
Isabela Weiss | WVIA News | Report for America
Isabela Weiss is a storyteller turned reporter from Athens, GA. She is WVIA News's Rural Government Reporter and a Report for America corps member. Weiss lives in Wilkes-Barre with her fabulous cats, Boo and Lorelai.
You can email Isabela at isabelaweiss@wvia.org
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Pennsylvania was set to receive $13 million over three years to purchase fresh produce for communities in need. That funding was blocked by the Trump Administration last month. But some farmers say the Local Food Purchasing Assistance (LFPA) program was deeply flawed and didn’t meet local needs.
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Gates, a service dog from the nonprofit Tails of Valor program, will help wounded Scranton Police detective Kyle Gilmartin recover and adapt to living with a traumatic brain injury.
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Marywood University President Lisa Lori and St. Peter's Cathedral pastor the Rev. Jeffrey Tudgay recalled meeting Pope Francis during trips to The Vatican.
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April 21, 2025 — this weekend was historic. Pope Francis passed away early this morning and the Museum of the American Revolution commemorated the 250th anniversary of the "shot heard 'round the world."
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Elaine Luschas wanted to give her three daughters something close to home – Margučiai. It’s a Lithuanian egg etching technique that relies on five tools: an egg, needle, pencil, dye and a pairing or pocket knife.
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) demolished half of the historic Skinners Falls Bridge on Thursday, April 17.
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Before holding this year’s Seder dinner at the Friedman Jewish Community Center in Kingston, Gerri Kaplan hosted a “A Taste of Passover” at Temple Israel to teach kids the importance of Passover to Judaism’s history.
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Court order protects Skinners Falls Bridge for another day, but engineers call for its demolition to protect human lives at Friday’s federal hearing in Scranton.
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On Wednesday, health providers, lawmakers and community leaders celebrated the opening of two houses for survivors and their families in Schuylkill County. For Mikaela Gavaletz, Healing at Home gives children the voice she didn’t have as a child.
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Staff says company has been watching them more closely since they filed for a union election; Starbucks says they respect workers' right to hold a vote.