Isabela Weiss | WVIA News | Report for America
Isabela joined WVIA News in July 2023 to cover rural government through Report for America, a public service organization that connects young journalists to under-covered communities and issues.
Her work with WVIA quickly expanded from covering small-town government to following everything rural — from agriculture to healthcare, environment to arts and culture in NEPA/Central Pennsylvania’s vast, 22-county region.
A Peach State native and University of Georgia graduate, Isabela moved to Pennsylvania after graduating with dual Bachelor’s degrees in English and Political Science to follow her passion for local storytelling. Her story in local news started with an internship, then a part-time job, with Athens, Ga’s NPR station, WUGA.
Isabela has won statewide awards for her journalism, including a 2022 GABBY from the Georgia Association of Broadcasters.
Reach Isabela at isabelaweiss@wvia.org or 570-602-1169.
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Bloomsburg native Kate Price was sold for sex by her father as a child. Now a sociologist and author, she gave the keynote address at the NEPA Task Force Against Human Trafficking’s annual conference on Thursday about her experiences. -
It's Friday, Jan. 23 and today on Up to Date, we'll get an update on the impending closure of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. And we'll also listen to this week's episode of Community Connections with Lisa Mazzarella. -
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. -
From fluffy Silkie chickens to ‘mini’ Bantam chickens, the Pennsylvania Farm Show welcomed a variety of birds to Harrisburg for the first year since the 2022 avian flu outbreak. -
More than 200 volunteers, from youth groups to the state’s first Black lieutenant governor, crafted fringe blankets and donated food for Blankets & Broth on Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the Friedman Jewish Community Center in Luzerne County. -
Wayne County Commissioners announced they will not apply to the Cherry Ridge Twp. Zoning Hearing Board for a special use exception to build an agricultural center next to a proposed YMCA, citing cost, lack of support from the farming community, and concerns about building on leased land. -
Looking for a way to give back on MLK Day this year? Service projects across Northeast and Central Pennsylvania need volunteers to make blankets and collect clothes to support those who have fallen on hard times. -
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins did a whirlwind tour of the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg on Thursday. State Ag Secretary Russell Redding said he -
Police say Jonathan Gerlach, of Ephrata, stole hundreds of bodies from a cemetery near Philadelphia, and is being investigated in connection with November body thefts at Good Shepherd Memorial Park in Plains Twp., Luzerne County. -
The Wayne County Commissioners withdrew its application to build two controversial projects in Cherry Ridge Township with plans to file a separate application through the township’s zoning hearing board. Its co-applicant, the YMCA of Wayne County, is moving forward with its conditional use application.
