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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Lackawanna County's library on wheels, formerly known as the Bookmobile, will return to the streets new and improved.
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Tioga County voters elected three newcomers to the board of commissioners. The board discussed their goals just a few weeks into the job.
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Joe Adams said he resigned from his role as State Representative Feb. 9 due to family health reasons.
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The National Weather Service predicts the fast-moving storm will begin around midnight and finish mid-afternoon Tuesday.
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Mary Garm served as executive director of the Lackawanna County Library System for 20 years. Sandy Longo took over at the start of 2024.
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The Carbon County prothonotary says the office is too short-staffed to continue providing passport services.
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Northern flying squirrels are endangered, and the Pa. Game Commission works to improve their habitat. A group went searching for the species in the Poconos.
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Scranton Police were investigating two drive-by shootings and a theft when a 20-year-old fired shots at a police vehicle. The suspects' digital footprint and surveillance footage helped police track them down.
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Learn from a mining engineer about the modern coal mining process, efforts to clean up mine waste, a lecture series for Black History Month, and more.
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Parker is prioritizing school funding and employee retention as he begins his tenure as commissioner.