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BREAKING: Pa. Health Department OKs Tenor Health acquisition application for 3 NEPA hospitals
1+ hour, 37+ min ago (1045+ words) The deal is expected to see Tenor take over Wilkes-Barre General, Moses Taylor and Scranton Regional hospitals, which are owned by Commonwealth Health System. A potential sale price has not been disclosed. Officials with Tenor and Commonwealth said they are…...
Lackawanna County judge holds hearing on Clifton Twp. data center settlement challenges
17+ hour, 44+ min ago (897+ words) Lackawanna County Judge Mark Powell heard arguments Tuesday in a legal challenge to a settlement agreement between Clifton Twp. Supervisors, a local property owner and a data center developer from Doylestown. "We have a rather confusing docket to say the…...
Tenor Health says NEPA hospital purchase deal remains under Pa. Department of Health review
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (425+ words) A month after Tenor Health Foundation expected to take over three local hospitals, the nonprofit's leader issued a statement Tuesday saying only the state's approval is delaying its plan. "We stand ready to conclude the transaction and to successfully operate…...
Pa. Game Commission votes to keep current firearms deer opener date, plans to revisit moving it up
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (238+ words) The start of firearms deer season in Pennsylvania will stay on the current Saturday after Thanksgiving, after the Game Commission voted Saturday against shifting the opener to the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Some commissioners had argued the change would help declining…...
Rate hikes in store for electricity natural gas customers in Bradford, Tioga, Union counties
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (434+ words) Electricity and natural gas customers in three Northeast and Central Pennsylvania counties will face higher bills starting Thursday. The state Public Utility Commission voted Jan. 15 to approve rate-hike-request settlements for Wellsboro Electric Co., Valley Energy Inc. and Citizens" Electric Co....
NEPA storm aftermath: Shovel today, shiver for days to come
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (593+ words) The snow is just about over for now but the cold is not. Northeast Pennsylvania residents emerged from their homes Monday to finish digging out from Sunday's intense winter storm, and the timing couldn't have been better. Not just because…...
NEWS VOICES: Birds make a comeback at the Pa. Farm Show, leaders say bird flu is under control
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (82+ words) NEWS VOICES: Birds make a comeback at the Pa. Farm Show, leaders say bird flu is under control'WVIA Public Media NEWS VOICES: Birds make a comeback at the Pa. Farm Show, leaders say bird flu is under control This week,…...
Lackawanna County Commissioners offer their thoughts on proposed data center developments in the region
6+ day, 33+ min ago (772+ words) Lackawanna County Commissioner Bill Gaughan wants to know if the county could receive impact fees from the many proposed data centers in the area. "If data centers place unique burdens on infrastructure, which I believe they will [on] utilities, emergency…...
Pentagon vows to end 'woke distractions' at military's independent newspaper
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (58+ words) The editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes responds to a Defense Department announcement that it will assume greater control over the military newspaper. Pentagon vows to end 'woke distractions' at military's independent newspaper The editor-in-chief of Stars and Stripes responds to…...
2026 Pa. Farm Show reflections: Fun and food with a wider purpose
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (725+ words) The 2026 Pennsylvania Farm Show is history, but its many lessons will live on. The show's eight days of events, vendor exhibitions and food sales drew an estimated 500,000 visitors, state officials said, and spotlighted Pennsylvania's $132.5 billion agriculture industry. For WVIA News,…...