{"id":250325,"date":"2026-07-23T15:03:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T15:03:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/250325\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T15:03:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T15:03:07","slug":"the-times-tribunes-prize-winning-stories-photos-from-the-2026-keystones-scranton-times-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/250325\/","title":{"rendered":"The Times-Tribune\u2019s prize-winning stories, photos from the 2026 Keystones \u2013 Scranton Times-Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Times-Tribune has been recognized for outstanding journalism at the 2026 Keystone Media Awards by earning 10 awards that span breaking news, investigative reporting, photography, and design.<\/p>\n<p>Across its broader family of Northeast Pennsylvania newspapers, the media cluster owned by MediaNews Group secured 18 awards, underscoring a commitment to high-quality local news coverage throughout the region, said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes-tribune.com\/author\/larry-holeva\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Larry Holeva<\/a>, executive editor of the group who praised the team\u2019s dedication to readers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese awards are a direct reflection of the work you do every day to keep our communities informed,\u201d he told the staff. \u201cWhether you are diving into complex local issues, capturing the perfect photograph at a breaking news scene, designing compelling front pages, or highlighting the people who make Northeast Pennsylvania unique, your dedication to your craft shines through.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Journalists from the Alabama Media Association judged the annual contest.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting the Scranton newsroom\u2019s haul is a Specialty Award in Public Notices earned by reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes-tribune.com\/author\/frank-lesnefsky\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Frank Lesnefsky<\/a>. Holeva gave a special shout-out to Lesnefsky for his \u201crelentless, multi-part coverage of local data centers, solar farms, and landfill developments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the specialty honor, The Times-Tribune took home three first-place finishes, five second-place finishes, and an honorable mention.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen we compare this year\u2019s results to the 2025 Keystone Awards, the trajectory of our journalism is clear,\u201d Holeva said, noting the growing collaborative strength of the newsrooms. \u201cWe are winning categories that require both immediate grit for breaking news and long-term vision for investigative and enterprise reporting.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sister publications The Citizens\u2019 Voice, Republican-Herald, and Standard-Speaker captured the remaining eight awards.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the full list of the 2026 Keystone Media Award winners from The Times-Tribune:<\/p>\n<p>Specialty award<\/p>\n<p>Public notices: Frank Lesnefsky<\/p>\n<p>First place<\/p>\n<p>Second place<\/p>\n<p>Honorable mention<\/p>\n<p>Investigative reporting: Frank Lesnefsky for \u201cData Centers.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Times-Tribune has been recognized for outstanding journalism at the 2026 Keystone Media Awards by earning 10 awards&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":250326,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[201,182,28,178,180,179,181],"class_list":["post-250325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-lackawanna-county","tag-local-news","tag-pennsylvania","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news","tag-top-stories-stt"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=250325"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250325\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/250326"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=250325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=250325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=250325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}