Jessie Blanchard’s jeep bumper holds a sticker with the slogan “Yes We Narcan” on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023, in Albany, Ga. Naloxone, available as a nasal spray and in an injectable form, is a key tool in the battle against a nationwide overdose crisis linked to the deaths of more than 100,000 people annually in the U.S. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

ALBANY, Ga. (AP) — Access has improved across the U.S. to a rescue drug that reverses opioid overdoses, but advocates say naloxone — commonly known by its brand name Narcan — still isn’t getting to everyone who needs it. A small group of volunteers run an organization that appears to be the largest distributor of naloxone in Albany, Georgia. But many communities lack similar structures. Public health experts are telling U.S. state and local government officials in charge of using funds from opioid settlements to consider getting more naloxone into the hands of people who use drugs and those who are around them. In some places, it goes mostly to first responders.

FILE – The building that housed office space of President Joe Biden’s former institute, the Penn Biden Center, is seen at the corner of Constitution and Louisiana Avenue NW, in Washington, Jan. 10, 2023. The discovery of classified documents at an office Biden used during his brief time outside government has thrust his namesake think tank into an unwelcome spotlight. The Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement was a landing spot for the president after he left the vice presidency in 2017. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The discovery of classified documents at an office that President Joe Biden used during his few years outside government has thrust his namesake think tank in Washington into an unwelcome spotlight. The Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement was a landing spot for Biden after he left the vice presidency in 2017. Biden brought with him trusted staff and boxes of files to further the think tank’s mission. Now, a small batch of those files is at the center of controversy because some were classified documents that Biden had no right to retain.

FILE – State Sen. Cris Dush, R-Jefferson, listens during a news conference in Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican lawmakers who’ve spread election conspiracy theories and falsely claimed that the 2020 presidential outcome was rigged are overseeing legislative committees charged with setting election policy in two major battleground states. Divided government in Pennsylvania and Arizona means that any voting restrictions those GOP legislator propose is likely to fail. Even so, the high-profile appointments give the lawmakers a platform to cast further doubt on the integrity of elections in states that will be pivotal for selecting the next president in 2024. And awarding them such plum positions would appear to run counter to the message delivered in last November’s elections, when voters rejected election-denying candidates running for top offices in key states.

(Harrisburg, PA) To advocate for the diverse needs of all Pennsylvania students, House Republican Policy Committee Chairman Joshua D. Kail (R-Beaver/Washington) will be hosting an informational hearing and subsequent press conference on how our K-12 schools are funded January 30 at 2pm.

Kail; members of the committee; Nathan Benefield, senior vice president, Commonwealth Foundation; Michael A. Whisman, CPA, founder and executive officer, Charter Choices; Dr. Lawrence F. Jones Jr., CEO, Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School; Dr. Beth Jones, COO and interim CFO, Insight PA Cyber Charter School; and Brian Hayden, CEO, PA Cyber Charter School will be in attendance.

The conference will take place in Room 140 of the Main Capitol. A press conference in the Main Rotunda will immediately follow the hearing. Barring any technical difficulties, the events will be streamed online at www.PAGOPPolicy.com, www.PAHouseGOP.com, www.RepKail.com, www.Facebook.com/RepKail and www.Facebook.com/pagoppolicy.

Story by Sandy Giordano – Beaver County Radio. Published January 30, 2023 7:45 A.M.

(Aliquippa, PA) Aliquippa police were dispatched to 383 Linmar Terrace after a report that a male that had been shot. Micquel Frison, 31 of Pittsburgh was found by police a short distance from the scene. Frison sustained an apparent minor injury to the right side of his head. Aliquippa police secured the scene, and asked PSP to assume the investigation into the shooting. The suspect in the early morning shooting has not been apprehended,, according PA State Police, Beaver, Tyler Linell Walker ,30 of 200 Superior Avenue shot Micquel Frison, 31, of Pittsburgh. The investigation is continuing. The investigation is ongoing. We are working on getting more details in this ongoing investigation.

In this weeks episode of Highmark Heroes, Jim Roddey speaks to Dr. Zachary Horne, Radiation Oncologist for the Allegheny Health Network Cancer Institute.  Later in the show Roddey is joined by Eric Zahren, the President of the Andrew Carnegie Hero Fund.

“Heroes” is presented by Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield and the Allegheny Health Network, airing Saturdays at 10:00 AM and Sundays at 12:30 PM on Beaver County Radio. Archived editions of “Heroes” can be heard at the Beaver County Radio Podcast Library.