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A century ago, the Pennsylvania Power and Light Company of Allentown – now PPL – dammed the Wallenpaupack River to provide hydroelectric power for the region. The project created Lake Wallenpaupack and generated not only electricity but also a $72 billion per year outdoor economy for the Poconos.

A second downtown Scranton water main break in less than two weeks again closed businesses and government buildings and forced residents to boil their water or find clean water elsewhere.

It's Monday, July 27. Today on Up to Date: state grants for farmers, summer program for students, Lackawanna County crime and Community Connections.

The East Region Junior Little League Softball Championship started Thursday in Nanticoke. The Pennsylvania State Major Baseball Tournament starts Monday in Jenkins Twp.

For Pete's Sake Cancer Respite Foundation and Wooldloch Resort have teamed up on a cancer respite center set to open on Woodloch's Pike County property in the fall of 2027.

Amid increased operating costs and declining enrollment, Wyoming Seminary eliminated the jobs of 22 employees while making plans for financial stability moving forward.

State rep. shares hopeful cancer outlook, Pennsylvania American Water rate hike is approved and beach read recommendations.

Pennsylvania is one of more than 30 states that have reported cases of a parasitic infection that causes diarrhea. The state's Department of Health recorded 28 cases of cyclosporiasis so far this year. Two of those are in Northeast Pennsylvania.

A non-discrimination ordinance passed by Luzerne County Council in June is caught in a battle to either repeal it or put it up for a county-wide vote on whether or not to keep it. While county residents and officials trade petitions, lawsuits and challenges, the fate of the law is uncertain.

State police have charged a Susquehanna County man with shooting his uncle and two friends to death Monday in Great Bend Township.