Court halts vaccine rule for U S businesses
The Supreme Court paused the Biden administration’s vaccine or test mandate for large employers, affecting over 80 million workers, while allowing a vaccine rule for most health care workers to proceed. The conservative majority said OSHA overstepped its authority, criticizing the lack of congressional backing. Dissenters argued the court itself overreached.
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Advocates push to legalize fentanyl test strips in Pa.
Public hearing at the Pennsylvania Capitol probes a House bill to legalize personal use of fentanyl test strips, seen as a harm reduction tool alongside naloxone. Rep. James Struzzi, whose brother died in 2014, argues strips can help link users to treatment, while plans for syringe exchange aim to curb HIV and Hepatitis among IV drug users.
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County reports record year for homicides in 2021
Lawrence County logged a record year in 2021 for homicides with 10 reported by the coroner. One death occurred in New Wilmington but the victim died in hospital out of county. Six deaths happened in New Castle. Two officer involved shootings in Mahoning and Union Townships produced no charges. Chief Salem notes 45 city homicides in 11 years, with two unsolved cases: Dakota Olinger in 2017 and Vaughn Slaughter in 2016.
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Homicides in County Reach Ten In 2021 Reports
The county coroner's office tallies ten 2021 homicides, with one murder in New Wilmington whose victim died out of county. Six cases occurred in New Castle city. In Union Township police shootings left no charges against officers. Coroner Rich Johnson notes a decade's span with 45 homicides, mostly solved. Dakota Olinger, 22, was shot in the head at a house in New Castle.
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2021 Homicides Chronology From New Castle Area
The year 2021 record lists eleven homicides with details of victims and suspects. Notable cases include Jason Miles on Marshall Avenue, Jordan Perretti in jail awaiting trial for Miles’s death, and a February sequence involving Lamar Johnson, Markeace Perkins, and related pursuits. Additional killings involve Juan Carter Hernandez and Darius Ramsey amid police actions and disputed circumstances.
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