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How Pa. prosecutes fatal overdoses

HARRISBURG — For more than a year, Spotlight PA has been covering an emotionally charged and hotly debated issue in Pennsylvania: whether and how to prosecute people who supply the drugs that caused a fatal overdose. It’s a timely topic, even as overdose deaths decline. These cases — ...

Report: Pa. low in ‘education freedom’

Pennsylvania ranks in the bottom third of states overall in educational freedom, according to a new report. The Heritage Foundation’s Education Freedom Report Card ranked the commonwealth 36th overall, down six places from 2025, with declines in three of five categories: education choice, teacher freedom, and transparency; and in return on investment and civics education. The rankings combine policies and statistics from multiple years, including 2020-21 school spending, 2024 national assessment results, and more recent information on education choice and teacher ...

Divorces

Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the prothonotary’s offices at area county courthouses. Blair County SMITH — Saje, Altoona; Tierney Peters, New Oxford. Married June 1, 2025. BRUNNER — Florene, no address available; Jeffrey, Altoona. Married Dec. 26, 2002. BROWN — Megan A.; Christopher A., both of Claysburg. Married June 30, 2001. FRANK — Karen E.; Douglas E., both of Hollidaysburg. Married July 27, 1991. MALDONADO — Angela K., Roaring Spring; Marvin Y., Lindenwold, N.J. Married Dec. 21, 2005. PRIDE — Lindsay, no address available; ...