Donnie Collins

When members of the Luzerne County Council voted to pass a much talked-about non-discrimination ordinance on Tuesday, they showed no small amount of political courage.

For nearly half a century, Bartholomew Richard Fitzgerald-Smythe was considered Wilkes-Barre's favorite son — even though very few knew his name.

On Nov. 30, 1886, the British-American Henry M. Stanley visited Scranton to deliver a speech to a crowd of gatherers at the Academy of Music on Wyoming Avenue. Fifteen years earlier, he found the pioneering Christian missionary and martyr Dr. David Livingstone during an exploration in modern-day Tanzania. He greeted the legendary man with a phrase still fa

On Nov. 30, 1886, the British-American Henry M. Stanley visited Scranton to deliver a speech to a crowd of gatherers at the Academy of Music on Wyoming Avenue.

In 1846, George Scranton traveled to New York City, hoping to strike a deal with the New York and Erie Railroad. For both sides, it was a meeting born of utter desperation.

In 1846, George Scranton traveled to New York City, hoping to strike a deal with the New York and Erie Railroad. For both sides, it was a meeting born of utter desperation.

A day after returning from a trip to Ukraine to meet with its president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham collapsed and died suddenly due to an aortic dissection on Saturday night.

George Skuba and Andrew Vajda work for control of the ball during a shooting and passing drill at MMI Preparatory School’s summer soccer camp on Friday, July 17, 2026 at the school in Freeland.(John Haeger / Staff Photographer)

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre's Triple-A baseball franchise will be going by a new name in 2027.

Team officials announced Tuesday that the RailRiders moniker the team went by for the past 13 years will be replaced by a new name and look that