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We'll host political experts who will offer a local perspective on the 2026 midterm election.
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Beneath the streets of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, lies a world forgotten by time.
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Meet apprentice mechanic Aidan Morrow and see what it takes to keep a factory running. -
Jim Van Laak worked on the front lines of NASA and was a key player in establishing the ISS.
What to Watch & Listen to on WVIA This October
Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District Debate
Thursday, October 29th at 7pmWVIA will host a debate for PA's 8th Congressional District seat. Participants will be Incumbent Congressman Rob Bresnahan (R) and challenger Paige Cognetti (D). The debate will be broadcast live on WVIA-TV, WVIA Radio and live-streamed on WVIA.org, and the station’s YouTube channel. The moderator of the debate will be Tracey Matisak.
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President Donald Trump said that his administration is "terminating" a Biden-era rule that aimed to cut planet-warming emissions of methane from oil and gas drilling. -
Tampa Bay became the fourth team in World Series history to avoid elimination with an extra-inning comeback. Game 5 in the best-of-seven matchup is Wednesday night at Tropicana Field. -
Flávio Bolsonaro leaves Brazil for the U.S. amid a money-laundering probe, as Washington agrees to issue visas to him and his family. -
Intense rainstorms linked to a very active El Niño-driven Pacific hurricane season have left thousands of people in the Four Corners states displaced. -
Israelis voted in their highest numbers in over two decades in a tense national election to decide whether to stick with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's far-right coalition. -
The current outbreak, first identified in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has now counted 10,000 patients and has spread with great speed. How can it be stopped? -
A federal judge has barred the government from clearing more trees or making other alterations to D.C.'s East Potomac Park without proper notice. Trump says his administration will appeal. -
Russia says it will open a humanitarian corridor to the occupied Ukrainian town of Oleshky, where residents have been trapped by minefields, constant shelling and drone attacks.
- WVIA Wins Two Mid-Atlantic Emmy Awards for Regional Storytelling
- WVIA to Present Live Debate for Pennsylvania's 8th Congressional District on October 29
- WVIA Earns Four NETA Public Media Awards, Including Excellence in Education
- WVIA Earns W. Howard Hartman Little League Friendship Award, Continues 25-Year Tradition of Challenger Division Exhibition Game Broadcast
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