PENSACOLA, Fla. — A faulty battery caused an electronic cigarette to explode in a Florida’s man’s mouth, taking out some of his front teeth and a chunk of his tongue and severely burning his face, fire officials said Wednesday.
Members of the Legislative Commission approved a regulation Wednesday that makes it felony to sell or possess methamphetaminelike synthetic drugs sold in some head shops and convenience stores as “bath salts.” The action made permanent a regulation adopted by the Board of Pharmacy last month to outlaw substances that have led to at least two deaths in Nevada and caused dozens of residents to seek medical attention.
Henderson Police Chief Jutta Chambers was asked to resign Monday in a formal request from outgoing City Manager Mark Calhoun.
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is strongly defending his decision to have flags lowered to half-staff Saturday for the late singer Whitney Houston amid criticism partly related to her history of substance abuse.
John David Marshall, 42, of Henderson is facing murder charges in the stabbing death of a woman whose body was found Tuesday in a burning car in northwest Arizona.
LOS ANGELES — The one thing 14-year-old Moshe Kai Cavalin dislikes is being called a genius.
FORT WORTH, Texas — Four Texas Christian University football players were among 17 students arrested Wednesday in a campus drug bust, police said.
