Former UPMC nurse charged with dispensing narcotics
Chase Falba, 27, a former UPMC Jameson Hospital nurse from Washington, Pennsylvania, is charged by the state Attorney General with dispensing excess narcotics between April 6 and 11 last year and using the surplus. Investigators say he accessed unassigned medicine cabinets and averaged 18 daily doses versus 3 for coworkers, with high waste rates noted.
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UPMC
Jameson Hospital
State Office
Chase Falba
Washington
Falba
Council hears of general fund correction
New Castle's ACT 47 recovery team cited accounting errors in the general fund. The fund balance now stands at about $1 million, above the previously discussed $300,000. Coordinator Gordon Mann termed the miscalculation an honest mistake tied to computer closing procedures.
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Council
New Castle
Gordon Mann
Tom Smith
Paul Stefano
Mann
de Sirianni
Act 47
Union family raises funds at Relay for Life for cancer cure
Avery Ryhal a Mohawk Area student battles Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma. Her mother Jennifer spoke at Union Relay for Life to benefit the American Cancer Society as 550 students and staff gathered, sharing Avery's journey from illness at age four to a bone marrow transplant and years in remission.
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Very Ryhal
Children’s Hospital
Pittsburgh
Avery
Jennifer
Union Area
Union Relay For Life
American Cancer Society
Army of Courage
Rich
New Castle
Maddox
Colson
Ryhal
Rydal
Ronald McDonald House
Pennsylvania senators push plan to test lead in schools
A bipartisan group of Pennsylvania senators announced safety bills to end the opt-out for lead testing in schools and require annual water testing. The package also proposes universal child lead screening, a registry of lead-safe housing, and mandatory lead testing for day cares, following a Joint State Government Commission report.
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Harrisburg
Gene Yaw
R-Lycoming County
Joint
Pennsylvania
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