Tale of wealth, drugs in sentencing balance

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After his arrest, he completed drug rehab and moved to a halfway house in western Pennsylvania, eventually enrolling at a community college near Pittsburgh. Whether he is able to return to school in the fall depends largely on Bortner's sentence …
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Grants for .5 million announced for victim services, drug and alcohol …

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The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency has approved almost $ 1.5 million in grants for crime and drug rehabilitation programs in Berks County, state Rep. Thomas R. Caltagirone announced Wednesday. Caltagirone, a Reading Democrat, …
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New lungs buy time, but don't cure cystic fibrosis

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WASHINGTON — The 10-year-old Pennsylvania girl who fought for a lung transplant has a difficult journey ahead. The transplant isn't a cure for her cystic fibrosis, and new lungs don't tend to last as long as other transplanted organs. But it can …
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