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Sarah Scinto is the local host of Morning Edition on WVIA. She is a Connecticut native and graduate of King’s College in Wilkes-Barre, and has previously covered Northeastern Pennsylvania for The Scranton Times-Tribune, The Citizens’ Voice and Greater Pittston Progress.
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Ten years, $1.5 million, and countless volunteer hours have gone into building Archbald Borough Veterans Monument Park. The park on Kennedy Drive is now open to the public. -
As a blue wave put Democrats firmly in control of the House and Senate last week, Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti convincingly won the 8th Congressional District seat. -
A new study found that flowing within the Susquehanna River and other streams and rivers in the Chesapeake Bay watershed are tiny plastic particles that infiltrate drinking water and damage the health of both humans and creatures alike. -
Brian Baumgartner is heading back to Scranton, where his character, Kevin Malone, worked on NBC's “The Office." And environmental and energy advocates hope the state’s incoming democratic trifecta will lead to reduced energy costs. -
Penn State is the target of a Department of Justice lawsuit for its tuition policy on undocumented residents. The university is one of 27 institutions and states the DOJ has filed suit against. -
An out-of-this-world festival returns to Carbondale this weekend, commemorating a mysterious incident in the city’s history. -
Pennsylvania Democrats have achieved a trifecta, with unified control in the state house, senate and governor's mansion for the first time since 1993. -
Democrats won big in Pennsylvania and across the country last night, taking control of the U.S. House and Senate. They swept four competitive congressional seats in Pa. -
Moses Taylor Hospital is investing in a women’s imaging and breast cancer care center, which should open in Scranton next year. And it's election day - on top of congressional and state house races, Pennsylvania’s top job is also up for grabs. -
It was a tale of two campaigns last week in Luzerne County, which saw back-to-back visits from both candidates for governor.
