Haley O'Brien | WVIA News
ReporterHaley loves storytelling through all mediums. She has experience working as a TV, radio and digital journalist. As newscast host during All Things Considered, she brings the news of the day to listeners on weekday afternoons. Sometimes she takes WVIA News on the road to broadcast live from locations like the Pennsylvania Farm Show and Wilkes-Barre’s Fine Arts Fiesta. When reporting, Haley seeks out arts and culture stories and fascinating, talented people to interview about their journeys and perspectives. Check out her gardening segment, PLANT PEOPLE, in which she shares gardening stories, inspiration and tips. Have a story idea for Haley? Send her an email at haleyobrien@wvia.org
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In this month's episode of the Good Natured podcast, Don Jacobs catches us up on trout season, and Kat Bolus finds growing interest in youth ice hockey for girls. -
The Greater Scranton Black Diamonds Pipe Band marched in area parades this season after a vehicle accident last year left several band members injured and forced the group to cancel its 2025 St. Patrick’s Day appearances. -
The popular Irish dish, also known as cottage pie, is made with ground meat, vegetables and potatoes. -
In this month's episode of the Good Natured podcast, WVIA's Kat Bolus tells us about a toboggan slide in Sullivan County, and Don Jacobs from DiscoverNEPA takes us along for a cardboard regatta with local Girl Scouts. -
Little Leaf Farms built 4 ten-acre greenhouses in Carbon County, making it the largest indoor producer of lettuce in the world, the company says. -
Jessup Giuseppe, a forecasting ferret, predicted an early spring at the first Groundhog Day event in Lackawanna County. -
During the month of February, the public is invited to vote for the best French onion soup out of 20 participating restaurants. The Onion Cup was organized by Cliff Krajkovich, the owner of Gravity Restaurant & Bar in Waymart. -
WVIA News visited the Pennsylvania Farm Show last week to report on the richness of the annual event as it happened, but also with an eye toward larger trends in Keystone State agriculture, from potatoes to rodeo riding and bird flu. -
The founding fathers of the inaugural Jessup Groundhog Day hope it will become the borough's second most popular event, next to St. Ubaldo Day. -
In this episode of WVIA's Good Natured podcast, positive thoughts for the start of 2026. Kat Bolus shares her hiking adventures and DiscoverNEPA's Don Jacobs suggests trying something new.
