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The man who flipped the switch on WVIA-FM radio 52 years ago will be signing off in the new year. As George Graham's formal service to the station comes to a close, the legendary host, engineer and producer reflects on his career.

WVIA's Haley O'Brien shares her Year in Review. This year's top community engagement stories showcase the region's culture, quirks and talent... with some gardening tips, too.

A man from Wayne County was featured on a reality show for the amount of Christmas decorations he has collected over the last ten years. "Saint Nick’s Christmas Display," was featured on HGTV’s “Hoarding for the Holidays.”

Pennsylvania communities lost millions of dollars in federal funding this year after a congressional standoff forced lawmakers to pass a short-term spending bill that stripped out all Community Project Funding grants for fiscal year 2025.

The home of "Data Center Alley" in Virginia is vastly different from Lackawanna County. That's what officials from Lackawanna County found when they took a trip to Loudoun County, Virginia.

Pennsylvania has joined a multi-state lawsuit against rideshare app, Uber. And in the latest Community Connection, business leaders support education in the Scranton area.

It looks like Avian Influenza is back to plague Pennsylvania’s birds. About 400 snow geese likely died of the virus in Northampton County.

Vice President JD Vance was in Lehigh County yesterday talking about the economy. And a new program helps drivers with autism interact safely with police.

Pike has been Pennsylvania’s only county without a hospital or a primary care center. That changed on Monday. Northwell Health unveiled its new primary and immediate care center in Dingmans Ferry, which will be open to residents and visitors in January.

University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, or UPMC, started a rural residency program two years ago to bolster the rural doctor workforce. Residents start at UPMC Williamsport before transferring to either UPMC Wellsboro in Tioga county or its Cole location in western Pennsylvania.

Penn State faculty hoping to unionize across the university said Tuesday they filed the paperwork and signatures needed for a vote. And authorities have publicly identified the victims of a machete attack at a downtown Scranton apartment building earlier this week.

As snow fell and a biting cold settled over Wilkes-Barre last week, Pastor Sam Garnett opened the doors of Calvary Bible Church to anyone needing a warm place to sleep. In Scranton, Catholic Social Services did the same at Weston Field. Both cities have found new partners for the Code Blue Emergency shelter program that was previously run by Keystone Mission.

In his 90-minute speech in Monroe County, Trump mocked Democrats’ claims over a so-called affordability crisis and said he hopes Democrats focus on trans rights, immigration policies and religious concerns instead of economic issues.

Penn State football has a new head coach - Matt Campbell was introduced at an emotional press conference Monday afternoon. And as President Donald Trump heads for Monroe County Tuesday night, there may be traffic delays in the area.

Mehmet Oz joined U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan in Scranton Friday to discuss health care, and the Rural Health Transformation Fund, a provision in Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill that will give $50 billion to states over five years.

President Donald Trump will visit Northeast Pennsylvania on Tuesday for the first time since his election last year, a White House official confirmed Thursday.

Michael Mullins died from ALS in 2022. Motivated by the loss of his father, state Rep. Kyle Mullins helped secure $5 million in the state budget to study diseases like ALS, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

Chesapeake Bay officials elected Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro to lead a regional agreement to help clean and restore the waterway. The first-term Democrat will take the reins at a tumultuous time for the 40-year-old partnership.

A particular brand of potato chips found only in Pennsylvania draws snackers and spectators to see who can eat the most in five minutes. NEPA's Middleswarth chip-eating champion set a new record in a competition over the weekend.

December 1, 2025– Toyota of Scranton will host a blood drive tomorrow in honor of Giving Tuesday, to raise money and fortify blood donations in support of two employees’ family members. The state budget has a new fund for neurodegenerative disease research, and a Lackawanna County lawmaker helped lead the charge. And, a Luzerne County nonprofit brings together the region’s older adults and disadva...

Geisinger Life Flight 3, based at the Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton International Airport, or AVP, recently celebrated one year at its new hangar, built from the ground up with COVID-19 grants. And, find out how to shop small in Luzerne and Lackawanna counties for Small Business Saturday.

Members of the Ballet Theatre of Scranton will once again offer a free weekend of “Nutcracker” performances at the Theatre at North. The tradition began 50 years ago with the late Constance Reynolds, who founded the company.

Thom Welby, Lackawanna County’s newest commissioner, is sworn in and on the job. And The Woodlands, a hotel and resort in Luzerne County, is shut down by code enforcement.

A Chabad rabbi wants to open 12 cabins for a religious retreat in Waverly Twp., Lackawanna County. Last week’s three-hour zoning meeting became tense.

Medical students from Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine comfort hospice patients while their families are away. The students are part of the national No One Dies Alone program. And, Lackawanna County hopes "The Trouble with Cali" ends with an upcoming documentary.