Lindsay Lazarski

Pennsylvania leaders are teaming up in an effort to reduce the number of people with mental illness in county jails across the commonwealth.

KEYSTONE CROSSROADS - On Wednesday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court will weigh arguments over redactions in the explosive grand jury report that exposed alleged widespread child sexual abuse and cover up in six of the state's eight Roman Catholic Dioceses.

KEYSTONE CROSSROADS - The U. S. Senate passed sweeping legislation intended to combat the nation's opioid crisis in a 99-1 vote on Monday evening.

KEYSTONE CROSSROADS - Nearly one month after the Pennsylvania Attorney General released the results of a scathing grand jury investigation into alleged widespread sexual abuse at the hands of Roman Catholic priests, a legal battle continues over its findings and a group of clergy members are challenging the final report.

STATE IMPACT PENNSYLVANIA -- Following a blistering grand jury report alleging widespread child sexual abuse at the hands of Roman Catholic priests in six of Pennsylvania's eight dioceses, some Catholics across the state have been wrestling with their faith and future in the church.

KEYSTONE CROSSROADS - Lehigh County prosecutors have charged a Catholic priest from the Allentown Diocese with assaulting and sending explicit Snapchat messages to a 17-year-old girl at Central Catholic High School.

KEYSTONE CROSSROADS -- Like many victims of clergy sexual abuse, James Faluszczak grew up in a home of faith. He lived about a stone's throw away from St. George's parish in Erie, Pennsylvania.

STATE IMPACT PENNSYLVANIA - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court is expected to release a redacted version of a 900-page grand jury investigation into widespread allegations of child sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests and clergy in the state as early as Wednesday afternoon or as late as Tuesday, Aug. 14.

STATE IMPACT PENNSYLVANIA - Back in 1992, a national expert in substance abuse and criminal behavior helped to start one of the first drug courts in the country in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. But early on, Guy Wheeler noticed a disturbing trend among the young men.

STATE IMPACT PENNSYLVANIA - The Pennsylvania District Attorney Association is the latest group to support releasing the grand jury investigation into decades of sexual abuse and cover up in six Roman Catholic Dioceses across the state.