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NEWS VOICES: Previewing ballot challenges and contested races ahead of the 2026 Primary Election 06.04.2026 4:35

This week, WVIA politics reporter Borys Krawczeniuk joins host Sarah Scinto for a preview of the upcoming 2026 primary election.

NEWS VOICES: Center for Rural Pa. finds state's maternity health desert growing 30.03.2026 4:35

This week, WVIA's Sarah Scinto and healthcare reporter Lydia McFarlane talk about a recent study from the Center for Rural Pennsylvania which found 23 of the state's 67 counties do not have a hospital with a labor and delivery unit.

NEWS VOICES: Online gambling growing in popularity, impact 23.03.2026 4:35

This week, WVIA's Sarah Scinto and Roger DuPuis discuss the popularity and impact of online gambling and sports betting. The rise of sports betting in the U.S. following a landmark 2018 Supreme Court ruling fueled significant increases in gambling addiction.

NEWS VOICES: The latest on the proposed passenger train between Scranton and New York City 16.03.2026 4:35

This week, WVIA's Sarah Scinto and Borys Krawczeniuk discuss the progress of plans to re-establish passenger rail service between Scranton and New York City.

NEWS VOICES: Travel school nurse program helps ease shortage in Lackawanna County schools 09.03.2026 4:35

This week, WVIA's Sarah Scinto and Sarah Hofius Hall discuss the Travel School Nurse Pilot Program, aiming to ease a shortage of school nurses in Lackawanna County schools.

NEWS VOICES: Little Leaf Farms provides fresh, sustainably grown lettuce to East Coast 02.03.2026 4:35

This week, WVIA's Sarah Scinto and Haley O'Brien discuss the subject of the latest Plant People feature - a farm in Carbon County that has become the largest indoor producer of lettuce in the world.

NEWS VOICES: Last member of Lackawanna County-based art and memorabilia theft ring sentenced 23.02.2026 4:35

This week, WVIA's Sarah Scinto and Borys Krawczeniuk wrap up the case of a Lackawanna County-based art and memorabilia theft ring now that Nicholas Dombek, the last of the ring's seven members, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.