Sarah Scinto | WVIA News
Host - Morning EditionSarah Scinto joined the WVIA News team in January 2022 as a reporter and All Things Considered host. She now hosts Morning Edition on WVIA Radio and WVIA's weekday news podcast Up to Date, along with reporting on the community.
When she's not waking up WVIA Radio listeners in the early morning hours, Scinto can be found chasing stories of people working to uplift their community or diving into some of the latest reading recommendations for her column, BOOKMARKS.
Scinto, a King's College graduate, has covered Northeast Pennsylvania for more than a decade on the radio and in print. Her work has been recognized by the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System, the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters, the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association, the Society of Professional Journalists and the Public Media Journalists Association. Her work at WVIA has been part of winning submissions for Excellence in Reporting on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion from PNA, and a national award for Recipes of the Region from PMJA.
You can reach Scinto at sarahscinto@wvia.org or 570-602-1166.
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A century ago, the Pennsylvania Power and Light Company of Allentown – now PPL – dammed the Wallenpaupack River to provide hydroelectric power for the region. The project created Lake Wallenpaupack and generated not only electricity but also a $72 billion per year outdoor economy for the Poconos. -
A second downtown Scranton water main break in less than two weeks again closed businesses and government buildings and forced residents to boil their water or find clean water elsewhere. -
Organizations all over Northeast PA focus on making life more accessible for people with disabilities. WVIA’s Lydia McFarlane recently spent some time in the kitchen for an inclusive cooking class with one such organization. She joins WVIA's Sarah Scinto in the podcast studio to tell us about it. -
If you’ve been following WVIA News at all for the past few years, you know WVIA's Kat Bolus loves an outdoor story. She joins WVIA's Sarah Scinto in the podcast studio to tell us about a unique whitewater rafting trip with an interesting mission. -
It’s beach read season once again, and this week's recommendations will keep you reading all summer long. -
Pennsylvania is one of more than 30 states that have reported cases of a parasitic infection that causes diarrhea. The state's Department of Health recorded 28 cases of cyclosporiasis so far this year. Two of those are in Northeast Pennsylvania. -
The Luzerne County Board of Elections did not move forward Thursday with challenges to a petition for a referendum on the county’s new non-discrimination ordinance. -
A non-discrimination ordinance passed by Luzerne County Council in June is caught in a battle to either repeal it or put it up for a county-wide vote on whether or not to keep it. While county residents and officials trade petitions, lawsuits and challenges, the fate of the law is uncertain. -
State police have charged a Susquehanna County man with shooting his uncle and two friends to death Monday in Great Bend Township. -
Gov. Josh Shapiro portrays the state’s new budget as another example of Republicans and Democrats teaming up to “get stuff done.”
