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Today, meet a husband and wife coaching duo on the soccer field in the latest Beyond the Scoreboard. And the Archbald community learned more about a proposed data center campus this week - but many residents remain skeptical.
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Today, the state health secretary discusses measles vaccinations as an outbreak continues across the state. And two candidates for a state senate seat met for a forum last night - we’ll have more on the issues they discussed.
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Gov. Josh Shapiro and state health secretary Dr. Debra Bogen officially launched the Nurse Shortage Assistance Program in Honesdale on Tuesday. It's a $5 million investment made possible by the state budget. The program provides matching state funds to hospitals to attract nursing staff with student loan repayment assistance.
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Today, a new machine is helping rehab patients at Allied Services take more steps. And, what impact could the rise of GLP-1 medications for weight loss have on mental health?
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Last October, Scranton City Council approved Mayor Paige Cognetti’s ambitious downtown streetscape plan. The first finished section of new sidewalks and new sidewall was celebrated last week – less than a year later.
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The new regional chancellor for Penn State will lead the campuses through change. Menah Pratt hosted community members at a breakfast this week at the Hazleton campus.
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With only four weeks until Election Day, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson swung into Northeast Pennsylvania for the third time this year Tuesday. And Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro met Republican challenger Stacy Garrity for a debate Wednesday night.
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Today, a battle over the sale of Luzerne County’s railroad tracks is heading to federal court. And we have some mysterious reading recommendations in the latest Bookmarks.
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Around 200 people responded to WVIA News’ voter issue survey this year. The survey, while not scientific or representative of WVIA’s audience, provided a sample consistent with results of both state and national polls.
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Nonpartisan health policy research, polling and news organization KFF recently conducted a survey with the Associated Press of about 2,000 rural registered voters of all party affiliations. Its results are consistent with local polling on this year's top issues for voters.