Lehigh County

Carol Obando-Derstine, a Democrat, announces she will run for the 7th Congressional District seat during a news conference May 1, 2025.

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Carol Obando-Derstine doesn't mince words as she enters race for Lehigh Valley congressional seat

Obando-Derstine becomes the second Democrat to enter the race to unseat first-term incumbent Republican Rep. Ryan Mackenzie

MFHS is one of four organizations chosen statewide to address gaps

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$900K in state funding to assist regional nonprofit in improving NEPA maternal health outcomes

Lydia McFarlane | WVIA News

Maternal and Family Health Services (MFHS) is leading a regional maternal health coalition that will aim to identify gaps in maternal healthcare and implement tangible solutions over three years.

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VOTER'S GUIDE

WVIA News welcomes you to its 2024 Voter's Guide, a culmination of research done using a survey to gauge the most important issues for voters in our region.

Dushore Pharmacy owner Melissa Keller reaches for a medication bottle from the shelves at the drugstore in Dushore, Sullivan County. The business, which Keller took over last year, is the rural county's only pharmacy, with the nearest competitors nearly 20 miles away. While Dushore Pharmacy has a loyal customer base, Keller acknowledges that her business faces many of the same challenges as other independent drugstores in Pennsylvania, notably from pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs. 'Sometimes we'll lose $50 to $100 on a prescription,' she said.

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Script for disaster: PBM practices widely blamed as Pennsylvania 'pharmacy deserts' grow

Roger DuPuis | WVIA News

'Pharmacy deserts' affect hundreds of thousands in Pennsylvania as independent drugstores struggle amid rising costs, low reimbursements from pharmacy benefit managers

Kristen Seiler pushes her daughter, Lilly, in her new adaptive stroller at the Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit.

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Stroller, bike giveaways at Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit change lives

Sarah Hofius Hall | WVIA News

Adaptive bicycles and strollers can mean freedom for children with special needs. Groups have distributed more than $100,000 of equipment over the last four years.