Former teacher waives hearing in theft case
Charles Farris Jr., 64, waived his right to a preliminary hearing on six counts of theft and five counts of access device fraud filed by the Lawrence County DA. He is accused of taking $35,887 from the New Castle Federation of Teachers Local 3975 while president. The case moves to the Lawrence County Court of Common Pleas.
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Telemedicine surges as pandemic accelerates remote care
Telemedicine expands rapidly as COVID-19 restricts in-person visits. CDC data show a 154 percent rise in late March 2020 versus 2019, with programs already in place at UPMC since 2006. By mid 2020, ambulatory visits climbed from about 250 to well over 10,000, highlighting rural and urban care access gains.
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Rob Bart
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Vaccine Rollout Timeline March 31 Now eligible
Timeline notes eligibility expansion with a mark that says April 19 is when everyone becomes eligible. Officials urge monitoring updates as rollout progresses and vaccination sites prepare to handle a larger eligible population.
State opens vaccine eligibility to all adults by Apr 19
Pennsylvania to allow all adults to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by April 19 with front line workers including police firefighters grocery workers and food production staff already eligible under a ramped up plan. Beam says vaccines are administered at about 83 000 daily as the state moves through Phase 1A and eases restaurant occupancy rules.
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Biden unveils 2.3 trillion plan to win the future
President Biden outlined a 2.3 trillion infrastructure push at a Pittsburgh carpenters union center, framing it as a once in a generation investment to reshape America and undo corporate tax cuts while aiming for grand GDP and jobs outcomes echoing the New Deal and interstate era.
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