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Man, 22, federally indicted in connection with two Baltimore murders
A 22-year-old Baltimore man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with two murders, which occurred in 2006 and 2007 and both had led to earlier charges against other people. The man charged, a Remington resident named Kyle Stevens,...Tags: Prosecution, Heroin, Crime, Law and Justice, FBI, Murder
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Tragedies connect parents
Michelle Ross of Oklahoma City never followed the playing career of Erik Kramer, who was the Bears' quarterback in the mid-1990s. "I am not much of a sports person," she said. But after coming across a Tribune story about Kramer's late son, Griffen,...
Tags: Depression, Behavioral Conditions, Heroin, Crime, Law and Justice, Death and Dying Customs
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Heroin deaths rise as crackdown on prescription drug abuse succeeds
As efforts to crack down on the abuse of prescription drugs have worked, a new problem has emerged, with addicts who can no longer get their fix by popping pills turning to the old-fashioned street drug heroin, health and law enforcement officials say....Tags: Baltimore County, Behavioral Conditions, Harford County, Heroin, Crime, Law and Justice
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Drug overdose deaths rise for the 11th year in a row—what does that say about our country's mental health?
HealthFederal officials announced Tuesday that the number of deaths by overdose in the United States rose for the 11th consecutive year. Prescription drugs caused more than half of the fatalities. Perhaps it's time to make some changes? You don't need to be... -
A fatal toll on concertgoers as raves boost cities' income
On the edge of the Mojave, music promoter Pasquale Rotella staged a rave about 11 years ago that ended with a coroner's wagon rolling down desert roads. Five people died of overdoses and drug-related car crashes during or shortly after the Nocturnal...
Tags: Prosecution, Concerts, Heroin, Crime, Law and Justice, Disasters and Accidents
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Pill-mill docs often avoid prison, but street-level dealers get locked up
In June 2010, Margaret Schoendorf was arrested after she sold an undercover detective 47 painkillers in Orange County. The same day, agents arrested doctors Roman Mosai and Michael Moyer on charges they were illegally doling out addictive painkillers...
Tags: University of Florida, Prisons, Vicodin (drug), General Practitioners, Crime, Law and Justice
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Beckley Treatment Center
On February 4, 2013, WDBJ7 broadcast a news story dealing with “pill mills” and the improper distribution of pain medications and other prescription drugs. During that report, the Beckley Treatment Center in Beckley, West Virginia, was...
Tags: Chemical Industry, Employees, Prescription Drugs, Heroin, Arts and Culture
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Late singer Mindy McCready played Lehigh Valley well before her troubles began
Lehigh Valley Music presents FESTBLOGTroubled country singer Mindy McCready, who was found dead on Sunday of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound in an Arkansas home Sunday, played the Lehigh Valley at least once, but it was several years before her troubles with the law...... -
UPDATE: Dublin doctor convicted on federal drug distribution charges
A former Dublin doctor was convicted late Thursday evening on federal drug distribution charges. Linda Sue Cheek was convicted after an eight-day trial in the United States District Court in Roanoke on 172 of the 173 counts she was facing. Evidence at...
Tags: Prisons, Prosecution, Government Health Care, Crime, Law and Justice, Pharmaceuticals
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Berkeley County grand jury indictments
The following individuals have been indicted this week by a grand jury that was seated Tuesday for the February term of Berkeley County Circuit Court. An indictment merely indicates that an individual is believed to have committed the crime. Azeez B....Tags: Prisons, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Prosecution, Jefferson County (Pennsylvania), Sex Crimes
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Fatal drug overdoses in U.S. increase for 11th consecutive year
Fatal drug overdoses have increased for the 11th consecutive year in the United States, new data show. According to a research letter published Tuesday from the National Center for Health Statistics, 38,329 people died of drug overdoses in the United...
Tags: Lorazepam (drug), Heroin, Percocet (drug), Drugs and Medicines, Prescription Drugs
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Crime & Punishment: Plow-on-Plow Violence
Five civilian employees of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London and a service member were apparently turning the academy into their own swingers club. A Coast Guard investigation found that the six were engaging in sexual activity on the job and...
Tags: New Canaan, Freedom of Information Act, Middletown, U.S. Coast Guard, New London (New London, Connecticut)
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