
Haley O'Brien | WVIA News
ReporterHaley O'Brien is a newscast host on WVIA Radio during All Things Considered, weekdays from 4 to 6 p.m. She is also WVIA's Community Engagement Reporter, and writes a weekly series titled "Eventful," featuring weekend events planned for around the region. Listen to the accompanying radio segment, Haley's Happy Hour, Thursdays at 5:44 p.m.
You can email Haley at haleyobrien@wvia.org
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This week, WVIA Morning Edition Host Sarah Scinto and WVIA All Things Considered Host Haley O'Brien discuss 'Plant People,' a new feature on WVIA highlighting plants and the people who grow them all over the region.
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A behind-the-scenes tour of WVIA studios, a Festival of Wood in Milford and many other events are happening this weekend.
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The Garden of Giving in Saylorsburg, Monroe County, is a volunteer organization that donates thousands of pounds of fresh produce to local food pantries.
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This weekend’s events offer an opportunity to tour Jim Thorpe’s historic architecture, run through a Luzerne County cemetery to support its upkeep, and celebrate Italian heritage in Old Forge.
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This weekend’s events include the Luzerne County Fair, a music festival and free live theater in the park.
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Events this weekend will showcase the region’s Italian heritage, coal mining history and more.
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Events this weekend include Pittston’s annual celebration of the red juicy fruit thought of as a vegetable, an arts festival in Bloomsburg and a 5K at a winery in the Poconos.
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Parts of Northeast Pennsylvania will be seen on big screens in the U.S., Canada and Mexico as Stephen Cognetti’s fifth ‘Hell House’ film will debut in theaters Aug. 20.
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Dragon boats will race down the Susquehanna River in Wilkes-Barre this weekend, while a community event in Scranton will encourage sustainability and bring local businesses together.
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WVIA News is in Williamsport with coverage of today's Grand Slam Parade to kick off the Little League World Series. Follow this story for updates throughout the day.