Crack Cocaine

Police: Man Had 55 Bags of Crack Cocaine

Police: Man had 55 bags of crack cocaine
Bethlehem police charged a man who had 55 small plastic bags of crack cocaine early Tuesday, according to Northampton County Court records. Hector Noel Rentas Jr., 22, of the 100 block of… Continue reading

Rob Ford Is Getting $660M for a Scarborough Subway. Who's Laughing at Him

Rob Ford is Getting 0M for a Scarborough Subway. Who's Laughing at Him
Ford ignored a crush of reporters waiting outside his city hall office this morning in the hopes he would address allegations that he was recorded on… Continue reading

'Commissioner'S Decision 'a Clear Case of Two Weights, Two Measures'

'Commissioner's decision 'a clear case of two weights, two measures'
The Arriva transport system hit rock-bottom some two weeks ago after three bendy buses caught fire in a spate of two days, heavily depleting the bus fleet when they all… Continue reading

Two Men Sentenced in Raleigh County Circuit Court

Two men sentenced in Raleigh County Circuit Court
Burnside revoked his probation and reinstated his one- to three-year sentence, to run concurrently with his one- to 15-year sentence, for delivery of cocaine; however, Coleman is being treated as a youthful… Continue reading

Critics' Picks: Sept. 27-Oct. 3, 2013

Critics' Picks: Sept. 27-Oct. 3, 2013
During its first season, the writers beautifully balanced a story of Sherlock Holmes' (Jonny Lee Millier) recovery from drug addiction–in this version Watson (Lucy Liu) is originally hired as his sober companion — with… Continue reading

The Killing Fields: East Oakland, the Panthers, and the CIA

The Killing Fields: East Oakland, the Panthers, and the CIA
… NSA and the federal government, another man revealed that the CIA was directly responsible for flooding the US with cocaine in the 1980s. His name was Gary Webb. In… Continue reading