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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Wilkes University seeks a leader who can navigate pressures in higher education, increase accessibility and affordability and be a champion of the school in downtown Wilkes-Barre. -
State police are investigating the theft of $121,640 from a foundation that supports teachers and students in Bradford County. A statement issued Thursday from the Wyalusing Area Education Foundation calls the theft of funds “devastating and deeply painful for our board and our community.” -
Few women coach boys varsity basketball. Montrose head coach Tracie McComb — the first woman to do so in the Lackawanna League — focuses on growth and bringing her team together. -
Lakeland graduate CJ Dippre plays for the New England Patriots. His dedication inspires students and the community, who will cheer for the Patriots in today's Super Bowl. -
A massive fire late Wednesday destroyed Lehigh Valley Hospital-Dickson City's orthopedic wing, forcing staff to quickly evacuate 77 patients. No one was injured. -
Arden Tewksbury served on an unpaid school board longer than anyone else in the United States. He died Friday — eight weeks after his final term on the Elk Lake School Board ended. -
Graduates of Luzerne County Community College can now enroll at Misericordia University with all core curriculum requirements waived upon admission. The partnership between the two schools will increase affordability and accessibility, their leaders said as they signed the agreement Thursday morning. -
The snow is over, the cold is not. The National Weather Service Binghamton, N.Y. office says Northeast Pennsylvania is in for a stretch of extreme cold, with wind chills in the negative numbers starting Monday night. -
As college students return to campuses for the spring semester, leaders from schools across Northeast and Central Pennsylvania have scheduled additional training, reevaluated security and planned drills. -
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.
