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Florida prison guard nabbed for allegedly trafficking cocaine to inmates

December 13, 2020

Florida prison guard nabbed for allegedly trafficking cocaine to inmates

A prison guard in South Florida was arrested after allegedly accepting payment and agreeing to traffic an undisclosed amount of cocaine into a correctional facility outside of Miami.

Austin Baldwin & Jasmin Tiro: Convincing people to get COVID vaccine is vital — here’s how to do it

December 11, 2020

Austin Baldwin & Jasmin Tiro: Convincing people to get COVID vaccine is vital — here’s how to do it

A crucial obstacle to widespread COVID-19 vaccinations will be public hesitancy to take the vaccine, driven by doubts, fears, and misinformation. Here are steps to convince more people to be vaccinated.

Portland marijuana farm linked to Texas scheme trafficking LSD, meth and fentanyl to college kids: feds

December 6, 2020

Portland marijuana farm linked to Texas scheme trafficking LSD, meth and fentanyl to college kids: feds

Federal prosecutors announced Friday that 13 individuals, including current and former University of Texas students, were charged in connection to a massive LSD, fentanyl and methamphetamine trafficking and money laundering scheme meant to peddle drugs to college kids in the Austin metropolitan area and was supplied in part by a marijuana farm in Portland.

San Francisco plan would ban tobacco smoking, vaping inside apartments -- but weed OK: report

December 3, 2020

San Francisco plan would ban tobacco smoking, vaping inside apartments -- but weed OK: report

City and county officials in San Francisco on Tuesday gave initial approval to a proposed ban on cigarette smoking and vaping inside apartments -- but exempted marijuana smoking from the plan, according to reports

Arizona woman walking funny was hiding 445 fentanyl pills in pants: deputies

December 2, 2020

Arizona woman walking funny was hiding 445 fentanyl pills in pants: deputies

An Arizona woman was found hiding 445 fentanyl pills in her pants after deputies noticed she was walking in an odd way during her arrest over the weekend, authorities said Wednesday.

Upstate NY mayor busted with crack cocaine after brief chase: police

December 2, 2020

Upstate NY mayor busted with crack cocaine after brief chase: police

The mayor of a small upstate New York village was arrested Tuesday for allegedly possessing crack cocaine, cops said.

Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine wins UK authorization -- first in the West

December 2, 2020

Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine wins UK authorization -- first in the West

The U.K. became the first Western nation to grant emergency-use authorization for a Covid-19 vaccine, clearing a shot developed by Pfizer Inc. of the U.S. and BioNTech SE of Germany to be distributed in limited numbers within days.

Texas State football player shot, killed; 2 suspects arrested, search on for others: police

November 26, 2020

Texas State football player shot, killed; 2 suspects arrested, search on for others: police

At least two suspects have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a Texas State University football player, who was killed during a drug deal gone wrong this week, authorities said Wednesday.

Feds seize $3.5M in Mexican cartel cash, drugs and ammo in massive San Diego bust

November 25, 2020

Feds seize $3.5M in Mexican cartel cash, drugs and ammo in massive San Diego bust

Three Mexican nationals with suspected ties to the violent Sinaloa cartel were charged in federal court Tuesday after U.S. agents discovered a massive stockpile of cash, drugs and ammunition at a San Diego truck yard just north of the Mexico border.

Top cartel leader, 2 other members arrested in connection to Mormon massacre

November 24, 2020

Top cartel leader, 2 other members arrested in connection to Mormon massacre

On the heels of the first anniversary marking the massacre that killed 9 American women and children, Mexican authorities are said to have arrested a further 3 La Linea drug cartel members connected to the tragedy.