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Berks County primary election faces technical problems, errors and criticism
State lawmaker expresses frustration with the history of missteps by the county elections office.
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Immigration detention center gets the construction go-ahead in Clearfield County
Clearfield County’s path to establish the largest immigrant detention center in the commonwealth is unencumbered pending the dismissal of a lawsuit against the county for violating the state's open meeting laws.
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Democratic members of the state’s congressional delegation call on Biden Administration to end a federal contract with Berks County detention facility
The Biden administration wants to make Berks County Residential Center a women-only facility. Pennsylvania lawmakers say that's a bad idea.
Health & Wellness
Psychedelic therapies, popular for thousands of years, could be the future of psychiatric treatment
Researchers around the world and in the commonwealth are looking into the therapeutic uses of psychedelic drugs. The use of certain substances are deeply rooted in Latin America’s Pre-Columbian societies and could be part of the future of psychiatric treatment.
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Hate crimes in Pennsylvania nearly doubled from the previous year and are at a 14-year high
Newly released FBI data show hate crimes in the U.S. hit a 12-year high in 2020.