Overdose Deaths Drive County Autopsy Budget Talk
Lawrence County will transfer 50 000 from contingency to the coroner autopsy budget as overdose deaths rise. Coroner Russell S Noga cites 22 overdoses this year up from seven to ten, with heroin suboxone cocaine and prescription drugs driving fatalities. Autopsies are required by law for certain death cases including suspicious, homicide, and underage deaths, and total annual autopsies run about 65 to 70.
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Lawrence County
Russell S. Noga
Noga
Pittsburgh
Airline merger settlement creates world’s biggest carrier
American Airlines and US Airways reach a government settlement to form the largest U.S. airline, preserving hubs in Phoenix Philadelphia Charlotte and four other cities for at least three years. The deal requires divestitures at Reagan National LaGuardia O Hare Love Field Boston Logan Dallas Love and Miami to boost low fare competition and give customers more routes and evolving benefits.
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Dallas
American Airlines
US Airways
U.S
U.S. Justice Department
Phoenix
Philadelphia
Charlotte
American
AMR Corp
United
Delta
Justice Department
Eric Holder
Doug Parker
William Baer
Justice
Antitrust Division
Southwest
Newark
N.J
Conti
Nental
Reagan National
Washington
Ronald Reagan National
Golden Hill Nursing Home Sold to Quality Life Services
Golden Hill Nursing Home at 520 Friendship St will transfer to Quality Life Services of Butler after 48 years under owner William F. DeCarbo Jr and administrator Louise Scocchera retiring. A January closing and February license transfer are planned, with state approval needed for a new license. The 204-bed facility opened in December 1965.
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Golden Hill Nursing Home
William F. DeCarbo Jr
Louise Scocchera
Quality Life Services of
Butler
DeCarbo
Golden Hill
Friendship St
Quality Life Services
Steven Tack
Obamacare errors hit Pennsylvanians and premiums soar
State regulators say about 250000 Pennsylvanians are losing health coverage due to changes under the Affordable Care Act. Many face steep premium increases, leaving people like Jason Martin of Sunbury struggling to manage coverage costs.
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Jason Martin
Sunbury
Martin
Delivery truck damages downtown Internet control box
A Pitt Ohio Express truck delivering to Dunkin Donuts on Mill Street struck a control box on a Falls Street utility pole at about 11 a.m. Comcast said the power supply was damaged and restored by 12:30 p.m. The disruption affected a small downtown service area and lasted about 90 minutes.
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Comcast
New Castle
Pitt-Ohio Express
Dunkin Donuts
Mill Street
Falls Street
Snowy roads cause three injuries in school bus crash on viaduct
The season's first snowfall left streets wet and icy injuring three people in New Castle. A Mercury Grand Marquis driven by Ashley Bennett slid on the ice and hit an eastbound First Student bus on Mahoning Avenue viaduct. Bus driver Edward Kocay and 24 students were aboard. one student, Anthony Magliocca, 16, suffered a minor leg injury. Bennett and Magliocca treated at Jameson Hospital and released. Viaduct closed until treated.
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Mahoning Avenue
New Castle
Ashley Bennett
Court St
Edward
Kocay
Anthony Magliocca
North Cedar Street
Magliocca
Bennett
Jameson Hospital
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