Police: Nurse had 4-5 beers before assisting in VA operation

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a registered nurse has acknowledged drinking four or five beers in the hours before assisting in an emergency operation at a northeastern Pennsylvania veterans hospital.Richard Pieri is charged with recklessly endangering another person, driving under the influence and public drunkenness.A police affidavit says the 59-year-old Drums resident stumbled into the Wilkes-Barre (WILKS'-ba-ree) VA Medical Center on Feb. 4 before the surgery. They say his r