Sarah Hofius Hall

Los profesores (teachers) become los estudiantes (students) on Tuesdays in Hazleton. With 1 in 4 Hazleton Area School District students learning English, about 50 teachers stay after school weekly for Spanish language lessons.

At the University of Scranton's new amateur radio station, professors and students make connections worldwide and study the earth's atmosphere.

Brian Baumgartner, who played Kevin on "The Office," helps serve sausage during the Johnsonville event at Lackawanna County Courthouse Square on Tuesday.

The Hazleton Area School District has a record number of students for whom Spanish is their first language. While these students are learning English, some teachers are now learning Spanish, so they can be of greater help to their students. WVIA's Sarah Hofius Hall discusses the program on Morning Edition with Sarah Scinto.

In the weeks leading up to Election Day, educators have considered ways to discuss the race for president without lessons devolving to shouting and misinformation.

Their challengers have apparently defeated incumbent Democratic members of Congress from northeast Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley, according to unofficial results from the election Tuesday.

Gene Passarella went to war as a teenager, but his Army career ended with an injury that eventually earned him a Purple Heart. He’s better known in his hometown of Scranton for his music.

Lackawanna County District Attorney Mark Powell speaks during Tuesday's press conference.

For more than a decade, the Scranton Eagles dominated the Empire Football League, winning championships and drawing thousands of fans to games. A new WVIA documentary highlights those victories — and the many stories of relationships and connections beyond the gridiron. “Scranton Eagles — The Forgotten Dynasty” premieres Thursday night.

Students from nearly 20 school districts learned about apprenticeships during an event at Valley View High School on Thursday.