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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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The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission wants people to stay off icy rivers, streams and creeks. That’s because water still flows under the ice and can sweep victims away. -
This year, Pennsylvanians whose disabilities started before 46 years old can apply for P-A ABLE. The program allows people with disabilities to save up to $19,000 a year. -
A day after a fire destroyed its orthopedics institute, Lehigh Valley Hospital-Dickson City remained closed Thursday and its future uncertain. The fire forced more than 70 people to evacuate, with patients moved to other hospitals. -
Residents fear negative impacts on water resources as data centers are proposed across Northeast Pa.The first story in WVIA News's three-part series on data centers looks at the potential impacts on water supplies. -
Only three months after he signed the current state budget, Gov. Josh Shapiro proposed a new one Tuesday for the fiscal year that starts July 1. Shapiro called for some new programs and renewed a push for past proposals that failed to get through the state General Assembly. -
On the frigid first morning of February, Jessup’s forecasting ferret drew a crowd of hundreds for a morning of tomfoolery, marking a new tradition in the Lackawanna County borough. But Jessup Giuseppe and Punxsutawney Phil ended up at odds about the forecast. -
Just days after receiving state approval, Tenor Health Foundation and Commonwealth Health closed a deal selling Tenor three Northeast Pennsylvania hospitals, both companies announced Monday morning. -
For the month of February, the public is invited to vote for their favorite French onion soup served by participating local restaurants. Twenty restaurants will take part in the first-ever Onion Cup. -
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has approved the sale of three hospitals in the region. Tenor Health Foundation will now own two hospitals in Scranton, Moses Taylor and Regional Hospital, plus Wilkes-Barre General Hospital. The three are currently owned by Commonwealth Health. -
Tenor Health Foundation’s CEO confirmed that the company is ready to own and operate three Commonwealth Health-owned hospitals in the region. But that’s all pending approval from the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
