A Philipsburg physician assistant has been arrested for allegedly writing prescriptions in the wrong name or for people who weren't patients of her clinic and under other illegal circumstances. She and another person were arrested. Interestingly, the Drug Enforcement...
Month: January 2018
Government report urges reducing DUI threshold to 0.05 percent
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration wanted to know what strategies for reducing drunk driving have been proven effective, so it commissioned a report from a panel of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine. That report is in....
Pennsylvania governor declares opioids a public health emergency
With fatal drug overdoses continuing to mount by the thousands, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf declared the ongoing addiction and opioids crisis a public health emergency, setting up a framework to allow the state to respond to the crisis like it would a natural disaster....
Pi Delta Psi banned from Pennsylvania after Baruch College death
In December 2013, a student pledging for Pi Delta Psi at Baruch College died after enduring violent hazing by members of the fraternity. On a cold, early morning in the Poconos, he was blindfolded, made to wear a backpack weighted with sand, and was tackled and...
Could Sessions’ crackdown on legal marijuana hurt Pennsylvanians?
Pennsylvania's medical marijuana system may be in its infancy, but it relies on the good will of the Department of Justice. That's because cannabis remains illegal under federal law. Under the Obama administration, the Justice Department took a hands-off approach...
Shooting prompts debate over man’s self-defense rights
Pennsylvania has a strong culture of responsible gun ownership. Throughout the state, people use their Second Amendment rights to use firearms to hunt, target shoot and protect their loved ones and property. It is that last item, however, that can court controversy. A...
Man given life without parole as juvenile to be resentenced
In 1987, when Timothy H. of Philipsburg was 15, he ran away from a juvenile detention center. On Christmas Eve of that year, he allegedly shot a man to death. The following June, he was convicted and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. He...