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The weather is getting warmer and with that, peak tick season has arrived in Pennsylvania. This year is shaping up to be the worst in a while, all across the country. WVIA’s Lydia McFarlane stops by the WVIA podcast studio with everything you need to know to stay safe.

Late spring to early summer is considered to be one of two peaks of Pennsylvania’s year-round tick season, according to East Stroudsburg University’s Tick Research Lab. Here’s what to know during the first peak of this year, as cases of alpha-gal syndrome which causes a red meat and dairy allergy, pop up around the state.

As college students return to campuses for the spring semester, leaders from schools across Northeast and Central Pennsylvania have scheduled additional training, reevaluated security and planned drills.

WVIA's Kat Bolus and Sarah Hofius Hall discuss East Stroudsburg University football coach and student, AJ Moncman, who is blind and inspires others to look at the game differently.

AJ Moncman is a student assistant for the football team at East Stroudsburg University. Other members of the coaching staff say he’s helped change the way they look at the game.

AJ Moncman hears what he can’t see. The student assistant for the East Stroudsburg University football team is blind. He serves as an inspiration for the team — and for other members of the coaching staff, who say he’s helped change the way they look at the game.

From film screenings and Super Bowl watch parties to lectures and historical walking tours, the region will celebrate Black history throughout the month.

Amid national teacher shortage, more than 100 high school students learn about profession