
Borys Krawczeniuk | WVIA News
ReporterBorys joins WVIA News from The Scranton Times-Tribune, where he served as an investigative reporter and covered a wide range of political stories. His work has been recognized with numerous national and state journalism awards from the Inland Press Association, Pennsylvania Associated Press Managing Editors, Society of Professional Journalists and Pennsylvania Newsmedia Association.
He spent his college years training to work in the field of broadcasting, despite having worked in newspapers for most of his professional career. “I've had a great career in newspapers, but more than 40 years later, by joining WVIA, I'm finally back on the right track,” said Borys. “I am extremely excited about the opportunity to help WVIA build a new model of American journalism that will benefit listeners, viewers and online readers in Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania. I am a devoted listener of NPR and viewer of PBS, and a WVIA member for many years.”
Borys will be responsible for covering local, state, and national political news stories, conducting in-depth interviews with political figures and experts, and producing engaging and informative content for WVIA's television, radio, and digital platforms.
You can email Borys at boryskrawczeniuk@wvia.org
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Lackawanna County never opened the swimming pool at McDade Park this summer because of leaks that haven't been solved.
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ICE says a federal immigration judge said Nasario Damian Contreras, 45, had to go back to his native Mexico in February 2023, but he opened and operated three Lackawanna County restaurants.
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ICE took restaurant owner Nasario Damian Contreras, a native of Mexico, into custody last Tuesday outside Isabella's Restaurant in Jefferson Twp., part of the North Pocono region in Lackawanna County.
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The Commonwealth Court said the county home rule charter process that the Lackawanna County Democratic Party used to recommend replacements for resigned Commissioner Matt McGloin was proper.
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Commonwealth Foundation, a right-leaning think tank based in Harrisburg, says Gov. Josh Shapiro is wrong and many Medicaid recipients will work or meet other requirements to keep the benefit.
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Songs, family history and momentous occasions sprinkled in during Vice President JD Vance's visit to West Pittston.
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Vice President JD Vance visited Don's Machine Shop in West Pittston to promote tax cuts and other measures in President Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
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WVIA News is in West Pittston and will bring you updates on JD Vance's visit throughout the day.
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The Community Justice Project, which forced property reassessments in Lackawanna, Schuylkill and Allegheny counties, sued Pennsylvania in the state's Commonwealth Court to get state officials to set standards that include requiring regular reassessments.
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Besides ordering one trial for both men, Lackawanna County Judge Michael Barrasse also ruled against moving the trial to another county.