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Pennsylvania launches program to promote state’s brewers

HARRISBURG (AP) — Pennsylvania is giving its breweries a boost with a new marketing initiative designed to highlight local beer producers.

Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday rolled out the PA Preferred Brews initiative, which identifies beer brewed in the state with Pennsylvania-grown ingredients.

Officials say beer is a nearly $6 billion annual business in Pennsylvania, with more than 300 licensed breweries.

Wolf says the new program is a way for Pennsylvania breweries to differentiate themselves in a competitive market, including a logo for licensed participants to display on their products.

The state’s craft brewers can participate if their beer is brewed in the state, meets state and federal production standards and is made from hops, grains or other products that come from Pennsylvania.

107 arrested in Philadelphia amid federal immigration sweep

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Federal immigration officials say 107 people were arrested in Philadelphia as part of a nationwide sweep focusing on what they called “sanctuary” jurisdictions, which limit local authorities’ cooperation in immigration investigations.

In a news release Thursday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials said that the four-day operation netted 498 people wanted for immigration violations. Of those, 317 had criminal convictions.

The release says a citizen of the Dominican Republic who entered the country illegally and had been convicted on firearms charges was among those arrested in Philadelphia. Officials say he had previously been arrested by local police, but was released before ICE could take custody.

ICE acting Director Tom Homan said local policies of non-cooperation create magnets for illegal immigration, forcing the agency to use more resources in those communities.

State cites Penn State

Hershey for delays, 2 deaths

HERSHEY (AP) — State health officials have cited Penn State Hershey Medical Center for delays in the care of three patients, including two who died.

The report, released Thursday, stemmed from an unannounced survey conducted in July.

Investigators said a response team should have been called sooner for a 6-year-old boy after coming to the hospital with a high heart rate and other ailments in June. The boy died.

Another patient eventually died after waiting more than two hours for treatment after a fall.

Officials say the hospital did not correctly diagnose a patient who was suffering from a stroke.

The medical center told PennLive the instances are “inconsistent with the high-quality care our community has come to expect from us.”

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