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Welcome to Bookmarks, where twice a month your friends, neighbors and fellow WVIA listeners recommend your next read.
BOOKMARKS: Celebrating a year of reading with participants' favorite reads of 2025
To celebrate our year of reading with Bookmarks, we asked some past participants to recommend their favorite read of 2025. Let the 2026 to-be-read pile begin.
Jonathan Gerlach, seen in a photo from his Facebook page, is accused of stealing the remains of at least 30 people from Mount Moriah Cemetery, which straddles the Philadelphia-Delaware County border. Police said they also received a tip that Gerlach was involved with the November theft of two bodies from Good Shepherd Memorial Park in Plains Twp., Luzerne County. No charges had been filed against Gerlach in that case as of Friday. Police said photos on Gerlach's social media accounts, including this one, showed him with apparent human remains. WVIA News has cropped the apparent remains, which were resting on a desk, from this photo.
Police: Lancaster County body theft suspect being investigated over remains stolen from crumbling Plains Twp. mausoleum
Police say Jonathan Gerlach, of Ephrata, stole hundreds of bodies from a cemetery near Philadelphia, and is being investigated in connection with November body thefts at Good Shepherd Memorial Park in Plains Twp., Luzerne County.
Wilkes-Barre Police Chief Joseph Coffay addresses the crowd at a celebration of his retirement from the department.
'A cop's cop:' Wilkes-Barre marks police chief's retirement with surprise celebration
Wilkes-Barre Police Chief Joseph Coffay is not a fan of surprises. But with his retirement coming on Monday, he endured one - a surprise celebration of his 35-year career with the department.
Lackawanna County detectives: Dunmore cop ingested cocaine from borough evidence locker
Lackawanna County detectives charged Dunmore police Sgt. Stephon Burgette with taking cocaine from a borough evidence locker. Burgette admitted to taking cocaine from an evidence locker and using it for three months, according to an affidavit.
Representative Rob Bresnahan listens to Mehmet Oz at a press conference at the Commonwealth Medical Center in Scranton.
Bresnahan: Scranton CHS hospitals were 'dangerously close' to closure; foundations clarify funding position
Local foundations that had financially stepped up to keep Moses Taylor Hospital and Regional Hospital of Scranton open ended payments in August, U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan said Friday. Closure of the hospitals was 'imminent,' the lawmaker said, but he and partners including state Rep. Bridget Kosierowski worked to keep the doors open. The foundations replied that the arrangement was for 90 days only, and there was no request for additional funding at that time.
Pennsylvania Farm Show starts Saturday
The Pennsylvania Farm Show starts tomorrow. The week-long event informs, inspires and connects residents with one of the state’s largest industries -- agriculture. And, Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro officially announces his reelection campaign.
Nelson Robinson, a senior at Hanover Area High School, preps for his chicken dish during the SkillsUSA competition for culinary arts at Luzerne County Community College.
Career, technical students from across NEPA compete in 'Olympics of the trades'
Across Luzerne County Community College, more than 240 high school students competed in 30 skilled trade and technical contests on Thursday.
This week, WVIA's Sarah Hofius Hall and Roger DuPuis preview the station's Keystone Edition Reports on legendary football coach Mark Duda, plus Fox56's Bob Ide checks in with a look ahead to the Old Forge and Riverside boys basketball game on Tuesday.
SPORTS VOICES: Previewing Keystone Edition Mark Duda tribute, plus Riverside-Old Forge boys basketball
In this week's Sports Voices, WVIA's Sarah Hofius Hall and Roger DuPuis preview Keystone Edition on legendary football coach Mark Duda, plus Fox56's Bob Ide checks in with a look ahead to the Old Forge and Riverside boys basketball game on Tuesday.
Commonwealth Health is looking to sell Moses Taylor and Regional hospitals in Scranton and Wilkes-Barre General Hospital to Tenor Health Foundation.
CHS, Tenor waiting on Pa. Department of Health OK before they finalize NEPA hospital sale
Officials expected the sale of Commonwealth Health Systems- owned Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, Regional Hospital of Scranton and Moses Taylor Hospital in Scranton to Tenor Health Foundation to be finalized by the end of 2025. Both health systems said they are waiting for the Pa. Department of Health's approval before they can proceed with the sale.
Archbald 25 Developer LLC and Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection representatives take questions from community member during a public meeting about the developer's plan to build a data center campus in Archbald.
No tenant yet: Archbald data center developer answers questions about project, applications at DEP meeting
Archbald 25 Developer LLC and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection held a public meeting this week in Archbald to talk about Project Gravity, a data center campus which is proposed for 186-acres of mine-spoiled land in the borough.