Haley O'Brien | WVIA News
ReporterHaley joined the WVIA news team in 2023 as a reporter and host. She grew up in Scranton and studied Broadcast Journalism at Marywood University. Haley has experience reporting in Northeast Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley. She enjoys reporting on Pennsylvania history and culture, and video storytelling.
You can email Haley at haleyobrien@wvia.org
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Tony Cerimele won the world title at the International Pizza Expo in Las Vegas. His recipe for Old Forge double crust white pizza is in a World Pizza Champions cookbook.
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Pocono Township Commissioners are discussing changing an ordinance to allow one of them to be appointed township manager within a year of serving. At last night's meeting, the board voted to seek an advisory opinion from the State Ethics Commission.
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Mauch Chunk Trust in Jim Thorpe sponsors personal budgeting and investing challenges for students in Carbon County and Tamaqua Area School Districts.
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Johnston School of Irish Dance, based in New York, started teaching Irish dance in Scranton last month as former teacher retires
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The poet laureate will champion literacy initiatives and promote the local poetry scene.
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Milford, Pike County will host its inaugural St. Patrick’s Day parade Sunday, March 17.
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A Northeast Pennsylvania nonprofit hosts a beeping egg hunt for children who are blind or visually impaired. The eggs were assembled by local bomb squads.
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Wilkes-Barre General Hospital settled with the Department of Labor and Industry and the Bureau of Labor Law Compliance for violating the Pennsylvania Prohibition of Excessive Overtime in Healthcare Act.
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A mentorship program for school nurses, reaction to gridlock over aid to Ukraine, and how one Pennsylvania community works to address chronic absenteeism.
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Lorenzo Pugliese plays Sonny Bono in the national tour of "The Cher Show." The Scranton High School graduate just released his debut single, too.