Judge delays sentencing on drug charges

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A Harrisville, W.Va. woman's drug sentencing was abruptly continued Thursday in Washington County Common Pleas Court with no explanation. Amanda G. Taylor, 27, of 925 High St., was scheduled to be sentenced on a fifth-degree felony count of …
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Prosecutors nationwide move toward charging drug dealers in overdose deaths

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Nationwide, the number of people who said they have used heroin in the past year skyrocketed by 66 percent between 2007 and 2011, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The number of people who died of …
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Western Lit: Jess Walter Finds Loving Humor in Fellow Citizens' Travails

Filed under: Drug Abuse Washington

The writer investigates the complex mingling of love, loathing, respect and disdain he feels for Spokane in the final story, “Statistical Abstract for My Hometown of Spokane, Washington,” a series of 50 observations that begin simply with the town's …
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