CDC Calls for Urgent Action on Abuse of Pain Medication
The study showed that emergency-room visits increased from 144,644 in 2004 to 305,885 in 2008; the trend cut across age and gender lines. Oxycodone, hydrocodone, and methadone were the three most-abused drugs, rising 152 percent, 123 percent, and 73 percent, respectively, during the study timeframe. read more..
MOUNTLAKE TERRACE Police are searching for two men who broke into a home Friday night and held two people at gunpoint. No one was injured in the home invasion robbery. read more..
A former Quincy Public Schools student teacher arrested in connection with drug and sexual abuse charges will have a jury trial starting Sept. 13. The trial date was scheduled Tuesday by Judge Mark Drummond during a brief court appearance by Darrold Frisbie, 36. read more..
The next four episodes of Discovery Channels Deadliest Catch will break new ground in documenting the death of the ships captain. read more..
GRAND RAPIDS (WZZM) - Cancer rates in West Michigan are the highest in the state and above the national average. That means more families are trying to deal with the cost of cancer. read more..
Punta Gorda resident Dick Barros, 79, shot a 77 (40-37) from 6,017 yards at Magnolia Landing on May 20. read more..
