News Voices

Since Luzerne County Council passed an anti-discrimination ordinance in June, the local law has been tied up in a petition battle to either repeal it or put it up for a county-wide vote. WVIA's Roger DuPuis sits in as host to discuss the ordinance and petition with WVIA’s Sarah Scinto.

Luzerne County has a new sheriff, and she’s already made history. WVIA’s Sarah Hofius Hall stops by the podcast studio to explain how Genesis Arias became the first woman to hold the job in Luzerne County and the first hispanic woman to do so statewide.

It’s summer vacation for students all over the region, but some teachers are trying to make sure kids keep learning. WVIA Education Reporter Sarah Hofius Hall joins News Voices to talk about one way teachers in Bradford County are fighting the summer slide.

Organizations all over Northeast PA focus on making life more accessible for people with disabilities. WVIA’s Lydia McFarlane recently spent some time in the kitchen for an inclusive cooking class with one such organization. She joins WVIA's Sarah Scinto in the podcast studio to tell us about it.

If you’ve been following WVIA News at all for the past few years, you know WVIA's Kat Bolus loves an outdoor story. She joins WVIA's Sarah Scinto in the podcast studio to tell us about a unique whitewater rafting trip with an interesting mission.

School’s out for the summer, and that means WVIA’s annual PA School Report Card is out too. WVIA Education Reporter Sarah Hofius Hall spent weeks compiling the analysis, and she joins WVIA's Sarah Scinto in the podcast studio to discuss what she found.

Our Director of Digital at WVIA, Chris Zellers, joins News Voices this week to talk about some new ways to find WVIA News online.

Union Pacific’s Big Boy 4014 made a big splash when it arrived in Scranton for the longest stop on its cross-country tour. WVIA’s resident railfan Roger DuPuis got a true behind-the-scenes look as the steam locomotive made its way to NEPA - and he’s disembarked just in time to talk about it.

The Steamtown Marathon is the biggest race in NEPA - every October, hundreds of runners tackle the 26.2-mile course through the city. Registration is on the rise this year, and that means more runners in training over the next few months. WVIA’s Haley O’Brien is a runner herself and has spent some time with training groups as they get ready to race all over NEPA this year. She joins WVIA's Sarah Scinto in the podcast studio to discuss.

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.