Sarah Hofius Hall | WVIA News
Sarah Hofius Hall has covered education in Northeast Pennsylvania for almost two decades. She visits the region's classrooms and reports on issues important to students, teachers, families and taxpayers. Her reporting ranges from covering controversial school closure plans and analyzing test scores to uncovering wasteful spending and highlighting the inspirational work done by the region's educators. Her work has been recognized by the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association, Society of Professional Journalists and Pennsylvania Women's Press Association.
Sarah, an Ithaca College graduate, received a first-place award for news beat reporting from the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association in 2025, for her work covering education. She spent 17 years at the Scranton Times-Tribune before joining WVIA in 2024.
You can email Sarah at sarahhall@wvia.org
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EXCLUSIVE: Union Pacific welcomed WVIA News into the cab of Big Boy 4014 as the steam locomotive traveled between Sayre, Pa., and Owego, N.Y., Friday on a cross-country tour set to enter NEPA on Saturday. -
Three Lackawanna County softball teams advanced to state championship games. Pine Grove softball and Southern Columbia baseball won titles Thursday. Valley View softball are back-to-back state champions. -
“Arachnophilia," a psychological thriller about a woman who overcomes her fear of spiders, will be filmed at sites in and around Scranton. -
An experienced higher education administrator will lead regional Penn State campuses through change, the university announced Thursday. -
The Arc Angels program will present “Not Just Another Mermaid Tale,” which is based loosely on “The Little Mermaid,” on Thursday, June 11 at 6:30 p.m. at the Lackawanna College theater. -
Rose Hernandez should be graduating from West Scranton High School next week. Instead, family and friends gathered Wednesday to unveil a statue that will serve as a place to grieve her and any student gone too soon. -
A statewide ban on cell phones in school advanced Monday, as the Pennsylvania House approved a bipartisan bill that would limit use during the school day. -
As the world’s best soccer players take the field in Philadelphia, a city block in Scranton will become a hub for fans and families. -
Legacy of Greg Moyer, who died at 15 during a Monroe Co. basketball game, inspires new state AED lawGreg Moyer was only 15 when his heart stopped beating during halftime of a basketball game in East Stroudsburg. After more than 25 years of advocacy by his family, Pennsylvania schools are now required to have automated external defibrillators at athletic events. -
Wilkes-Barre Area High School student athletes will have a chance to take sports-related courses, meet with a nutritionist and have up to 90 minutes of in-school physical training per day.
