Ore. smokejumpers skydive into illegal pot garden A team of smokejumpers parachuting into a fire in the mountains of Southern Oregon landed in an illegal marijuana garden being prepared for growing season. The six smokejumpers from a base in Redmond found the site Monday evening, when there was a rash of lightning strikes. More
FBI says tests link deadly ricin to Miss. suspect A dust mask and other items linked to a Mississippi martial arts instructor contained ricin, a deadly poison found in letters sent to President Obama, a U.S. senator and a state judge, according to an FBI document released Tuesday. More
Police confiscate 4-foot, 2-pound marijuana joint California police confiscated a mammoth joint during a 4/20 pot rally on Saturday, reports the Los Angeles Times. As the paper notes, hundreds of UC Santa Cruz students gather each year for the event, and each year campus police confiscate things like bongs and dime bags. More
Ricin-laced letters leading to a Miss. mystery Of three ricin-laced letters mailed this month to public officials, only one made it into the hands of an intended target, 80-year-old Mississippi judge Sadie Holland. Investigators are working to piece together what motivated someone to send the letters to her, President Barack Obama and U.S. More
On Marijuana Tax, Colorado Asks: What’s Too High? If marijuana is legalized and properly regulated, its proponents have long said, it could generate millions of dollars in state tax revenue. But how the drug should be taxed has proved to be a thorny question. More
Illinois approves 4 new conditions for women for medical marijuana Endometriosis, ovarian cysts, uterine fibroids and female orgasmic disorder were approved conditions to qualify for medical cannabis. 01/14/2025 - 4:41 am | View Link
Kansas lawmakers could vote on medical marijuana again this year. Will the fifth time be the charm? Medical marijuana is becoming a yearly debate in Kansas ... “That’s a quality of life thing. … I don’t want that in my home state, too.” This story was originally published by The Beacon, a fellow ... 01/5/2025 - 7:00 am | View Link
Medical marijuana will be legal in KY in 2025, but don't try to light up. Here's why Medical marijuana is becoming legal, but 'smoking it is sort of against the rules,' said Matthew Bratcher with Kentucky NORML. 12/29/2024 - 9:00 pm | View Link
“One of Them Days” has a couple points of significant distinction, one of them tragic.
As a 100% Los Angeles comedy in location and spirit, it’s the first 2025 release of its kind since the wildfires broke out on Jan. 7. Every overhead drone shot of West Hollywood and other LA neighborhoods, graced by clear skies and untouched mountain greenery in the background, lands differently now than it would’ve two weeks ago.
The 2025 movie awards season is in full swing but figuring out where to watch everything can be overwhelming. Are they streaming? For free? In theaters? Only in Los Angeles and New York?
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Take one of the big winners of the Golden Globes, “The Brutalist,” a film that’s been dominating conversations since it premiered at the Venice Film Festival in September.
Linda Gassenheimer, Tribune News Service
Here’s a simple and quick way to cook salmon fillet. Just place it under a broiler for 3 to 4 minutes. Tomatoes cook down to a thick sauce in about 5 minutes and add a colorful topping to the broiled salmon.
The spaghetti and zucchini are cooked together for the side dish.
HELPFUL HINTS:
Any type of pasta can be used instead of spaghetti.
COUNTDOWN:
Prepare all ingredients.
Place water for spaghetti on to boil.
Preheat broiler.
Start tomato basil sauce.
Complete salmon recipe.
SHOPPING LIST:
To buy: 3/4 pound salmon fillet, 1 bunch basil, 2 tomatoes, 1 box spaghetti, 1/4 pound zucchini, 1 piece Parmesan cheese.
Staples: olive oil, salt and black peppercorns,
Tomato Basil Sauced Salmon
Recipe by Linda Gassenheimer
2 teaspoons olive oil, divided use
1 cup diced tomatoes
1/2 cup chopped basil leaves
3/4 pound salmon fillet
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Preheat broiler.
How does the cofounder of the buzzy-sporty nightspot chain American Social strike restaurant success a second time?
The answer, if you ask Paul Greenberg, is to create a new nightlife destination in a sleepy suburb without much of it: Parkland.
Which is why Greenberg teamed up with married restaurateurs Eddie and Christina Pozzuoli (Prezzo, Corvina Seafood Grill) to open Dear Olivia, an American gastropub expected to debut sometime this spring.
Carline Jean/South Florida Sun SentinelCo-owners Eddie Pozzuoli, left, and Paul Greenberg stroll the patio of their new upscale American gastropub Dear Olivia in Parkland.
The Florida State Guard is looking for approval during this year’s legislative session to bolster its operations, including with medics and additional aircraft.
Florida State Guard Executive Director Mark Thieme told members of the House Transportation and Economic Development Budget Subcommittee on Wednesday the State Guard would like the authority to have designated medics.
“At the present time, as we deploy our soldiers again into these very austere environments, we lack any organic medical expertise,” Thieme said.
By CALVIN WOODWARD, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) — After Donald Trump becomes president again on Monday, he is on the hook for achieving a hefty chunk of his promises even before the day is out. One of those promises is to make you dizzy.
“Your head will spin when you see what’s going to happen,” he said of Day 1.
Steady yourself.