VINELAND — Officers seized a number of vehicles and found pit bulls and drugs in a Dante Avenue home where a cocaine dealer was shot Tuesday, Vineland police said Thursday.
Police are still investigating the Tuesday night shooting of a city man in the 2600 block of Dante Avenue.
Vineland police Detective Lt. Tom Ulrich said Thursday there weren’t any suspects, but police took vehicles and applied for additional search warrants as part of the Read the rest of this entry »

A new federal regulation will allow health-care workers to abstain from performing abortions or any service they object to on religious or moral grounds.
The regulation, introduced Dec. 18 by the Department of Health and Human Services, is directed primarily at shielding those with religious or moral objections to abortion or sterilization. But its scope could be much wider, including those opposed to assisted suicide, sex-change operations or even Read the rest of this entry »

Exercise and a healthy diet, the best way to slim down
Ade Rai is Indonesia’s most famous bodybuilder and a passionate advocate of good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle. As a big man with a lot to say, he enjoys going against stereotypes.
Every second week he will be offering professional advice through this column.
Dear Ade Rai,
What do you think of a diet that consists of organic foods? I don’t think there is much difference to an all-natural Read the rest of this entry »

Second Monday of every month, Glenwood Medical Mall Community Room, 102 Thomas Road, West Monroe. For caregivers, patients and bereaved families of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) patients. Light lunch will be served. 651-8861.
2 p.m. third Tuesday of every month, Alzheimer’s Association, 513 Walnut St., Monroe. 322-2828.
3 p.m. third Thursday of every month, Richardson Medical Center, 254 Louisiana 3048, Rayville. For more Read the rest of this entry »

According to a Bartow Police Department report, police officers responded around 11:10 p.m. Wednesday to the XYZ Liquor Store at 295 U.S. Highway 17 regarding an injured person. When they arrived, police found Jamard West, 24, shot in the head.
West was taken by Polk County Emergency Medical Services to Lakeland Regional Medical Center, where he died from his injury.
According to the report, Tony Sullivan Jr., 18, told police he was a passenger Read the rest of this entry »

RUSH: Last Sunday, I think it was Sunday — I heard about this late last week — an attorney for Cindy McCain sent a letter to Bill Keller of the New York Times.  Apparently the New York Times was preparing some sort of hit piece on Cindy McCain and her lawyer fired back a letter, “Why aren’t you investigating Obama?  Why aren’t you doing investigations of these other people?” and one of the questions that the lawyer asked of Bill Keller of the Read the rest of this entry »

GAC to host open house, fitness fair January 22
Germantown Athletic Club will host an open house and fitness fair Thursday, Jan. 22 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Club's location on 1801 Exeter Road in Germantown.
The open house and fitness fair will feature nutritional counseling, spinal scans and cooking demonstrations along with an array of booths and information on health-related matters. Prospective members are encouraged to meet with Read the rest of this entry »

A U.S. district court this week ordered the owners of a major spam operation to shut down their operations immediately.
Lance Atkinson, a
citizen living in Australia, and Jody Smith of Texas, are accused of false advertising and selling non-FDA approved medications.
The duo operated the largest “spam gang” in the world, according to Spamhaus. The
(FTC) has received more than three million complaints related to their activities.
The ruling, Read the rest of this entry »

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York Gov. David Paterson wants to extend private family
health insurance coverage to dependents up to age 29.
The proposal he will introduce Wednesday in his State of the
State message would apply to families who have coverage
through employers. Although New York doesn’t require
companies to cover dependents, it’s common for
employer-paid programs to extend to children through at
least age 18, and through age 22 if they’re Read the rest of this entry »

Inc. is in talks to acquire rival drug maker
in a deal that could be valued at more than $60 billion, said people familiar with the matter.
A combination of these two U.S. pharmaceutical giants would redraw the boundaries of the global drug industry, which has suffered from flagging product development and high fixed costs. It would also represent a high-stakes gambit for Pfizer, which has been stung in the past by expensive acquisitions.
The Read the rest of this entry »