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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![Downtown Scranton resident Rose Barclay talks about using a water tanker set up at Linden Street and North Washington Avenue on Monday evening, July 2, 2026 during a water break nearby. Barclay said her son is on the Autism spectrum and routine handwashing is essential to him. 'He washes his hands probably 100 times a day, and I don't want to [him] feel overwhelmed. So I'm a mom. I'll go collect water,' said Barclay who also said she needs the water for cooking.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/7fe58f8/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3662x2040+0+55/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F17%2F22%2F46721e054e1b8cf29a5090b11463%2F072726watertanker.jpg)
The latest as of Monday night: Pa. American water expects to complete repairs by 9 a.m. Tuesday; city and county buildings expected to reopen later Tuesday morning. -
Sarah Hofius Hall was in Nanticoke this week as softball players from across the Northeast U.S. marched in a parade marking the start of nearly two weeks of widespread attention for youth sports in Luzerne County. -
The honors include a second consecutive first-place beat reporting award for reporter Sarah Hofius Hall, as well as recognition for WVIA's politics and government, feature reporting, lifestyle and entertainment reporting and features videos. -
The Pa. Supreme Court in March ruled that mandatory sentences of life without parole for second-degree felony murder are unconstitutional. The court gave the state General Assembly 120 days to pass legislation to fix that. Their deadline is Friday. -
The Lackawanna County coroner on Monday identified last week's West Scranton shooting victim as city resident Clinton Thornton-Hill, 39. -
Coroner Tim Rowland said the 39-year-old Scranton man died at the Geisinger Community Medical Center emergency department at about 8:30 p.m. Friday. -
City and county buildings in Scranton have been shut down for the day and parts of two streets remain closed amid an ongoing water main break downtown. -
Roger and Bob are in the WVIA podcast studio talking about the Penn State football summer impact camp’s recent visit to Scranton. Also: Scranton’s Jake McCarthy is having a career season with the Colorado Rockies, Abington Heights grad Conner Griffin gets drafted by the Cincinnati Reds, high school football Dream Game preview and more. -
The Code Purple designation, which is based on the amount of particulate matter in the air, means conditions are "very unhealthy," state officials say, and all residents are encouraged to move their activities indoors. -
Almost two dozen church bazaars and related events are planned around the Diocese of Scranton through October. St. Nicholas-St. Mary Parish in Wilkes-Barre launches its bazaar today. Learn where else you can participate in this regional tradition.
![Downtown Scranton resident Rose Barclay talks about using a water tanker set up at Linden Street and North Washington Avenue on Monday evening, July 2, 2026 during a water break nearby. Barclay said her son is on the Autism spectrum and routine handwashing is essential to him. 'He washes his hands probably 100 times a day, and I don't want to [him] feel overwhelmed. So I'm a mom. I'll go collect water,' said Barclay who also said she needs the water for cooking.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e4c1d6f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3662x2040+0+55/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F17%2F22%2F46721e054e1b8cf29a5090b11463%2F072726watertanker.jpg)
