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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Common Ground Ministries has supplied families with groceries since its founding in 2004. This year, the Christian community organization with the motto “Everybody Eats” started a garden to feed its food pantry recipients in Carbon County and neighboring areas. -
From electricity to gas to water, the cost of utilities is going up. A rate increase may come as a surprise on your monthly bill, but almost every time that happens, it’s the end result of months of discussion and approval. WVIA’s Borys Krawczeniuk keeps tabs on those discussions frequently, and he’s here now to explain why rate hikes happen. -
Pennsylvania is one step closer to cellphone-free schools. And Commonwealth University faculty hope to prevent planned layoffs at the three state schools. -
Archbald Borough Council denied zoning for a hyperscale data center in the Lackawanna County borough. Community members who attended Wednesday’s council meeting erupted into applause and cheers after the rejection. -
The two candidates for the 9th Congressional District seat tangled in a lively debate outside Pottsville last night. Meanwhile, a debate for the 7th Congressional District seat is off after one candidate backed out. -
The U.S. Attorney General was in Wilkes-Barre yesterday for a roundtable on fentanyl with other state, federal and local officials. And we have some banned book recommendations in the latest episode of Bookmarks. -
The OurHAIR initiative, started by Community Care Behavioral Health Organization, trains hair and beauty professionals on the basics of mental health and substance use disorder, including where to send clients for help when they need it beyond the listening ear of their braider or barber. -
Starting next school year, all K-5 students in Pennsylvania must have 30 minutes of recess every day. Recess had been waning, but it’s not completely gone - WVIA's Sarah Hofius Hall recently spent some time on a unique playground in Schuylkill County. -
Each person who stepped up to the mic during the Banned Books Brunch read from a book that has been either challenged or banned in the time since its publication. This edition of BOOKMARKS shares some recommendations from among the banned. -
Today, meet a husband and wife coaching duo on the soccer field in the latest Beyond the Scoreboard. And the Archbald community learned more about a proposed data center campus this week - but many residents remain skeptical.
