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Severe thunderstorms knock down trees, power lines

Thu, 23 May 2013 05:47:00 -0400

DETROIT - Severe thunderstorms packing heavy rain and high winds knocked down trees and power lines in parts of Michigan.

NH Senate considering legalizing medical marijuana

Thu, 23 May 2013 04:06:07 -0400

CONCORD, New Hampshire - The Senate is voting whether New Hampshire should join 18 other states and the District of Columbia in allowing seriously ill people to use marijuana to treat their conditions.

Southern Co. CEO defends Miss. power project

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:06:02 -0400

PINE MOUNTAIN, Georgia - The head of Southern Co. called the decision to write off $540 million in extra costs on a Mississippi power plant "a bitter pill for us to swallow," but he defended the project Wednesday as a long-term investment for the large utility.

Vote on pot shops could end lingering LA issue

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:40:15 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Voters approved a law limiting the number of medical pot shops in Los Angeles after politicians failed for years to corral the blossoming industry.

Hoosiers advised to take care while swimming

Wed, 22 May 2013 17:09:42 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - State health officials are urging people to be careful as they head for Indiana's lakes and other bodies of water for summer recreation.

Fla. court rules against police over pot arrests

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:08:35 -0400

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - A Florida appeals court is throwing out convictions against two men because sheriff's deputies discovered pot plants by looking through a mobile home window.

Oregon DAs want to reduce prison time for drugs

Wed, 22 May 2013 14:05:55 -0400

OREGON CITY, Oregon - Prosecutors who have resisted changes in Oregon's voter-approved mandatory minimum sentencing are proposing an alternative that includes reducing marijuana terms so that most offenders wouldn't go to prison.

Beaumont votes to ban medical marijuana shops

Wed, 22 May 2013 10:02:05 -0400

BEAUMONT, California - A Riverside County city has become the latest to try banning medical marijuana dispensaries in the wake of a state Supreme Court ruling permitting prohibition.

Assault complaint leads to big marijuana bust

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:11:36 -0400

ALDEN, Michigan - Authorities investigating a domestic assault complaint in Michigan's northwestern Lower Peninsula ended up finding a marijuana growing operation with hundreds of plants.

Colorado stoned-driving bill attracts lawsuit

Tue, 21 May 2013 20:52:46 -0400

DENVER - A frequent marijuana user who says Colorado's pending pot DUI bill sets the legal limit too low is suing to block the bill, arguing it violates his constitutional rights.

Oregon Editorial Rdp

Tue, 21 May 2013 19:24:14 -0400

Editorials from Oregon newspapers

Adams Co. to join in beautification program

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:16:37 -0400

NATCHEZ, Mississippi - Adams County will use the money it got for cutting down trees at the former Belwood Country Club to plant more trees in downtown Natchez.

Springfield won't lower marijuana penalties

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:10:40 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri - Springfield's city council has voted again not to lower the penalties for possession of small amounts of marijuana.

Some 2K pounds of marijuana seized at Ariz. border

Tue, 21 May 2013 06:13:12 -0400

NOGALES, Arizona - A big rig driver is in custody for allegedly trying to smuggle more than $1 million worth of marijuana into southern Arizona.

Ocala man dies when storm topples tree on car

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:50:09 -0400

OCALA, Florida - Police say a 28-year-old Ocala man died when a large oak tree fell on his vehicle during a thunderstorm.

Oberweis defends his vote for medical marijuana

Tue, 21 May 2013 04:09:16 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois - Illinois state Sen. Jim Oberweis says he broke ranks with most fellow Republicans and voted to legalize medical marijuana because it might help people in pain.

Drought, freeze, hail pummel Central Texas peaches

Mon, 20 May 2013 19:43:27 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas - A combination of severe weather events have Central Texas peach farmers expecting a meager crop once again this season, after several years of little yield due to whimsical weather.

Senate OKs regulations for medicinal marijuana

Mon, 20 May 2013 18:51:46 -0400

SACRAMENTO, California - California would take steps to regulate the sale of medical marijuana under a bill approved Monday by the state Senate, restricting cannabis dispensaries that federal prosecutors say have grown out of control.

Western Md. residents adopt chestnut seedlings

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:36:47 -0400

FROSTBURG, Maryland - Cradling her small American chestnut tree as if it were a newborn baby, Nancy Bean was ready Saturday afternoon to return to her Backbone Mountain home where she would grab a shovel and plant a part of the country's heritage.

Illinois governor reviewing medical marijuana bill

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:17:38 -0400

CHICAGO - Gov. Pat Quinn says he's reviewing a bill that would legalize the medical use of marijuana.

'Laboratory in a can' monitors red tide off Maine

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:47:20 -0400

PORTLAND, Maine - Red tide monitoring is going high-tech with a robotic "laboratory in a can."

In Shreveport, a mystic Celtic labyrinth

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:05:16 -0400

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana - There is nothing easy about building a labyrinth in your side yard.

Aloha spreads across cultures

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:19:27 -0400

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - This time of year across the country, gyms and auditoriums fill with robed students, "Class of 2013" balloons and the strains of "Pomp and Circumstance." In Anchorage -- home to the highest concentration, per capita, of Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders on the mainland -- another unique graduation tradition has taken hold among people from all backgrounds: the graduation lei. Draping a graduate's neck with bands of candy and flowers has become as expected in many families here as watching a graduate fling a mortarboard cap into the air.

OAS drug study eyes marijuana legalization

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:58:25 -0400

LIMA, Peru - An Organization of American States study released Friday is calling for a serious discussion on legalizing marijuana.

Illinois Senate approves medical marijuana bill

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:34:10 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois - Illinois lawmakers agreed to legalize the use of medical marijuana on Friday under a plan that's being billed as the strictest in the nation among states that have authorized the drug's medicinal use, though it was unclear whether the Democratic governor plans to sign it.