Tom Riese | WVIA News
Reporter / Producer & Host - All Things ConsideredTom Riese is a multimedia reporter and the local host for NPR's All Things Considered. He comes to NEPA by way of Philadelphia. He is a York County native who studied journalism at Temple University.
You can email Tom at tomriese@wvia.org
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Applications for settlement funds could open as soon as mid-April in Lackawanna County. Luzerne County has yet to assemble a full opioid committee and has not yet met to discuss spending.
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This week WVIA reporter Roger DuPuis recounts his trip to Washington, D.C. to cover Scranton Police Det. Kyle Gilmartin, Dr. Shubra Shetty speaks on public health with Sarah Scinto, and more.
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Riders can meet up the second Tuesday of each month for a speaker series and group ride in Scranton.
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St. Luke's Episcopal Church wants to open a bakery and hire formerly incarcerated people. Church members and reentry workers hope to show the community that more support is needed for former inmates. They held a reentry simulation last week.
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Millions of shellfish once cleaned the Susquehanna River. There aren’t many left, says Ben Hayes, director of Bucknell’s Center for Watershed Sciences and Engineering.
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Allies and members of the local LGBTQ community gathered to honor the 16-year-old Oklahoma student who died on Feb. 8.
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Sarah Hofius Hall speaks with first generation college students, Sarah Scinto interviews the director of a domestic violence center, and more.
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Statewide legalization of clean syringe programs is a step closer to reality after a state House committee vote on Wednesday.
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A man in Lackawanna County was sent back to prison for taking a medication to manage his opioid addiction, according to federal court paperwork. Advocates say an agreement between the Pennsylvania court system and the U.S. Department of Justice will protect people's right to such treatments.
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The residential water rate could go up 25% if the state's utility commission approves a request from Pennsylvania American Water Company. A decision must be made by August.
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