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The Penn State Board of Trustees decided last year to keep the Hazleton campus open.

“Arachnophilia," a psychological thriller about a woman who overcomes her fear of spiders, will be filmed at sites in and around Scranton.

Coaches and players at the three schools — Abington Heights, Holy Cross and Valley View — say the opportunity showcases the talent on area fields.

Union Pacific welcomed WVIA News into the cab of Big Boy 4014 as the steam locomotive traveled between Sayre, Pa., and Owego, N.Y., Friday on a cross-country tour set to enter NEPA on Saturday.

James Cousins will serve as the next president of Wilkes University.

The Miners Memorial opened on Public Square in Wilkes-Barre in 2014. The heroes monument, on right, will be dedicated on Saturday.

First-grade students at L.R. Appleman Elementary School in Benton work on literacy skills before summer break. Unlike other districts in the region, Benton has maintained proficiency rates for English language arts tests.

The days leading up to the nation’s 250th birthday will feature hot dogs, high temperatures and humidity. The temperature in Northeast and Northcentral Pennsylvania could reach 100 degrees by Thursday. The humidity will make it feel even hotter.

The sale of ¼ pound of marijuana and the use of counterfeit bills led to the death of a 19-year-old man from Scranton, Lackawanna County District Attorney Brian J. Gallagher said Tuesday. Police charged Kayden Christopher Jurbala, 20, of Archbald, with criminal homicide and robbery in connection with the death of Tyvon Amari Ash.

Lackawanna College's Angeli Hall, the former Scranton Central High School, is located in downtown Scranton.