The DuPage County Sheriff’s Department tactical narcotics team arrested 106 people and seized $5.5 million worth of drugs last year, the department announced.
Most of the drugs were seized at one time when detectives grabbed 33 pounds of cocaine worth $4.5 million and arrested five people at a home in Aurora that police said was a distribution point for large cocaine sales in Kane and DuPage Counties.
In all last year, the task force confiscated Read the rest of this entry »

FORT WAYNE, IN, Dec 30, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX News Network) –
(PINKSHEETS: PINR) Kevin May, Pine Ridge Holdings CEO, is pleased to announce the consolidated, total revenues for the Pine Ridge Holdings companies totaled $1,214,122 (unaudited) through November 30, 2008. This number represents a 7% increase over the same period in 2007.
This total includes the revenues for Pine Ridge Racquet Club ($834,008), Pine Ridge Fitness Club ($250,228) Read the rest of this entry »

Generic prescription drugs continue to be filled at pharmacies throughout the state, leaving more brand name drugs on the shelves, saving consumers millions of dollars each year.
For the north country, those savings reached $14.55 million for 2008, according to a report released late last month by Excellus BlueCross BlueShield.
The estimated savings for Lewis County in 2007-08 are $2.04 million, while the estimated generic savings for St. Lawrence Read the rest of this entry »

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WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Barack Obama has increased his employment goal with the nation’s economic outlook worsening, seeking to create or save 3 million jobs in the next two years instead of the 2.5 million he proposed last month.
Obama set the more ambitious target earlier this week after meeting with top economic advisers who cautioned that the nation’s unemployment rate could exceed 9 percent given the current pace of job losses, Read the rest of this entry »

Revenue has helped city, other entities meet
all sorts of expenses, pay for construction
NIAGARA FALLS — More than $50 million of slot machine revenue has flowed to the city since the Seneca Niagara Casino opened its doors six years ago this week.
All but $1.9 million of that money has already been spent or has been earmarked for purchases and projects.
A quarter of the local casino revenue — about $12 million — has Read the rest of this entry »

Monday, February 23rd 2009, 4:00 AM
jury awarded a nurse a record $15 million after finding that hospital bosses allowed a doctor with a history of sex harassment to abuse female staffers for eight years.
, 55, who brought the suit, said she suffered prolonged torment at the hands of
, ending when he sexually assaulted her at
in 2001.
“Everybody knew it was an atmosphere of dirty jokes in the hallways and at the nursing station, [but] Read the rest of this entry »

More than one million Pennsylvanians, or 8.2 percent of the population, lack health insurance, according to state survey released today.
The survey, conducted by the state Insurance Department, shows a 7.5 increase over 2004, but insurance commissioner Joel Ario said the numbers are likely much higher now considering the employment situation has recently deteriorated.
Of those without coverage, 880,000 are adults and 140,000 children. The waiting Read the rest of this entry »

Friday, November 28, 2008 6:57 PM PST
CANYON LAKE —- An early morning blaze Friday caused an estimated $1 million damage to the Canyon Lake Fitness Center, officials said.
David Garcia, who has owned the popular facility since 1997, said after surveying the damage Friday afternoon that he hopes to reopen around the first of the year.
“I thought it was going to be much worse,” Garcia said after making his first walk-through of the building. Read the rest of this entry »

RADNOR, Pa., Jan. 21, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Health Benefits Direct Corporation (OTCBB:HBDT), a leading technology innovator and software provider for the administration, marketing and distribution of a wide range of health and life insurance and related products, today announced it has closed on a $4 million private placement of preferred stock and warrants to The Co-Investment Fund II LP. The Company plans to use the net proceeds from the private Read the rest of this entry »