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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Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 is set to visit Steamtown National Historic Site in June. Officials expect 50,000 to 60,000 people during its first two days in Scranton. -
Virginia McGregor and husband Robert were among the guests as the British Embassy in Washington, D.C. hosted King Charles III and Queen Camilla during their U.S. tour. -
PennDOT District 4 has significant work planned on Interstate 81 north and south this week at numerous locations in Lackawanna and Luzerne counties. -
Baker was 'stunned' to learn the men responsible for an ambush on Scranton Police Det. Kyle Gilmartin could have faced as little as seven years in prison. -
Roger DuPuis and Bob Ide are back in the WVIA podcast studio, with softball at the top of the lineup this week as Bob recaps Abington Heights' Comets 10-run victory over North Pocono. -
Luzerne County law enforcement officials talked about the case against Bobbiejo Etzel, 37, who is accused of killing teenage niece La'Niyah Clark, as well as controversy surrounding their investigation. -
The Monroe County Transit Authority's Wayne P. Mazur Sr. Bus Depot marks the largest expansion in the transit agency's 47-year history, officials say. -
Jonathan Gerlach appeared in court to waive his preliminary hearing for previous charges over alleged body thefts from a cemetery in the Philadelphia area. He faces new charges in Luzerne and Lancaster counties. -
Roger and Bob are talking women’s college flag football in the WVIA Podcast Studio. Bob spoke with captain Sierra Wishnefsky from Penn State Schuylkill about how the team is playing and why she is passionate about the sport. -
Jason D. Dates, 33, of Nanticoke, was taken into custody without incident, law enforcement officials said.
