Smokers Growing Own Tobacco
RICHMOND, Va. Driven largely by ever-rising tobacco prices, he's among a growing number of smokers who have turned to their green thumbs to cultivate tobacco plants to blend their own cigarettes, cigars and chew. Byars normally pays $5 for a five-pack of cigars and $3 for a tin of snuff; the seed cost him $9. Read more


New Meth Formula Avoids Anti-drug Laws
TULSA, Okla. – This is the new formula for methamphetamine: a two-liter soda bottle, a few handfuls of cold pills and some noxious chemicals. Shake the bottle and the volatile reaction produces one of the world's most addictive drugs. Read more


Feds Crack Down on Garage Sales
The crackdown affects sellers ranging from major thrift-store operators such as Goodwill and the Salvation Army to everyday Americans cleaning out their attics for yard sales, church bazaars or — increasingly — digital hawking on eBay, Craigslist and other Web sites. Read more


Man Jailed Three Months for Breath Mint Possession
It's a bit odd how often narco field testing kits turn back false positives. In the past, we've seen chocolate chip cookies, deodorant, billiards chalk, and Dr. Bronner's Magic Soap come back positive, all causing undeserved, firsthand familiarity with the criminal justice system for the owners of the innocuous substances. Read more


Rapist Pig resigns But Is Still Free
San Antonio, TX. The woman told police that she was walking when the deputy drove up to her and said she had a warrant for her arrest. Fearing she was under arrest, the woman got into his car and they drove to her home, where she said he raped her. Read more

Pig Indicted in Child Sex Slave Ring
Houston, TX Federal investigators say Houston was the headquarters, but the victims were moved to and from multiple states, and that they were controlled through threats of brutal violence. Read more


Pig charged with raping twin brother's girlfriend
A police officer in Connecticut is charged with first degree sexual assault and criminal impersonation after police say he posed as his twin brother to have sex with a woman. Read more