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"Two women were arrested and one's husband is sought after St. Bernard Parish narcotics agents broke up a small meth lab behind a Chalmette house."more>> "Two women were arrested and one's husband is sought after St. Bernard Parish narcotics agents broke up a small meth lab behind a Chalmette house late Wednesday afternoon, acting on information that three young children in the house could be in danger."
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more>> Each summer, massive areas of the usually fertile Gulf of Mexico fishing grounds become uninhabitable to most sea life. FOX 8 spoke with a scientist who says this year the "dead zone" may be the largest since monitoring began in 1985.
more>> By saying he intends to bargain with Russia over new reductions in nuclear weapons, rather than make cuts on his own, President Barack Obama is asking for cooperation from a former Cold War foe in no mood to agree.more>> By saying he intends to bargain with Russia over new reductions in nuclear weapons, rather than make cuts on his own, President Barack Obama is asking for cooperation from a former Cold War foe in no mood to agree.more>> Federal agents say a bank robber wearing a reflective work vest held up the Gulf Coast Bank branch in Mid-City early Wednesday afternoon.
more>> Federal agents say a bank robber wearing a reflective work vest held up the Gulf Coast Bank branch in Mid-City early Wednesday afternoon.
more>> Violence at Orleans Parish Prison forced deputies to send four inmates to the emergency room all on the same day.more>> Violence at Orleans Parish Prison forced deputies to send four inmates to the emergency room all on the same day.more>> The National Weather Service says a waterspout came ashore on Grand Isle but appears to have done little damage.more>> The National Weather Service says a waterspout came ashore on Grand Isle but appears to have done little damage.more>>
ORANGE CITY, Fla. – According to Fox
News.com, authorities say a Florida
tow truck driver landed in jail after his cell phone pocket-dialed 911 and
dispatchers listened in on a conversation about the sale of drugs.
Deputies say 19-year-old Matthew Dollarhide was surprised when a Volusia
County Sheriff's deputy pulled him over late Tuesday and asked him about his
conversation with two passengers.
The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports 911 dispatchers pinpointed the cell
phone's location and sent deputies to investigate. From the conversation,
dispatchers learned they were driving a tow truck.
Deputies said they found a crack pipe on Dollarhide.
The Orange City man was arrested and charged with
possession of drug paraphernalia. He told police the pipe belonged to his
father.
