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An off-duty State Trooper was found guilty of vehicular homicide and traffic violations for a fiery car crash last year in Tioga County. Trooper Michael J. Brown illegally crossed a double-yellow line in Sullivan Township on Feb. 11, 2023. He was trying to pass a car on Route 6 on his way to the police barracks in Mansfield, according to the state Attorney General’s Office. Brown’s Jeep Grand Cherokee then crashed into Christine Woodward, a 47-year-old teacher and mother of three, in an oncoming vehicle in the left lane. After her car caught on fire, Woodward died at the scene. Pa. Attorney General Michelle Henry said in a statement that Brown was convicted Friday after a weeklong trial. He remains free on unsecured $50,000 bail ahead of sentencing.

Luzerne County Council is expected to vote Tuesday on a nearly $1 million messaging campaign that would use opioid settlement funds. Local Nexstar Media Group stations WBRE and WYOU, which run the website PAhomepage.com, proposed the $985,500 plan in front of council on June 25. The bulk of the request would place targeted ads warning about the dangers of opioids on cable TV, streaming platforms and on social media. Counties throughout Pennsylvania have used the money on drug recovery programs, addiction specialists and treatment in prisons as well as messaging campaigns. Luzerne County Council will open the floor to public comment when the session begins at 6 p.m. at the Luzerne County Courthouse, or via computer or phone.

The Pike County Veterans Affairs Office has relocated. The office is now fully operational in the Shohola Business Center, 835 Route 6, Unit 3, Shohola. Office hours are Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Two accredited Veterans Service Officers, Jesiah Schrader, director, and Karen Olson, deputy director, are available to assist the nearly 4,000 Pike County Veterans with navigating veteran benefits processes. Services provided include: county, state and federal Benefits, including Real Estate Tax Exemption Programs, Pike County Veterans Discount Card, Cemetery Flags, Filing of Claims such as Disability, Service-Connected Deaths, Dependent and Indemnification, Pensions, VTA Grants and assistance with Homelessness. Walk-ins are welcome, but appointments are preferred so each client receives individualized attention.

Pennsylvania PBS and its seven member stations, including WVIA, celebrated public media and seven Champions of Lifelong Learning award winners during “A Beautiful Day in the Capitol” in Harrisburg on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.

About 1.6 million people faced evacuation orders and thousands of flights were canceled as Typhoon Dolphin slammed into China's eastern coast.

Attorney John Eastman was a key player in Donald Trump's legal efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election. The State Bar of California is now seeking to revoke Eastman's law license.

NPR's A Martínez talks to Denver Riggleman, a former Republican congressman and Jan. 6 committee adviser, about the House panel's upcoming hearing into the attack on the U.S. Capitol.

Voters and a supporting legal group are seeking to knock the controversial Republican off the ballot for her role prior to the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Sean Murphy resigned from the Department of Justice, telling NPR, 'It just was not a Department of Justice that I any longer wanted to associate with.'"

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with presidential historian Tim Naftali about the significance of Trump's latest indictment for his role in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.