Sarah Hall

1 week ago | wvia.org | Sarah Hall

Kate Kiessling remembers her dad being called away from the holiday dinner table. Other times, Chuck Kiessling would tell her to “stay in the truck” as he responded to the scene of a death as the longtime Lycoming County coroner. But in his absence, she saw his commitment to serving others. Today, Kate works alongside her father as the county’s chief deputy coroner. It’s a role she never imagined — but one born in the lessons from her childhood.

2 weeks ago | wvia.org | Sarah Hall

More than 350 acres sit tucked behind a stone gate on a rural road in North Abington Twp. A winding driveway leads to one of the largest gifts of land and property in Penn State’s history — and a hub for education, research and collaboration statewide. The university dedicated Penn State Fullers Overlook this month. Mort and Sue Fuller, advocates for ecological restoration, cited the urgent need for sustainability research, innovation and engagement in donating the property.

2 weeks ago | wvia.org | Sarah Hall

Josh Shapiro had plans to be a doctor and play in the NBA. But on the day he got cut from the University of Rochester’s basketball team, he also flunked out of the pre-med program, he told the West Scranton High School's class of 2025 on Wednesday night. “Sometimes when your path takes an unexpected turn and yours certainly will, it is just the first step to an even more incredible opportunity ahead,” Pennsylvania’s governor told the graduates of the Lackawanna County school.

2 weeks ago | plymouth-review.com | Barry Johanson |Sarah Hall

Heather King was asleep in an upstairs bedroom of her rural home at the intersection of County Road O and Willow Road, just outside of Plymouth – a few hours after her husband Andy had left to start his predawn work shift – when a large box truck and a car crashed into the garage just below her last Thursday. […] Remember Me

2 weeks ago | plymouth-review.com | Barry Johanson |Sarah Hall

In the late spring and early summer of 1975, lots of local high school students were working with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to wade through waterways, fish for junk and pull all kinds of debris from the muck, to unblock channels and allow them to flow freely. It was wet, heavy, hard labor, as the teens battled mosquitos, […] Remember Me