Kim Botteicher works in the basement of a Bolivar, Pa. church. She provides syringe services as part of her charitable work. In the basement of a former Catholic church, in a tiny Westmoreland County ...

Kim Botteicher works in the basement of a Bolivar church. She provides syringe services as part of her charitable work. Credit: Nate Smallwood for Spotlight PA This article is part of The State of ...

Opioid settlements support syringe programs, but they're considered illegal across most of Pennsylvania. A look at the numbers sheds light on the conflict. Syringes, alcohol swabs, and other supplies ...

An unmarked white truck pulled into the parking lot across from Brookside Community Church on East Tenth Street and slid open its doors. Soon people began lining up, handing over used syringes from ...

Syringes, alcohol swabs, and other supplies sit on a table in Western Pennsylvania. This story first appeared in The Investigator, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA featuring the best investigative ...