Good morning, Scranton.

More than 600 locals gathered at McDade Park for the 8th annual Hospice of the Sacred Heart Remembrance Walk, honoring loved ones & celebrating community unity as walkers wore shirts bearing names & watched bubbles rise by the lake.

Pennsylvania is updating its Medicaid system with an 80-hour-per-month work requirement and semiannual eligibility checks scheduled to take effect Jan.

1, 2027, as state officials send outreach by mail, texts, and robocalls to help recipients avoid benefit disruptions (including new paperwork demands). Some affected locals worry the added process may hinder access to care.