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Call it apathy or disinterest. Blame it on the lousy, cold damp weather. But don't say it wasn't publicized. Despite posters throughout town, fliers sent home with students in all school districts, newspaper articles and television advertisements, only 20 people showed up in the New Castle High School auditorium Monday night for an educational multimedia presentation about the dangers of sex,...

WEST NEWTON - A Rostraver Township man who fled to North Carolina with his wife after they allegedly stabbed his father to death and then wrapped his remains in garbage bags and sheets returned to Westmoreland County to face murder charges Monday.

Donald B. Myers Jr., 25, of 316 Riverside Drive, was arraigned late Monday before West Newton District Judge Charles Christner on charges of mu...

WASHINGTON, April 18 Pharmaceutical and technology giants are arguing opposite points as the U.S. Congress plans to revamp the U.S. patent system for the first time since the 1950s.

The drug industry seeks to retain or strengthen protections for its patents, while the high-tech industry wants to increase flexibility for its fast-moving companies, The Washington Post reported.

The te...

State Police in Adams County are on the look-out for the person who robbed a local pharmacy.

It happened just after 9PM at the East Berlin Pharmacy on West King Street. Troopers say someone dressed all in black came in and showed a semi-automatic handgun as three employees were attempting to close the pharmacy for the night. The person took an undetermined amount of the pain medication Ox...

A Bainbridge Island man was sentenced to 30 months in a state prison after pleading guilty to robbing a Winslow pharmacy at gunpoint on Halloween last year, according to Kitsap County prosecutors.

Simon D. Stocker, 24, pleaded guilty in Kitsap County Superior Court last week to the second-degree robbery at Winslow Drug. He also pleaded guilty to one count of narcotics possession and two c...

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A Holly Hill man working at a construction site in St. Johns County is facing charges in three drug store robberies.

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(CBS) COSTA MESA, Calif. Costa Mesa police are looking for a suspect that robbed a Rite Aid pharmacy of OxyContin on Wednesday night.

The robbery happened before 11 p.m. at the Rite Aid on 3029 Harbor Boulevard as it was closing, Costa Mesa police Sgt. Mike Ginther said.

The suspected entered the store and walked to the pharmacy with his hand in his pocket, simulating a gun, Ginther...

Deseret Morning News PROVO - An American Fork man who supported a drug habit by robbing Utah County pharmacies has pleaded guilty to several felony charges.

Danny Hooley In court Tuesday, Danny Hooley, 32, wiped away tears as he entered his plea to three aggravated robbery charges and one robbery charge.

Hooley, who was given the nickname the "OxyContin Bandit," eluded police for se...

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A Rostraver Township man who fled to North Carolina with his wife after they allegedly stabbed his fat...