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A group in the Poconos is working to provide more access between Honesdale and Hawley along the Lackawaxen River.

“We’ve largely had a law enforcement approach to treating patients with opioid use disorder,” said Dr. Arthur Robin Williams. Later this year, clinicians will have fewer barriers to writing prescriptions for people in recovery for opioid use disorder. Medical experts say that could prevent relapses and overdose deaths.

Making progress on a cold case can be a costly endeavor for law enforcement. In Luzerne County, a nonprofit organization has established a fund to help investigators pay for the DNA testing and other expenses closing a case might require.

Governor-elect Josh Shapiro announced another round of nominations for state offices Wednesday, including the first from Northeast Pennsylvania.

The Scranton School District is now the second district ever statewide to leave financial recovery.

Hoping to reverse growing reincarceration rates for women, organizations in Monroe and Luzerne counties will use recent state grant awards. More than 70% of women in Pennsylvania prisons are mothers, according to a report.

The 107th Pennsylvania Farm Show will be held Saturday, January 7th through Saturday January 14th in Harrisburg.

A 13-mile highway decades in the making is expected to be finished by 2027. It travels through Northumberland, Union and Snyder counties.

Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) report that there were no fatal motor vehicle crashes during the New Year’s holiday weekend, at least in the accidents they investigated. That’s down from 2 fatalities during last year’s New Year’s weekend.PSP data was gathered from Dec. 30, 2022 to Jan. 1, 2023. But, authorities noted they investigated more alcohol-related crashes, made more DUI arrests and found more people injured on the roads this year compared to last year. There were 51 alcohol-related crashes and 108 people injured in state police investigations this year. Last year there were 41 alcohol-involved crashes and 97 people injured in PSP investigations. State troopers arrested 356 people for driving under the influence during the New Year’s weekend, 78 more than last year. PSP note: "These statistics cover only those incidents investigated by the state police and do not include incidents to which other law enforcement agencies responded."

The people, places and events that have impacted the lives of Pennsylvanians over the centuries will be marked around Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania.