Alyshia Hercules

Hartford

Multimedia Journalist at WTIC-TV (Hartford, CT)

I am a multimedia jourtnalist at FOX56 News in Wilkes Barre, PA. I graduated from Penn State in 2020!

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Red Cross to offer free A1C testing for donors in March

2 months ago | fox56.com | Alyshia Hercules

Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co. — The American Red Cross of Greater Pennsylvania will be providing free A1C testing which is commonly used to screen for diabetes and prediabetes, on all successful blood, platelet and plasma donations starting on March 1st . The organization is hoping to help donors be more proactive with their own health by getting these screenings. “Knowing this is very valuable.
Wilkes-Barre begins pothole patching efforts

2 months ago | fox56.com | Alyshia Hercules

Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co. — After an icy winter potholes are popping up across Wilkes-Barre City which can damage tires on vehicles leading to costly repairs. Every driver knows the dreaded sound and feeling of dropping into a pothole, hoping your tires didn’t pop and questioning the possible damage done to your car. After what Wilkes-Barre City Mayor George Brown calls one of the harshest winters the city has seen in a while, deep potholes are appearing across the city.
NAACP Luzerne branch highlights African-American Civil War contributions

2 months ago | fox56.com | Alyshia Hercules

Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co. — The NAACP’s Luzerne branch and the Luzerne County Historical society hosted a Black History Month hosted by their “Black History Brought to Life” event highlighting African- American contributions to the country during the civil war. “It’s not only black history, it’s American history, it’s everybody’s history,” Tim Hodge, an African-American historian based in Harrisburg.
Black Scranton Project boosts health awareness with first community health fair

2 months ago | fox56.com | Alyshia Hercules

Scranton, Lackawanna Co. — The Black Scranton Project hosted their first ever health fair, inviting more than 10 local health agencies to share resources and information to members of the black community. Organizations like Geisinger also offered free blood pressure screenings and detailed information pamphlets. “Heart failure and heart issues are big in the community.
Penn State Scranton students worry about potential campus closure and its impact

2 months ago | fox56.com | Alyshia Hercules

Dunmore, Lackawanna Co. — Penn State University announced that it is exploring the closure of 12 of its Commonwealth campuses by the end of the 2026-27 academic year. Among the 12 campuses Penn State is exploring potential closures for is Penn State Scranton. As of 2024 total enrollment at the campus is around 830 students.
Governor Shapiro highlights investments in early education during Pottsville visit

2 months ago | fox56.com | Alyshia Hercules

Pottsville, Schuylkill Co. — Governor Shapiro made a visit to The Perception Training Center in Pottsville to highlight the Governor's 2025-26 proposed budget. Shapiro is building on his efforts to make child care more affordable by expanding and strengthening the child care workforce and is hoping to fill 3,000 vacant childcare positions across Pennsylvania.
PennDOT highlights Paul Miller's Law during Highway Safety Week

2 months ago | fox56.com | Alyshia Hercules

Dunmore, Lackawanna Co. — Highway Safety Week and PennDOT is focusing on highlighting the dangers of distracted driving. PennDOT has teamed up with Eileen Miller, a road safety advocate who lost her to distracted driving to spread this message. After losing her son Eileen fought for 12 years to get Paul Miller's Law passed and is honored to be working with PennDOT. “Nobody should have to go to a morgue and identify their son. I couldn’t even tell that was my son it was that bad,” said Eileen.
Couple heartbroken after losing everything in devastating fire

2 months ago | fox56.com | Alyshia Hercules

Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co. — A couple affected by the devastating fire on Conyngham Avenue in Wilkes-Barre is speaking out after losing all of their belongings in the fire. “This is not something you ever expect to happen to you. You see it on the news you see other people going through it but to have it happen to you, it a nightmare,” said Naomi Mungro one of the fire victims.
Day 3 of Geisinger nurses strike

2 months ago | fox56.com | Alyshia Hercules

Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne Co. — Wednesday marks day three of the Geisinger nurse strike. The protesting nurses hosted a “Rally to Shine a Light On the Crisis", continuing to show up in the hopes to negotiate a better contract and remind the hospital and the community of the importance of their work. “Value Nurses” is the phrase the nurses spelled out in giant letters on the ground.
State Game Warden hosts black bear information session

2 months ago | fox56.com | Alyshia Hercules

Mountain Top, Luzerne Co. — The Pennsylvania Game Commission State Game Warden Patrick DeRojas, hosted a Black Bear information session at Marian Sutherland Library in Mountain Top. The information session was held to inform the community about how to avoid black bears coming into their yards, the bear population and how the Game Commission traps bears. “In Northeastern Pennsylvania we have a high population of bears and a high population of people. So, we do run into bear human conflicts.