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Albany Area Man Arrested For Drugs After A Traffic Stop

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:09:40 +0000

In Albany, New York State Police pulled a 22 year-old man over late Thursday night, April 25, 2013, for having a loud exhaust and tinted windows. In a story that I saw on Newschannel 13, when the trooper got to the car to talk to the man, the trooper could smell marijuana. That lead to [...]

I'm Worried My Daughter Needs An Intervention – Daily Dilemma

Sean McMaster — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:10:43 +0000

Here is Today’s Daily Dilemma: I have a daughter who told friends & family that she has taken the drug “Molly” and that she had sold some of her hydrocodone. Those family & friends have told me some of the things she tells them. We are all concerned about her. She goes out a lot [...]

New Survey Reveals More Teenagers Try Drugs and Alcohol During the Summer

Mike Adams — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 11:02:18 +0000

While the summer months are supposed to fun and a much needed break from the previous school year, a new survey finds that many teens are using their summer vacation to try drugs and alcohol. The survey, conducted by the United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, finds that nearly 11,000 teens will [...]

Several Arrests For Distributing And Selling Narcotics In Rensselaer County [POLL]

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:09:10 +0000

Several people from the Albany area have been arrested for selling and distributing various narcotics in southern Rensselaer County. In press releases from the East Greenbush Police Department, there’s been ongoing investigations by The East Greenbush and Rensselaer Police Departments, and in some cases the DEA. In one case, 45-year-old Frank R. Ingoldsby, of Averill [...]

Traffic Stop South Of The Albany Area Leads To Drug Bust

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:25:18 +0000

Two men were driving up the Thruway on Monday night, when they got pulled over by New York State Troopers for speeding in New Baltimore. I read the story in the Times Union. It was discovered that the two men gave them phony names. Troopers also found out that the plates were from another car. [...]

Pot In Mail Sends Colonie Man To Jail

"Brother" Lou Roberts — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:03:00 +0000

The U.S. Postal Service were suspicious of a package that was sent to Patrick J. Hogan’s house in Colonie. In a story that I read in the Times Union, the suspicious package was sent from a bogus address in California. Hogan had several other packages sent to his house in Colonie, but this one had [...]

Albany Medical Center Responds To Richie's Rat Study Article

Richie Phillips — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:52:49 +0000

I guess I needed to be "schooled" about what's going on at a certain school. If you possibly read my last posting about Albany Medical Center and their landing on the "Top 10 List of Most Ridiculous Research On Animals" (according to the Times Union), you might find that I probably didn't do enough explaining. Here was a response to that post

Drowning Ruled in Whitney Houston's Death

GNA — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 13:38:23 +0000

A coroner’s report shows singer Whitney Houston died from drowning in a hotel bathtub. The report was released Thursday along with other autopsy findings. In the findings, it was noted that Houston had heart disease which did contribute to her death. She was also a chronic cocaine user who had the drug in her system at the time [...]

American Airlines Cutting Jobs & More in Today's News

GNA — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:35:30 +0000

National- American Airlinesannounced Wednesday it plans to cut 13,000 jobs from their staff. The airline is the third largest in the nation with 88,000 employees. Most of the cuts will be in the maintenance operations department which will lose 4,600 jobs. Other cuts will affect ground workers, flight attendants, management and pilots. . Health- A certain [...]

1 in 10 US Adults Take Antidepressants

Kathy Landin — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 19:27:45 +0000

A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that one in ten adults in the US take antidepressants, and that many more should. The CDC study screened 12,000 Americans and determined that only about one-third of those who have severe symptoms of depression are actually being treated with antidepressants. It also [...]

Federal Drug Bust Linked to 3 Albany Residents

GNA — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:17:31 +0000

Federal agents raided multiple addresses in Brooklyn as well as a home in Clifton Park and one in Columbia County yesterday. The homes belong to associates of an Albanian drug mob. Authorties say they have been operating a drug ring where they’ve been dealing marijuana, cocaine, ecstasy and painkillers. 28-year old Valter Memia, also known as Pablo [...]

The Effects Of Drugs On a Spider [VIDEO]

Levack — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 20:53:24 +0000

This is science right here folks. Here is proof straight from nature about the effects of caffeine, marijuana, alcohol and crack cocaine. By testing these substances on spiders we get a real look on what they can do to you in day to day life. I laugh every time I see that!!! Hope you did [...]