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Tougher Washington State Law Against Drunken Boating

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 17th

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - Washington's boating under the influence law becomes tougher under a law signed Thursday by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee. The biggest change makes BUI a gross misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and a $5,000 fine. KNDO also

AP PHOTOS: Path to legal pot a long, wild trip

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 16th

SEATTLE (AP) - It's one thing to legalize marijuana. It's another to figure out how to sell it, grow it, regulate it, test it and tax it. Voters in Washington state and Colorado made pot use for adults over 21 legal last fall, but that was just the first step. On Thursday, Washington

Wash. state releases draft rules for legal pot

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 16th

By GENE JOHNSONAssociated Press SEATTLE (AP) - Officials in Washington state took their first stab at setting rules for the state's new marijuana industry Thursday, nearly eight months after voters here legalized pot for adults. Among the preliminary regulations: They want to track marijuana

Prosecutors: Martin's pot smoking irrelevant

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 13th

By MIKE SCHNEIDERAssociated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Florida prosecutors say Trayvon Martin's troubles at school and his marijuana smoking should not be talked about at a trial for neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman. Prosecutors asked a judge on Monday to block Zimmerman's

N. Calif. officers seek triple homicide suspect

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 11th

PETROLIA, Calif. (AP) - SWAT teams from three counties and a team from the California Department of Corrections, as well as federal law enforcement officials and local police have joined the hunt for a Northern California man wanted in the killing of his wife and two young daughters. The extra help

Calif. search grows for suspect in family killing

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 10th

PETROLIA, Calif. (AP) - A northern California region marked by towering redwood trees and mountains rising out of the Pacific is the focus of an intensive search for a suspect in the shooting deaths of his wife and two young daughters. Shane Franklin Miller, considered armed and dangerous, grew up

UPDATE: Dogfighting Secrecy Hinders Triple-Killing Case In Idaho

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 6th

MALAD, Idaho (AP) - A southeastern Idaho sheriff says obstacles to solving a month-old triple killing include the secretive world of illegal dogfighting. But Oneida County Sheriff Jeff Semrad tells the Idaho State Journal (http://bit.ly/118hNcp) the investigation is moving forward

Court: Calif. cities can ban medical pot shops

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 6th

By LISA LEFFAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that cities and counties can ban medical marijuana dispensaries, a decision likely to further diminish the network of storefront pot shops and fuel efforts to have the state regulate the industry. In a

Daughter voices anger at mom found after 11 years

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on May 2nd

By MARK SCOLFOROAssociated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - The teenage daughter of a woman who just revealed she abandoned her family 11 years ago said Thursday the disclosure has angered her and she is not eager to restart their relationship. Morgan Heist, who learned last week Brenda Heist had

Pullman Police: WSU Student Gives Teaching Assistant Edible Drug Product Without Her Knowledge

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on April 26th

PULLMAN, Wash. - Washington State University Police Thursday night arrested 21-year-old Jacob S. Stutesman, a WSU student, for second-degree assault after he allegedly gave a food product to a WSU teaching assistant containing the marijuana substance THC. Police said the teaching assistant,