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A mental health crisis center in Danville is getting more than $500,000 from the state to pay for hiring more staff, purchasing medical supplies and other needs.

Several trout stockings postponed ahead of opening day ​HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission is alerting anglers that due to high water conditions, several trout stockings scheduled for this week in Centre, Clinton and Potter counties, were postponed. As a result, the impacted stream sections will not receive stocked trout prior to the […]

Violence captured on video at a group home has raised questions about whether oversight bodies are prepared to keep troubled homes in check amid a severe shortage of beds.

MORGAN – Representatives from ASPIRE Behavioral Health and Developmental Services gave an update to the Calhoun County Board of Commissioners in March on the services the agency has provided in

Legionella bacteria can cause a serious type of pneumonia if people breathe in small droplets of water containing the bacteria, or accidentally swallow contaminated water into their lungs.

The federal government is conducting a civil rights investigation involving Massachusetts' Department of Developmental Services over a patient privacy breach at the shuttered Walter E. Fernald State School in Waltham.

Henrico County is planning to open a 24-hour treatment center for people in a mental health crisis or who need detoxification treatment for substance abuse.

As gambling has increased in Virginia, so too have the resources available to help people with gambling addiction, Virginia Lottery Interim Director Tony Russell writes in a guest column.

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The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (AWMF), the nonprofit supporting women across all media segments, announced winners of the 49th Annual Gracie Awards.