Study: Fatal Drug-Related Crashes Now Outpacing Drunk Driving Crashes
WASHINGTON, DC (CBS Local) – There’s a disturbing new trend as fatal-drug related crashes now outpace deadly accidents involving alcohol. With a growing number of states legalizing marijuana, combined...
View ArticleLeading Democrat Calls For Legalized Marijuana In All 50 States
COLUMBUS, Ohio (CBS Local) – A leading member in the Democratic party is calling for a nationwide legalization of marijuana. Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio, who challenged and nearly defeated Nancy Pelosi for...
View ArticleFSU Star Arrested For Marijuana Possession
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Star Florida State punt returner Greg Reid has been arrested for possession of marijuana and driving without a valid license. A Georgia State patrol spokesman said Reid was...
View ArticleRihanna To Chris Brown: “Praying For You Baby”
Rihanna‘s prayers must have worked. While Chris Brown‘s failed drug test threatened to ruin the singer’s probation, the judge gave him a break. After pleading guilty to beating pop star and former...
View ArticleREPORT: Bucs DT Akeem Spence Arrested on Drug Charges
According to NorthEscambia.com, Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Akeem Spence was arrested on drug charges following a traffic stop on Tuesday afternoon in Flomaton, Alabama. According to reports,...
View ArticleMedical Marijuana Has Enough Signatures For Ballot
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The medical marijuana petition drive has enough signatures to make the 2014 ballot, and now it’s up to the state Supreme Court to give its approval. The proposed constitutional...
View ArticleMiddle School Teacher Arrested For Performing Oral Sex On Juvenile
Credit: PCSO/CW44 News At 10 LAKELAND (PCSO/CW44 News At 10) – Detectives from the Polk County Sheriff’s Office arrested a teacher from Lakeland’s Lake Gibson Middle School on Thursday, June 25, 2020,...
View ArticleGainesville Man Sentenced For Illegally Bringing Marijuana Through St. Thomas...
ST. THOMAS, USVI (CW69 News at 10) PRESS RELEASE: Keenan Powell-Ryder, 24, was sentenced today following his guilty plea for possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, United States Attorney...
View ArticleCoast Guard Offloads $26 Million In Cocaine, Marijuana Seized At Sea At Port...
FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami/AP) — Nearly $26 million in cocaine and marijuana will not make it to the streets of South Florida or anywhere else thanks to the U.S. Coast Guard. Coast Guard crew members...
View ArticleAtlanta Man Charged With Possession Of 170 kg Of Heroin and 36 Guns
ATLANTA, Ga. (CW69 News At 10) – Atlanta resident, Antonio DaShawn Daniels, has been indicted on federal charges related to possession with the intent to distribute heroin, cocaine, and marijuana, and...
View ArticleFlorida Authorizes Edibles In Licensed Medicinal Marijuana Dispensaries
FLORIDA (CW44 News At 10) – Effective today, the state of Florida authorized Licensed Medical Marijuana Dispensaries to produce and sell THC-infused edible products. The Florida Office of Medical...
View ArticleMajor Georgia Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 235 Months In Federal Prison
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (CW69 News at 10) – A South Georgia man who alternated between selling illegal drugs and serving time in prison over the last three decades has been sentenced to spend nearly 20 years...
View ArticleDark Web Bust: 2 Arrested And 16,000 Pills, $143K & Firearms Seized
INVERNESS, Fla. (CW44 News At 10) – Two Floridians were arrested in Inverness Wednesday for racketeering and a host of other charges for their role in selling counterfeit drugs on the dark web. After...
View ArticleFormer Georgia Correctional Officer, Boyfriend Sentenced To Prison
DUBLIN, Ga. (CW69 News at 10) – A judge sentenced a Georgia Department of Corrections officer and her convicted-felon boyfriend to federal prison for possession of drugs packaged for smuggling into...
View ArticleAtlanta Police Department Shows Off A Major Haul Of Confiscated Drugs And Guns
ATLANTA, Ga. (CW69 News At 10) – Atlanta Police Officers were searching for a wanted person when the department says they saw a large amount of marijuana in the home. Police obtained a search warrant...
View Article“Get drunk! Pass the f— out!”: Text From Parent To Juvenile Babysitting...
PALM HARBOR, Fla. (CW44 News At 10) – The parents of 7-year-old twins in Florida have been arrested and charged with child neglect after authorities find the couple had routinely offered the underage...
View ArticleLA County Sheriff Announces Largest Marijuana Bust In Department History
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – On Wednesday, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva announced the largest illegal marijuana grow bust in the department’s history. According to the sheriff’s department,...
View ArticleMore Than 41 People Hospitalized In Tampa Because Of Synthetic Marijuana
TAMPA, Fla. (CW44 News At 10) – Two people are now dead and at least 41 are hospitalized, and the Florida Poison Control Center says it’s all because of some synthetic marijuana in the Tampa Bay Area....
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