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Four Men Charged in Two-Day Sexual Assault of Homeless Teen
Channel 2 NewsFour men have been arrested by Anchorage police on more than 30 charges, after they allegedly took a homeless teenage girl to an Eagle River apartment and raped her there for two days. In a Wednesday statement, APD spokesperson Dani Myren says the men --...Tags: Marijuana Use, Sexual Assault, Assault, Lifestyle and Leisure, Criminals
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Washington: Legal Recreational Marijuana Use in Effect Today
Jessica Ridgway, Channel 2 NewsIn November, voters in the state of Washington approved a measure to make recreational marijuana use legal. That measure takes effect today. Washington state law now allows adults over 21 to posess up to an ounce of marijuana, but that contradicts...Tags: Marijuana Use, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Alaskans Turn In 1,838 Pounds of Unused Prescription Medication
Channel 2 NewsAlaskans turned in 1,838 pounds of prescription medication during the fifth Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) National Prescription Take-Back event on September 29. Rates of prescription drug use in the U.S. are alarmingly high. More Americans...Tags: Prescription Drugs, Lifestyle and Leisure, Drugs and Medicines, Pharmaceuticals, Drug Use
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Award-winning singer Whitney Houston dies at age 48
ReutersGrammy-winning singer and actress Whitney Houston, one of the most talented performers of her generation who lived a turbulent personal life and admitted drug use, died on Saturday in a Beverly Hills hotel room. She was 48. A Beverly Hills police officer...Tags: Dionne Warwick, Rihanna, Human Accomplishments, Quincy Jones, Entertainment
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Teen's Heroin Overdose Shocking to Some, Not Surprising to Experts
Channel 2 NewsA case this past weekend, involving a 14-year-old Anchorage girl who overdosed after the man hosting a party injected her with heroin, left a lot of Alaskans shocked that such a crime could happen in their community, but local substance abuse treatment...Tags: Health, Juvenile Delinquency, Heroin, Behavioral Conditions, Methamphetamine (drug)
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