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Once outlawed for over 80 years, industrial hemp in Pennsylvania recently received a boost in funding. WVIA’s Tom Riese reports, a company in Luzerne County was selected to develop a hemp industry accelerator program.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Candidates in the state’s 9th congressional district faced off Friday night in a televised debate in Northeast Pennsylvania.

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.

At the end of August, the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections released their first recidivism report since 2013. WVIA’s Tom Riese has the details.