DEA cracks down on Internet sites selling medications illegally
WASHINGTON (AP) — Drug enforcement agents said they arrested at least 18 people and halted prescription writing by dozens of doctors and a pharmacist in a crackdown Wednesday on illegal sales of medications over the Internet. Thirteen arrests were made in Texas and five in Florida. The Drug Enforcement Administration suspended the registrations of 20…
Read MoreOfficials wonder why good student went on rampage
ELKHORN CITY, Ky. (AP) — A tiny mountain town might have avoided Matthew Hackney’s deadly rampage if authorities had taken the honor student to jail instead of sending him home to his parents after he turned up intoxicated at his high school, a school official said Wednesday. “I’m not criticizing anybody, but it would have…
Read MoreToddler falls onto knife blade
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard A 2-year-old was impaled by a knife in his own living room after he fell onto the blade while climbing on some furniture.The victim, Eric Ruiz Carrillo, was airlifted from the scene on Swann Mill Road near Viola to Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga by…
Read MoreRoberts gets permission to take down Fraley’s sign
By AMY FOSTER / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard Despite controversy, Ken Roberts got the votes he needed from the Historic Zoning Commission to remove the Fraley’s sign from Main Street property he purchased earlier this year. Roberts has plans to completely renovate the building. (File photo) The Historic Zoning Commission has voted to…
Read MoreLocal cook jailed after spitting in officer’s food
By DUANE SHERRILL / Staff Reporter for the Southern Standard DISHER A Waffle House cook faces felony charges for allegedly spitting in a policeman’s food Monday morning.The suspect, Homer Lee Disher, 18, is charged with adulteration of food, which carries three to six years in prison, and retaliation for past actions, which carries one to…
Read MoreAP launches new service aimed at younger readers
NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press launched a new multimedia news service aimed at young adults Monday in the latest effort by the newspaper industry to attract young readers. The new service will produce original news using text, photos, video and audio, to be offered to U.S. newspapers that are members of the 157-year-old…
Read MoreKatrina doesn’t stop Fed rate increases
WASHINGTON (AP) — The decision of the Federal Reserve to keep raising interest rates in the face of a devastating hurricane means one thing to many economists: Rates will keep going up and are likely to head higher than previously expected. Analysts saw the quarter-point rate increase by the Fed on Tuesday and the explanation…
Read MoreAuthors accuse Google of ‘massive copyright infringement’
NEW YORK (AP) — An organization of more than 8,000 authors accused Google Inc. Tuesday of “massive copyright infringement,” saying the powerful Internet search engine cannot put its books in the public domain for commercial use without permission. “The authors’ works are contained in certain public and university libraries and have not been licensed for…
Read MoreComposite Products gets $750,000 grant
By CHARLES W. JOHNSON / News Editor for the Southern Standard CEO Floyd Bouldin, shown holding fluff, and Composite Products received a Community Block Development Grant on Monday. (File photo) Warren County and Composite Products of America finalized their $750,000 Community Development Block Grant low-interest loan on Monday. The loan, which has been in the…
Read MoreWin $50 playing Web Eye-D!
Play the Southern Standard’s Web Eye-D contest and you could win $50! Playing the game is simple. We display the eyes of a famous or noteworthy person at the Web Eye-D Contest link on our site. To win the game, and the $50, all you have to do is guess the name of the person…
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