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James Halliday, who ran A Reason to Survive for the past six years, will leave the organization on Dec. 31

The gas-fired power plant would have been the third largest greenhouse gas emitter in Pennsylvania. Environmental groups had filed lawsuits.

On Monday, Jan. 16, Pennsylvania announced a grant opportunity that stems from nationwide settlements related to the opioid epidemic. WVIA’s Tom Riese reports, the state is looking to fund groups that work with some of the hardest-hit communities.

A prison advocacy group is waiting on next steps in their lawsuit against a Northeast Pennsylvania county. They sued in September. WVIA's Tom Riese reports.

The suspect in the November stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho college students appeared in court on Tuesday in Pennsylvania. WVIA’s Tom Riese has more.

Advocates see Gov. Tom Wolf’s drug testing kit legalization law from November as a positive sign for other harm reduction efforts in Pennsylvania. WVIA’s Tom Riese reports.

Drug and alcohol programs can take the next steps in securing free drug testing kits for Pennsylvanians because of law change. WVIA’s Tom Riese reports.

Advocates say veterans in Pennsylvania’s rural counties need more support to prevent suicide. WVIA’s Tom Riese reports.

Nearly two-thirds of people who leave state prisons are either arrested or end up back in jail within a three-year timeframe. And according to a recent report, one state facility and one county in Northeast Pennsylvania have the highest rates of people who reoffend.

In mid-September Governor Tom Wolf’s office announced $2 million in funding for programs that assist women when they come home from prison. WVIA’s Tom Riese has more.