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Hospital security grant bill advances in Pennsylvania House

A bill that would provide grants to hospitals to upgrade security advanced out of the Pennsylvania House of RepresentativesÎÞëÊÓÆµ™ health committee Tuesday. If it makes it way through the General Assembly and is signed by Gov. Josh Shapiro, it would create a Hospital Security Grant Fund for ...

Former Monongahela doctor charged in human trafficking sting

A doctor who once worked in the Mon Valley has been accused of traveling to Ohio for a sexual encounter with someone he believed to be a minor. The office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced the charges in a press release issued earlier this week. Dr. Robert Zewe Jr., 50, of Erie, ...

Deaths from alcohol use surged during COVID-19 pandemic, CDC study shows

A new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that there were roughly 488 deaths per day during the COVID-19 pandemic due to excessive alcohol drinking in 2020-21. The average number of deaths related to excessive alcohol use increased more than 29% from ...