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Former medical provider for Lackawanna County Prison appeals malpractice insurance ruling Times-Tribune (Scranton, PA) Mar. 13—SCRANTON — The former provider of inmate medical care at Lackawanna County Prison has appealed to state Commonwealth Court a ruling that required the county to pay for only three years of medical malpractice coverage, but not the seven years the firm wanted. The Lackawanna County Court Judge Julia Munley sided with the county, which foots the bill for "tail insurance." That's an extension of malpractice coverage after a regular policy ends. The county argued th...

Three arraigned on drug charges When the city police officer approached the 2020 Mazda that he stopped near Park Avenue and Grier Street about 6:20 p.m. Friday, the driver Justin Simmonds “was visibly shaking and taking quick shallow breaths,” according to an affidavit. The officer had already been told by a dispatcher that Simmonds and another person were in a Mazda and reportedly “transporting a large amount of methamphetamines to the 1200 block of Park,” very close to where the vehicle stop took place. While talking, Simmonds, 38, of Tampa Florida, also “stuttered in his speech, ...

DUI, not possession, more likely to trip up Pa. residents buying legal weed in N.J., authorities say Updated Feb 24, 2021; Posted Feb 24, 2021 A man rolls a marijuana joint March 21, 2015, as a large group gathered near the New Jersey Statehouse to show their support for legalizing marijuana, in Trenton. It took years, but legalization has finally happened.AP Facebook Share Easton residents of a certain age will regale you with tales of the years the drinking age was 18 in Phillipsburg while it was 21 at home. They’ll recall crazed occasions crossing the free bridge in search of shots and...

From Staff Reports State and county prisons are facing COVID-19 outbreaks, with the state Department of Corrections and SCI Muncy officials report the first death of an inmate with COVID-19 on Monday. The 62-year-old inmate, whose name will not be provided, was serving a 10- to 40-year sentence for burglary. She had underlying medical conditions and was taken to the hospital on Jan. 20, a news release from the state Department of Corrections said. She tested positive for COVID-19 while at the hospital. She had been at SCI Muncy since April 2013. “We are experiencing the same thing that our...

Here’s who died by homicide in Dauphin County in 2020 Updated Jan 12, 2021; Posted Jan 11, 2021 Police investigate a shooting in the 300 block of Hummel Street in Harrisburg, November 13, 2020. Dan Gleiter | dgleiter@pennlive.com Facebook Share It was the deadliest year for Harrisburg in more than 30 years. Twenty-two people died by homicide, up from 14 in 2019. So far, police have solved half of last year’s homicides. If you have information on an unsolved homicide, you can call Harrisburg police at 717-558-6900. Here’s a look at the people lost to violence in 2020: The body of Bria...