Sarah Scinto | WVIA News
Host - Morning EditionSarah Scinto is one of the original members of the WVIA News team, joining 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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Penn State faculty hoping to unionize across the university said Tuesday they filed the paperwork and signatures needed for a vote. And authorities have publicly identified the victims of a machete attack at a downtown Scranton apartment building earlier this week. -
Dressed in a fuzzy Grinch onesie, volunteer Trish Smith took a short nap surrounded by toys. All of the toys arranged on the tables above her would soon go home and fill the Christmas trees and stockings of families registered for the Diocese of Scranton’s Gifts for Kids program. -
As snow fell and a biting cold settled over Wilkes-Barre last week, Pastor Sam Garnett opened the doors of Calvary Bible Church to anyone needing a warm place to sleep. In Scranton, Catholic Social Services did the same at Weston Field. Both cities have found new partners for the Code Blue Emergency shelter program that was previously run by Keystone Mission. -
In his 90-minute speech in Monroe County, Trump mocked Democrats’ claims over a so-called affordability crisis and said he hopes Democrats focus on trans rights, immigration policies and religious concerns instead of economic issues. -
Penn State football has a new head coach - Matt Campbell was introduced at an emotional press conference Monday afternoon. And as President Donald Trump heads for Monroe County Tuesday night, there may be traffic delays in the area. -
Mehmet Oz joined U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan in Scranton Friday to discuss health care, and the Rural Health Transformation Fund, a provision in Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill that will give $50 billion to states over five years. -
Both Wilkes-Barre and Scranton have found alternative partners for the Code Blue program that was previously organized by Keystone Mission in both cities. -
Science fiction, like most other genres, contains multitudes. Any story that incorporates futuristic science or technology can fall under this umbrella, so there’s plenty for any reader to enjoy. -
President Donald Trump will visit Northeast Pennsylvania on Tuesday for the first time since his election last year, a White House official confirmed Thursday. -
Michael Mullins died from ALS in 2022. Motivated by the loss of his father, state Rep. Kyle Mullins helped secure $5 million in the state budget to study diseases like ALS, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
