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Residents Celebrate As Marijuana Use Becomes Legal In Washington State

Court Rejects Bid To Have Marijuana Reclassified

A federal appeals court has rejected a petition to reclassify marijuana from its current status as a dangerous drug with no accepted medical use.

2013/01/22

DEA Probe Leads Investigators To House In Murphy

Scores of law enforcement officers took over late-model home this morning in Murphy in a raid that appears to be drug-related.

2012/11/28

500 Pounds Of Marijuana Found On Texas School Bus

Investigators are trying to determine who smuggled nearly 500 pounds of marijuana on board a West Texas school bus hauling student athletes.

2012/11/21

A shot of the control tower at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. (credit: Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

DFW Airport Worker Among Dozens Busted In DEA Raid

A large drug bust at San Juan Puerto Rico’s international Airport has a North Texas connection.

2012/06/06

Four months after a purchase at a Fort Worth gun show, an assassin would pull the trigger on that same gun in a highway ambush in Mexico, killing Jaime Zapata, an agent with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.

Man Linked To Federal Agent’s Murder Gets 7 Years On Weapons Charges

A man who pled guilty last year to his role in a gun trafficking operation that was linked to the killing of a federal agent in Mexico was sentenced Monday to seven years in prison.

2012/05/07

Woman Jailed For Trying To Fill A Prescription

Anne Lenhart never thought filling a prescription at CVS Pharmacy in Dallas could land her in jail.

2012/05/04

Tarrant Co. Prepares For Drug “Take-Back” Event

A drug “take-back” program in Tarrant County has netted a huge stash of old medications. Organizations across Tarrant County have had three take-back events since 2010 and another is slated for later this month.

2012/04/16

Arlington Mayor Robert Cluck. (credit: arlingtontx.gov)

Arlington Mayor Speaks On Murder-For-Hire Plot

Mayor Robert Cluck spoke publicly Wednesday for the first time about an alleged murder-for-hire plot targeting him and a lawyer doing contract work for the city.

2012/04/11

Strip club owner Ryan Walker Grant was arrested on April 9 for attempting to put a hit on two Arlington city officials. (Credit: City of Arlington)

FBI: Strip Club Owner Wanted To Pay To Kill Arlington Officials

An Arlington strip club owner was arrested Monday for attempting to pay to have the city’s mayor and a contract attorney killed, according to a federal arrest affidavit.

2012/04/10

‘Doctor Shopping’ Database Concerns Privacy Advocates

The abuse of prescription drugs has skyrocketed across the nation, and especially in Texas where, according to the Drug Policy Alliance, accidental overdoses from 1999 to 2007 increased 150%. Now the Texas Legislature is hoping to take action to curb prescription drug abuse.

2012/02/10

Event Lets You Dispose Of Old Pills & Medications

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) wants you to get rid of any old prescription drugs this weekend. Saturday, October 29, is “Prescription Drug Take Back Day”.

2011/10/28

Mexican Cartels Taking Over Some North Texas Homes

Picture the perfect North Texas neighborhood. They are children running along the streets. The houses have beautiful lawns with manicured shrubbery. Big trees line the sidewalks. College fans show their true colors by flying flags showing their favorite teams.

2011/02/03