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A doctor’s office got a real surprise when a shipment of drugs was delivered to the office Tuesday.
They often get drugs shipped to them, but not usually 10 pounds of marijuana carefully … More
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The city has canceled the trash pickup for its Wednesday routes because of the weather.
If your trash hasn’t been picked up, have rollouts on the curb by 7 a.m. Thursday because dump trucks the … More
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Judge says Wash. can't make pharmacies sell Plan B
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Washington state cannot force pharmacies to sell Plan B or other emergency contraceptives, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, saying the state's true goal was to suppress religious objections by druggists — not to promote timely access to the medicines for people who need them.
- Teen arrested in flight ruckus sang of bin Laden
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A Saudi Arabian teenager who authorities say swung his fist at a flight attendant and praised Osama bin Laden during a flight from Portland to Houston has appeared in court.
8-year-old critical after Wash. school shooting
SEATTLE (AP) — An 8-year-old girl who was shot at her elementary school in Washington state is in critical condition.
Teenage girl dies after inhaling helium at party
EAGLE POINT, Ore. (AP) — Last weekend, 14-year-old Ashley Long told her parents she was going to a slumber party. But instead of spending the night watching videos and eating popcorn two blocks away, she piled into a car with a bunch of her friends and rode to a condo in Medford, Ore., where police say the big sister of one of her friends was throwing a party with booze and marijuana.
2nd degree murder verdict in lacrosse death trial
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Jurors found a former University of Virginia lacrosse player guilty of second-degree murder Wednesday in the slaying of his ex-girlfriend that was fueled by jealousy over her relationship with another lacrosse player.
- Lesbian federal worker wins health benefits case
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge in San Francisco says the U.S. government cannot deny health benefits to the wife of a lesbian court employee by relying on the 1996 law that bars government recognition of same-sex unions.
A political tip sheet for the rest of us
WASHINGTON (AP) — A political tip sheet for the rest of us outside the Washington Beltway, for Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012:
- DC police official in celeb escort flap to sue
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former District of Columbia police commander whose division provided a police escort to actor Charlie Sheen last April has given notice that he intends to file a whistleblower lawsuit against the city, saying he was demoted because he testified to the D.C. Council that such escorts for celebrities were commonplace.
Mayor's office: Top cop didn't mention spy program
CHICAGO (AP) — The former head of Newark's police did not tell Mayor Rahm Emanuel about a secret NYPD operation that spied on Muslims in New Jersey's largest city before Emanuel hired him to lead the Chicago force, the mayor's office said Wednesday.
- Boston College fights release of secret IRA tapes
BOSTON (AP) — Boston College is challenging a federal judge's order to hand over interviews with seven former Irish Republican Army members to U.S. government officials.