SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)—August 8, 2017. The 2017-18 South Suburban College Baseball Team is hosting their 12th Annual Bulldog Baseball Golf Outing to raise funds for athletic equipment and travel costs for nationwide tournaments. The Bulldog Golf Outing will take place on Friday, September 15, 2017, at Lincolnshire Country Club,[Read More…]
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President Trump to Hold Major Briefing on Opioid Crisis
Trump’s Opioid Commission Recently Recommended Health-Based Response, While Attorney General Sessions Pushes for More Criminalization and Incarceration; Advocates: Opioid Overdose Crisis is a Health Issue, Not Criminal Issue Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 8, 2017. President Trump is expected to be briefed on the opioid crisis today by Tom Price, Secretary of Health[Read More…]
FDA to Expand Public Education Campaign to Focus on Prevention of Youth E-cigarette Use
Campaign part of wide range of tools agency is using to address youth tobacco use Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2017. Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced it would pursue a strategic, new public health education campaign aimed at discouraging the use of e-cigarettes and other electronic nicotine delivery[Read More…]
Marine Corps Identifies Names of Deceased Marines in MV-22 Osprey Mishap
Okinawa, Japan –(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2017. Three U.S. Marines have been declared deceased subsequent to extensive search and rescue efforts when an MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft entered the water approximately 18 miles off the coast of the Shoalwater Bay Training Area, Queensland, Australia, the evening of August 5. Deceased are: 1st[Read More…]
ACLU and SPLC Sue to End Racketeering Scheme that Forced People Awaiting Trial to Pay Fees to Private Company for Freedom
Thousands of Dollars Extorted from Pretrial Detainees After Bail Was Paid NEW ORLEANS –(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2017. People awaiting trial before a Baton Rouge criminal court were coerced into paying hundreds of dollars to a company before they were released from jail — even after they had paid their bail, according[Read More…]
Court Rejects CIA Torture Psychologists’ Final Bid to Avoid Standing Trial
Judge Denies Psychologists’ Effort to Stop Lawsuit Filed by ACLU on Behalf of CIA Torture Victims SPOKANE, Wash. —(ENEWSPF)–August 7, 2017. A federal lawsuit against the two psychologists who designed and implemented the CIA torture program cleared the final legal hurdle before a scheduled trial, a first for a case[Read More…]
Freshtex Produce Recalls “Valery” Brand Maradol Papayas Distributed in Illinois
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–August 8, 2017. Freshtex Produce of Alamo, TX is voluntarily recalling “Valery” brand Maradol Papayas grown and packed by Carica de Campeche, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly[Read More…]
Springfield Man Sentenced To Prison For Bankruptcy Fraud
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Mark A. McFarland, 58, of Springfield, IL, was sentenced to one year in prison on July 25 for his convictions on two counts of bankruptcy fraud, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Donald S. Boyce, announced today. McFarland was indicted on February 2, 2016, as[Read More…]
Former U.S.A.F. Member Sentenced to 4 Years Prison: Stole Personal Information of Service Members, Distributed It to Others
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A former member of the United States Air Force was sentenced August 2 to four years in federal prison for stealing the personal identifying information of fellow service members and distributing it to others. On the eve of his dismissal from the military, RONNIE ALLEN II stole a[Read More…]
Man Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For 2010 Armed Robberies
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A North St. Louis man will serve 30 years in federal prison for robbing two convenience stores and shooting a store clerk in 2010. Leslie Woods, 23, was sentenced yesterday in the U.S. District Court to 30 years in prison for his role in the June 17, 2010[Read More…]
