Borys Krawczeniuk

Xia Sun, accused of operating a brothel and human trafficking in Montoursville, Lycoming County, waived her right to a preliminary hearing on the charges last week.

Republican voter Eugene Kopecki, of Scranton, and Lackawanna County have agreed to settle his federal civil rights lawsuit over the mail-in ballot he never received last year.

Legendary jazz bassist Ron Carter will perform Sunday at the Scranton Cultural Center as part of the 21st Scranton Jazz Festival

Election boards in Lackawanna and Luzerne counties will soon vote on approving stock trade ban voter questions for the Nov. 3 election ballot.

U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan's campaign and a committee that helps Republican congressional candidates lambaste Democratic candidate Paige Cognetti's record of fighting crime as Scranton's mayor, but statistics show violent crime down in Scranton.

Christopher M. Wasnetsky of Dalton was charged by Scranton police in connection with the shooting of a coworker at Lowes on Viewmont Drive early Saturday, June 14, 2025

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro signs an executive order meant to regulate data centers in Pennsylvania during a news conference Aug. 18, 2026, in Harrisburg.

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, left, listens as Rep. Rob Bresnahan speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Mary Stegmaier mansion on South Franklin Street, Wilkes-Barre. Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, was visiting to promote Bresnahan's reelection campaign.

Prosecutors suddenly withdrew charges Friday against a suspect in the killing of a prominent Luzerne County businessman 15 years ago, allowing Thomas "Tim" Hunter to walk out of prison a free man.

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Austin Davis speaks during a news conference Aug. 24, 2026, at the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Local Union 445 hall in South Scranton. Davis, Gov. Josh Shapiro's running mate for reelection, touted their efforts on behalf of union workers. At left, state Sen. Marty Flynn listens.