SOLSTICE: With the winter solstice happening at 5:44 a.m. today, we are in the midst of the longest nights of the year.

It’s all uphill from here, everyone! At least as far as the day-length, and as long as you are not a vampire.

One of the most well-known celebrations is that taking place at Stonehenge in England, and the structure is thousands of years old.

According to stonehengetours.com, construction of the stone monument is believed to have taken place between 2200 and 1200 B.C. Not just at some point during that time — but for that 1,000-year-or-so period.

“Many experts now believe that Stonehenge was an astronomical observatory, built under the instructions of astronomer-priests who used it to chart the movements of the celestial bodies and draw up a calendar for planting, harvesting and breeding cattle,” the site reads.

Today, it will be the site of religious ceremonies, including Druid and Pagan events.

It’s the first official day of winter, too. It’s felt like winter for a few weeks!

CASELOAD: Pennsylvania’s Unified Judicial System just released its 2015 caseload statistics report, which outlines the workload of the state’s courts.

In 2015 alone, the appellate, Common Pleas and limited jurisdiction courts processed more than 3.5 million cases. Included in the list of limited jurisdiction courts are the 10 magisterial district courts within the Cameron, Elk, McKean and Potter counties area.

To put that into perspective, Pennsylvania’s total population in July 2015 is estimated to be about 12.8 million, according to census.gov.

The caseload includes 108 criminal cases and 100 civil cases in Cameron County; 662 criminal and 654 civil in Elk County; 868 criminal and 524 civil in McKean County; and 395 criminal and 390 civil in Potter County.