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Witnesses in Bulger trial lay out gang's tactics

Witnesses in Bulger trial lay out gang's tactics
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 14th
By DENISE LAVOIEAP Legal Affairs Writer BOSTON (AP) - A retired state police colonel identified weapons found hidden in locations connected to James "Whitey" Bulger as prosecutors at Bulger's racketeering trial showed jurors photos and videos of organized crime figures Bulger associated with

2 Arrested For Drug Trafficking And Manufacturing Near George

2 Arrested For Drug Trafficking And Manufacturing Near George
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 13th
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE GRANT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE: Two George men are jailed after Grant County's Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team raided their home Wednesday afternoon. INET, working in cooperation with the Columbia River Drug Task Force (CRDTF) from the Wenatchee area,

Barber kicked out of Conn. park granted reprieve

Barber kicked out of Conn. park granted reprieve
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 13th
By DAVE COLLINSAssociated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - An 82-year-old barber who has been giving free haircuts to the homeless in exchange for hugs for 25 years was granted permission by the mayor Thursday to keep working in a city park, despite orders to leave from police and health officials.

Bulger trial featuring surveillance video, photos

Bulger trial featuring surveillance video, photos
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 13th
By DENISE LAVOIEAP Legal Affairs Writer BOSTON (AP) - A retired state police lieutenant has returned to the witness stand for a second day in the racketeering trial of reputed Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger (BUHL'-jur). Lt. Robert Long on Thursday identified Bulger in video surveillance

Several Arrests At Sasquatch Festival

Several Arrests At Sasquatch Festival
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 12th
PRESS RELEASE FROM THE GRANT COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE: Grant County's Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team worked the Sasquatch Music Festival at the Gorge May 31 through June 2. INET investigated drug violations occurring in the campground adjacent to the concert venue. Throughout

Safeway selling supermarkets in Canada

Safeway selling supermarkets in Canada
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 12th
NEW YORK (AP) - Safeway Inc. is selling its supermarket operations in Canada to food retailer Sobeys for 5.8 billion Canadian dollars ($5.7 billion). Sobeys, a unit of Empire Company Limited, is already the No. 2 grocery operator in the country. It said the deal includes 213 grocery stores under

NY judge: Fed plan for morning-after pill sales OK

NY judge: Fed plan for morning-after pill sales OK
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 12th
By TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - President Barack Obama's administration can go forward with its new plan to make the morning-after pill available to buyers of any age without prescriptions, but it needs to do it promptly or face potential sanctions in the long-running dispute over

NY judge: Fed plan for morning-after pill sales OK

NY judge: Fed plan for morning-after pill sales OK
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 12th
By TOM HAYSAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) - President Barack Obama's administration can go forward with its new plan to make the morning-after pill available to buyers of any age without prescriptions, but it needs to do it promptly or face potential sanctions in the long-running dispute over

HIV drug can also protect injection drug users

HIV drug can also protect injection drug users
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 12th
By MIKE STOBBEAP Medical Writer ATLANTA (AP) - Doctors should consider giving a daily AIDS drug to another high risk group to help prevent infections - people who shoot heroin, methamphetamines or other injection drugs, U.S. health officials said Wednesday. A similar recommendation is already in

Heroin Use, Deaths Up In Washington State, Especially In Youth

Heroin Use, Deaths Up In Washington State, Especially In Youth
Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 12th
SEATTLE (AP) - Heroin use and related deaths have increased significantly across Washington over the past decade. A new study released Wednesday say the increase is especially noticeable among people younger than 30.    Young people are finding it cheaper and easier to get heroin