Lackawanna County

12/27/2025

WEATHER ALERT ⚠️🌧️ Freezing rain expected Sunday afternoon into Sunday night. Strong gusty westerly winds possible Monday afternoon through Tuesday.

12/26/2025

Sending love and light this Kwanzaa.

12/26/2025

❄️⚠️𝗖𝗢𝗗𝗘 𝗕𝗟𝗨𝗘 𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗦 𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗨𝗘𝗗 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛 𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗬𝗘𝗔𝗥'𝗦 𝗘𝗩𝗘 𝗗𝗔𝗬⚠️❄️ A 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗱 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁 will be in effect 𝗦𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗗𝗔𝗬 (Dec. 27), 𝗠𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗔𝗬 (Dec. 29) and 𝗧𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬 (Dec. 30) nights (8 p.m. each night to 7 a.m. the next morning).

Code Blue is a weather alert issued during extreme cold (temperatures expected to drop below 20 degrees), triggering a plan to help vulnerable populations, especially the homeless. Emergency shelter can be found at the following locations:
🛏️ 𝗦𝘁. 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆'𝘀 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻, 409 Olive St., Scranton, open 7 p.m. to 8 a.m.
🛏️ 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲, 982 Providence Road, Scranton, opens at 7:30 p.m.
🛏️ 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 (CIC), 445 North 6th Ave., Scranton, open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (open later if need requires).

Catholic Social Services of The Diocese of Scranton
Community Intervention Center

12/26/2025

WEATHER ALERT ⚠️❄️ A winter weather advisory is in effect for Lackawanna County from 1 p.m. today until Saturday morning.

12/25/2025

12/24/2025

Catholic Social Services tells 28/22 News that Code Blue shelters in the Scranton area are in desperate need of blankets and linens. They run Saint Anthony’s Haven on Olive Street, as well as at the Weston Field House on Providence Road.

SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU)— A local organization needs your help keeping people warm this winter. Catholic Social Services tells 28/22 News that Code Blue shelters in the Scranton area…

12/24/2025

Families are invited to celebrate New Year’s Eve with the Valley Community Library on December 31. There will be a storytime at 11:00 a.m. followed by a party counting down until NOON. There will be fun crafts, activities, and music! Registration is required.
📅 December 31
⏰ 11:00 A.M.
🔗 https://lclshome.org/event/noon-year-eve-party/

12/23/2025

📢❄️ Lackawanna County’s Electric City Trolley Museum, 300 Cliff St., Scranton, is CLOSED TODAY, Dec. 23, due to winter weather conditions. All scheduled excursions and museum visits for today are cancelled. Need to speak to someone? Please email trolleymuseum@lackawannacounty.org or call 570-963-6590.

12/23/2025

WEATHER ALERT ⚠️❄️ Accumulating snow this morning with a wintry mix this afternoon. Lackawanna County is under a Winter Weather Advisory.

12/23/2025

STARTS FRIDAY! 🏀🏀 The 𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗚𝗘𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗧𝗬 𝗝𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗥 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛 𝗕𝗔𝗦𝗞𝗘𝗧𝗕𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗔𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 sponsored by Lackawanna County will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 26, and Monday, Dec. 29, at Scranton High School, 63 Mike Munchak Way. Girls and boys in seventh and eighth grades from schools throughout Lackawanna County will compete. Admission is free and there are no entry fees for the teams. Volunteers from the William J. Gerrity Scholarship Committee will staff the event.

12/22/2025

** 𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗 ** ❄️⚠️𝗖𝗢𝗗𝗘 𝗕𝗟𝗨𝗘 𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗖𝗛𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗠𝗔𝗦 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 ⚠️❄️ A 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗱 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁 will be in effect 𝗪𝗘𝗗𝗡𝗘𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬 (Christmas Eve, Dec. 24), 𝗧𝗛𝗨𝗥𝗦𝗗𝗔𝗬 (Christmas Day, Dec. 25) and 𝗙𝗥𝗜𝗗𝗔𝗬 (Dec. 26) nights (8 p.m. each night to 7 a.m. the next morning).

Code Blue is a weather alert issued during extreme cold (temperatures expected to drop below 20 degrees), triggering a plan to help vulnerable populations, especially the homeless. Emergency shelter can be found at the following locations:
🛏️ 𝗦𝘁. 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻𝘆'𝘀 𝗛𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗻, 409 Olive St., Scranton, open 7 p.m. to 8 a.m.
🛏️ 𝗪𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲, 982 Providence Road, Scranton, opens at 7:30 p.m.
🛏️ 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 (CIC), 445 North 6th Ave., Scranton, open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (open later if need requires).

Catholic Social Services of The Diocese of Scranton
Community Intervention Center