Infants with abuse issues surgesHARRISBURG — A new state analysis of Pennsylvania hospital data shows the rate of infants born with drug abuse problems rose 250 percent from 2000 to 2015.The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council report says nearly 2 percent of the roughly 2,700 newborn hospitalizations last year were due to substance-related issues. The group says that rate of 19.5 for every 1,000 newborn hospitalizations rose from 5.6 in 2000.The analysis says 52 percent of the roughly 4,600 maternal hospitalizations last year that were related to substance abuse involved painkillers, heroin or both. That rate of 16.8 for every 1,000 maternal hospitalizations involving opioids rose 510 percent from 2.8 in 2000.The report says newborns hospitalized with substance abuse issues in 2015 were addicted to opioids 82 percent of the time.

Former officer convicted of assault YORK — A former Baltimore police officer has been convicted of aggravated assault in the shooting of a man he feared was coming to kill him for exchanging text messages with the man’s wife.A jury delivered the verdict Friday against 35-year-old John Torres in the wounding of David Hohman, who was shot six times in Pennsylvania. Torres was acquitted of attempted first-degree murder.Torres testified he shot Hohman in self-defense outside Torres’ apartment in York Township. Torres says he thought Hohman had a shotgun in his vehicle and feared Hohman had driven from Baltimore to York to kill him.Baltimore police have said Torres was suspended without pay and later resigned.He is scheduled to be sentenced in November.Torres’ attorney declined to comment.

Vendor removed after complaintsPHILADELPHIA — Bloomsburg Fair officials removed a vendor selling Nazi flags from the concessions area on Monday after complaints, saying the swastika crossed the line and they wanted to avoid any disturbances.A photo of the flag, hanging alongside a banner supporting Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, sparked outrage on social media. The flag was hung out for sale by vendor Lawrence Betsinger.Neither Trump nor his campaign had anything to do with it, and Betsinger believes someone deliberately juxtaposed the Trump flag next to the Nazi flag.“I honestly believe I was set up for a fall,” Betsinger said when reached by phone.Betsinger said the flags are displayed together on bungee cords. He believes a customer flipped the flags over until the Nazi and Trump flags were both visible.“I am going to vote for Trump, for God’s sake,” he said. “If anything I would have put it on the Hillary side.”He has been selling flags at fairs for about 45 years and has about 130 in his current inventory.