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U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson visited the region for a third time this year to back U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan's reelection and portrayed Democrats as "crazy."
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Menah Pratt takes over as the Wilkes-Barre campus prepares for closure in the spring, and as Penn State hopes to grow both the Hazleton and Scranton campuses.
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Members of the public can join the live audience at WVIA on Thursday, Oct. 8 for a panel discussion and recording of "Conversations for the Common Good: The Pennsylvania Innocence Project."
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Nonpartisan health policy research, polling and news organization KFF recently conducted a survey with the Associated Press of about 2,000 rural registered voters of all party affiliations. Its results are consistent with local polling on this year's top issues for voters.
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Big changes are coming to Medicaid in 2027, set in stone by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Anyone who’s signed up for Medicaid knows it’s confusing, so WVIA Healthcare Reporter Lydia McFarlane has been working to explain some of those changes.
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Keystone Edition hosts political experts who offer a local perspective on the important role Pennsylvania will play in the 2026 midterm election in deciding which major party controls the U.S. House, and maybe the White House in 2028.
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Who doesn’t love a good mystery? In honor of "The Great Detectives," taking the stage this weekend in Hazleton, Bookmarks asked some of the cast and crew for their mystery recommendations.
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The state Public Utility Commission approved a rate hike for UGI Utilities for the second straight year, almost 6%, but a settlement blocks the utility asking for another base-rate hike before 2029. UGI can still raise rates based on the cost of gas.
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Annie McIntyre collected and donated 60 backpacks filled with supplies to three Lackawanna County school districts to share her love for academics.
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One spot for recess in Schuylkill County is unique — but the 30 minutes of daily play will soon be experienced statewide. Starting next school year, all kindergarten through fifth grade students in Pennsylvania will receive 30 minutes of recess daily.
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Roger DuPuis is in the WVIA podcast studio with FOX56's Bob Ide, looking ahead to the Oct. 2 Friday Night Rivals high school football game of the week: Abington Heights at Scranton Prep.
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From the Saint Clair Area School District's rooftop playground, the kindergarteners can see church steeples and tree tops beginning to change their hue. The spot for recess in Schuylkill County is unique — but the 30 minutes of daily play will soon be experienced statewide.