Roger DuPuis | WVIA News
Deputy Editor / ReporterDeputy editor/reporter Roger DuPuis joined WVIA News in February 2024. His 25 years of experience in journalism include work as a reporter and editor in Pennsylvania and New York. His beat assignments over those decades have ranged from breaking news, local government and politics, to business, healthcare, and transportation. He has a lifelong interest in urban transit, particularly light rail, and authored a book about Philadelphia's trolley system.
He has won statewide awards for his work at WVIA, including his stories about Pennsylvania’s new distracted driving law and the impact of pharmacy benefit managers on community pharmacies around the state, and was part of the WVIA News team that received a 2025 Keystone Professional Media Award for Excellence in Reporting on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. His contribution to that effort was a story on women in Pennsylvania politics.
You can email Roger at rogerdupuis@wvia.org
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In this week's Sports Voices, we discuss Southern Columbia's 15th state football championship victory, new Penn State football coach Matt Campbell and more. -
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation officials are temporarily reducing the speed limit on several roadways in the region as snow continues to fall around Northeast Pennsylvania. Local bus systems also have suspended service. -
Scranton police are investigating a stabbing that left three people wounded at a downtown apartment building Tuesday evening. -
President Donald Trump is set to visit Mount Airy Casino Resort in Monroe County this evening, Tuesday, Dec. 9. Follow this story for live updates throughout the day and evening, including coverage of his remarks and community reaction. -
There will be temporary delays and closures Tuesday on roadways around Mount Airy Casino Resort in Monroe County, where President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak. Also: Pocono Mountain School District schools will have an early dismissal. -
Trump is scheduled to appear at Mount Airy Casino Resort at 6 p.m. Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan's office confirmed Friday evening. The Pennsylvania Republican Party also confirmed the visit and offered additional details. -
In today's Sports Voices we discuss Southern Columbia's trip to Cumberland Valley High School to take on the Farrell Steelers for the PIAA Class 2A High School Football State Championship. Also: Susquehanna University football and the FIFA World Cup. -
This season's first signifcant winter storm has moved out of Northeast Pennsylvania after dumping several inches of snow around the region, but intense cold is expected in the coming days. -
Traffic appears to be light in many parts of Northeast Pennsylvania and surrounding areas as the season's first significant winter storm continues to drop snow on the region.Predictions of ongoing snow mean the afternoon commute could be hazardous in many areas. -
On this week's News Voices, WVIA's Roger DuPuis and Lydia McFarlane talk about the No One Dies Alone program, which partners Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine students with patients at Allied Services Hospice facilities in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre.
