Today, get an inside look at the science fiction-like tech in Scranton’s new police cars, high school students learn to fly drones and we’re talking about a close encounter of the Carbondale kind.

Protestors want both Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senators to hold town hall meetings, a Luzerne County fifth-grader wins a national handwriting award, and healthcare experts share their concerns for rural hospitals.

Today - pregnant mothers have a new place to stay in Scranton, the state is looking for ideas on how to improve higher education, talk trains with Roger DuPuis and Borys Krawczeniuk, and find your next read in the mystery section.

Today, as we wrap up the week, we’ll learn about foster grandparents in Central Pennsylvania, visit a new candy factory in Lackawanna County and get the scoop on a cat show coming to Luzerne County this weekend.

Today - police say a partner at the Ritz Theatre stole thousands of dollars from the business in its first year, students in Lackawanna County want to help each other with mental health, and meteorologists sound off on the future of forecasting as budget cuts hit the National Weather Service.

Today - Democrats hold onto control of the Pennsylvania state house, we'll learn the state of the Electric City, and there’s a new resource for farmers who grow specialty crops.

Today - cherry blossom season is on the way, there’s a new place for teachers to rest and recharge in Tunkhannock, and 20 years ago this week, the world clocks in at Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton branch for the first time.

No matter where or when you’re listening, we’ll be bringing you the most interesting and important stories of the day every weekday here on Up to Date.As we start the week today - a Wyoming County borough will spend the year celebrating its 150th anniversary, local medical students learn where they’ll spend their residencies, and we’ll talk off the mat with a nationally ranked wrestler from Wilkes University.

Today - a central Pennsylvania lawmaker weighs in on the Department of Education, a special election next week will decide who controls the state house, and make your weekend plans with Haley’s Happy Hour.

Today - farmers market season is on the way, but some seniors will have less to spend on fresh produce, an embattled township supervisor says she won’t resign, and a petting zoo becomes a nonprofit.