ORANGE CITY, Fla. - A conversation with two passengers landed a Florida tow truck driver in jail after his cellphone pocket-dialed 911 and dispatchers listened in. Authorities say 19-year-old Matthew Dollarhide of Orange City was surprised when a Volusia County Sheriff's deputy pulled him over on Tuesday and asked why... more »
SCRANTON, Pa. - Perhaps it was a case of the munchies. Police in northeastern Pennsylvania say an alleged pot dealer tried to destroy evidence by eating a marijuana plant. The Times-Tribune reports that 33-year-old Jeremiah Carmody faces several drug-related charges following events on Monday in Scranton. Police say Carmody tried... more »
EL PASO, Texas - A judge has rejected a plea deal that would have resolved Willie Nelson's marijuana possession case in West Texas with a fine, saying the country singer shouldn't get what she considers special treatment.
Nelson was arrested in November after a Border Patrol agent said 6... more »
FARMINGTON, Conn. - Police say a Connecticut man called 911 to ask a dispatcher how much trouble he could get into by growing one marijuana plant, then was arrested.
Farmington police say a dispatcher told 21-year-old Robert Michelson on Thursday night that he could get arrested for growing pot,... more »
A Memphis woman has dropped a dime on her grown son -- for stealing prescription drugs from her bra.
The Commercial Appeal reports police found 28-year-old Charlie Boyd hiding under a neighbor's SUV.
Authorities aren't releasing the name of the mom.
According to police, the woman awakened... more »
Three people were arrested Monday night on various drug charges, after agents raided a house on Venus St. in Bayou Vista and found a large amount of marijuana, other drugs and drug paraphernalia,including a scale.
45-year old Ruth Edwards and 39-year old Paul Annaloro of Bayou Vista were charged... more »
IBERVILLE PARISH - A man who evaded Baton Rouge Police Friday was captured by Iberville Sheriff's deputies Sunday, according to BRPD Cpl. Tommy Stubbs.
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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Two FBI agents have been killed in a training accident in Virginia. A spokeswoman for the FBI's Norfolk office, Vanessa Torres,... more »
NEW ORLEANS - A government report says construction of a new Veterans Affairs hospital in New Orleans is $370 million over budget and 14 months... more »
SEOUL, South Korea - South Korea has deployed dozens of Israeli-made precision guided missiles on islands near a western sea boundary disputed by North Korea.... more »