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The Secrets Beneath Hazleton
Coming September 21st, 2026Beneath the streets of Hazleton, Pennsylvania, lies a world forgotten by time—a network of hidden tunnels, abandoned mine shafts, and underground structures that hold the secrets of the past. The Secrets Beneath Hazleton builds off the viral short documentary "The Secret Beneath Hazleton" with the goal to uncover forgotten mining history and preserve it before it's lost forever.
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Meet furniture craftsman Alex Hoover and discover how woodworking became his career. -
Berwyn-Paoli Area Little League (Berwyn, PA) and East County Little League (Oakley, CA).
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Jim Van Laak worked on the front lines of NASA and was a key player in establishing the ISS.
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A discussion on the current state and future of public media.
- 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
- The Tassadduk and Anneliese Moghul Charitable Fund Will Help Support Public Radio Programming at WVIA
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has faced a major electoral setback in two state elections, with his center-right party losing ground. The far-right Alternative for Germany party made significant gains. -
President Trump has claimed that military operations are needed at his proposed triumphal arch in Washington D.C., in order to protect national security. A federal court is weighing the arch's legality. -
In the bustling heart of the southern Indian city of Chennai is a market that never sleeps, where residents from the poorest neighborhoods wage a battle of survival with the sea. -
In the Lower Ninth Ward, an old Family Dollar stands covered in graffiti. It looks abandoned. But inside, it's a treasure trove — clothing, home goods, toys and books. And everything is free. -
Fox Corp. must turn over hundreds of documents that could shed light on how founder Rupert Murdoch handled some of his media companies' biggest scandals. -
Grandparents taking care of their grandkids is nothing new. But the surging cost of childcare in the U.S. has made familial support even more critical for some parents who struggle to afford it. -
Moscow's mayor described the wave of drones as the "largest ever" attack on the Russian capital and said there had been damage to a Moscow oil refinery and a residential building.
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