State awards Berks 3, 950 in crime-fighting grants

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$ 138,559, Community Prevention Partnership of Berks County; state funding to implement the Celebrating Veterans' Families project to serve veterans and family members at high risk for substance abuse issues, domestic violence issues, or child abuse or …
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Drug abuse groups say pot stance of feds is wrong, ask how damage to users …

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SEATTLE — Drug abuse prevention groups asked the U.S. Justice Department on Wednesday how it will know whether its acceptance of recreational marijuana laws in Washington and Colorado affects public health. In a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder, …
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Loner is jailed over child abuse movies

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A DRUG-abusing loner who downloaded child abuse movies and photos has been jailed for 14 months. Edwin Osbourne Junior was found to have … Judge Martin Picton told him: "You have downloaded the most appalling images of horrendous child abuse over …
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