Alone program. And, Lackawanna County hopes "The Trouble with Cali" ends with an upcoming documentary.

Once upon a time, there was a railroad line - and the road to the underworld will start in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre this weekend. Two casts of students will tell the tale of Orpheus and Eurydice in “Hadestown: Teen Edition.”

Division III basketball teams aren’t supposed to beat Division I opponents. The University of Scranton women’s team didn’t believe that Sunday, even though ESPN gave the Royals a .1% chance of beating the University of Pittsburgh.