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Honduran Man Faces Sentencing for Heroin Trafficking Tied to Death of Young Oregon Resident

The suspect had entered the U.S. illegally, prior to the alleged crime.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - On July 8, 2010, Antonio Cruz, an illegal alien from Honduras, is going to be sentenced for his involvement in trafficking heroin into Portland, Oregon.

Cruz has been traced back as the supplier for the black tar heroin that killed 21-year-old Kyle Whipps, a Sisters, OR resident visiting Portland for a series of concerts in September 2008.

DEA Intel Aids In Seizure of Fully-Operational Narco Submarine In Ecuador

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Ecuador police and military authorities with the assistance of DEA seized a fully-operational submarine built to transport cocaine.

Highway Ambush: Mexican Political Assassination Called Worst in Years

Photographs of this terrible scene show a development among cartels that is unprecedented.

(SALEM, Ore.) - The most high profile assassination of a Mexican political official since 1994 happened Monday in Tamaulipas, when the man running for the governor's seat in this state, Rodolfo Torre Cantu, was gunned down, along with his entourage, in a highway ambush.

Rodolfo Cantu was the animated and vibrant candidate for the PRI, the Institutional Revolutionary Party, which governed Mexico for 71 years until 2000.

Eli Lilly Stalling Zyprexa Claims

Be warned- Zyprexa is addictive; possibly worse than nicotine.

(Bangor, Maine) - Lilly's (NOW up to $4.6 billion) Zyprexa settlement payout is being stonewalled. 8 Lilly employees who are supposed 'whistle-blowers' are getting $ 10 million each, as the real victims like me are being ignored.

Oregon Hospitals Abuse the Homeless (UPDATE)

Booting homeless sick American mothers into the street; welcome to Oregon.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A homeless person with a young child has almost no chance of being properly assisted in Oregon's hospitals.

We are following the story of Amber Morales, a young indigent woman who was born to a mother addicted to heroin, kicking off her challenging life.

Schneiders Guilty!!!

"Justice has nothing to do with what goes on in a courtroom -- Justice is what comes out of a courtroom" (Clarence Darrow, Lawyer and Writer)

(WICHITA, Kansas) - A federal jury today found a Kansas former doctor and his nurse wife guilty of conspiring to profit from illegally prescribing painkillers to dozens of patients who later died.

Stevens Johnson Syndrome Foundation: Drug Reaction, not Skin Disease, Killed Manute Bol

The non-profit organization dedicated to spreading awarness of Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and providing support to the families of SJS patients warns of rampant misinformation in the media coverage of Manute Bol's death.

(DENVER, Colo. ) - For many, the passing of humanitarian and legendary basketball player Manute Bol was the first time they had heard of Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS).

For others, it was a reminder of the daily challenges they must overcome due to their personal experience with this adverse drug reaction.

Women`s / Human Rights News: Battered Women`s Shelters Raided

The presence of armed men in places where women and children fleeing violence are supposed to be safe and secure was linked to an overall situation of lawlessness and impunity.

(LAS CRUCES, N.M.) - In Mexico, not even shelters for victims of domestic violence are safe from trouble.

Recently, refuges for battered women and children have been the object of police raids in Monterrey, Cancun and Ciudad Juarez.

Schneiders Fate in the Hands of the Jury

The verdict could come down very soon.

(WICHITA, Kansas) - After 8 weeks of emotional testimony, the pill mill trial of former doctor Stephen Schneider and his nurse wife, Linda Schneider has been handed over to the jury for deliberation beginning Wednesday morning.

Schneider has been referred to as the "Candy Man" and his former clinic as the "Burger King for pain pill addicts" with reports of overdosing and deaths of patients.

Border Police, Community Meet on Immigration

“This isn’t the situation we were expecting from the (Obama) administration.” - Fernando Garcia, executive director of the Border Network,

(LAS CRUCES, N.M.) - In an unusual encounter, police chiefs from the Paso del Norte region of the US-Mexico borderland met with community members this past weekend to discuss immigration, racial profiling, identity cards, Arizona’s SB 1070 law, use of lethal force, and overall police-community relationships.