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In July the commissioners voted to demolish the prison, which was built in 1851. It closed in 1986 and 40 years later the building’s condition has deteriorated.

SUNBURY — Several sites in the Valley, including police departments, state police barracks, pharmacies and hospitals will accept old and unused prescriptions as part of Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday.

HARRISBURG – On Wednesday, members of the Shapiro Administration sponsored a ‘Hike for Healing’ at the Boyd Big Tree Preserve Conservation Area to remind Pennsylvanians of the healing power of

Saturday's National Drug Prescription Take Back Day is a way to help prevent potentially dangerous prescription drugs from landing in the wrong hands.

HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) Secretary Dr. Latika Davis-Jones continued the agency’s statewide stakeholder engagement tour today in Dauphin County to hear top issues and

South Middleton School District plans to investigate why some students had to take the Pennsylvania Youth Survey after their parents had exercised the opt-out option.

(The Center Square) — A bipartisan duo of Pennsylvania senators want to create an involuntary treatment process in the commonwealth for drug addiction as thousands continue to die every year from overdoses.

Information for this column was provided by Indiana County Department of Human Services.

Proposed legislation in the Pennsylvania Senate would provide additional funding to help those in recovery from substance abuse integrate into the workforce.

A bipartisan duo of Pennsylvania senators want to create an involuntary treatment process in the commonwealth for drug addiction as thousands continue to die every year from overdoses.