Photo gallery: Opening day of the Pittston City Farmers’ Market
The Pittston City Farmers’ Market opened for the season on Tuesday. The market is held every Tuesday through…
Photo gallery: 5th annual First to Fall ceremony
The West Pittston Historical Society hosted the 5th annual First to Fall ceremony on June 28 at the…
The House Noir brings mystery, romance to local dining scene
“Flesh & Fire,” a 36-ounce ribeye for two, makes a cinematic entrance at the table. Nearly cooked through,…
Pittston housing initiative earns national praise
PITTSTON — The City of Pittston is getting national praise over one of its housing initiatives. The International…
The NEPA 30, No. 3: Region’s role in the eight-hour workday
The stories of life in the coal mines of Northeast Pennsylvania paint a grim picture of long, grueling…
Big Boy gets a grateful send-off after stay in Scranton
The Union Pacific Railroad’s famed Big Boy No. 4014, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, left Scranton on…
The NEPA 30: How Scranton’s fledgling iron industry connected the early U.S.
In 1846, George Scranton traveled to New York City, hoping to strike a deal with the New York…
Conyngham man dragged, killed in hit-and-run crash in Philadelphia
A Conyngham man was killed in a hit-and-run vehicle crash in Philadelphia and authorities are searching for the…
The NEPA 30, No. 5: Scranton’s electric street car changed commuting forever
On Nov. 30, 1886, the British-American Henry M. Stanley visited Scranton to deliver a speech to a crowd…
Stay cool: Dangerous heat wave to hit NEPA this week
The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for Tuesday and an extreme heat watch for the…
Parking restricted Wednesday, Thursday in Wilkes-Barre for street cleaning
WILKES-BARRE — Parking restrictions will be in place on certain city streets Wednesday and Thursday so they can…
America250 history trail: Explore NEPA’s industrial might
When the cannons of the Revolutionary War cooled and the nation’s independence was secured, Pennsylvania’s work was far…