Month: February 2018

burglary, burgler, criminal, crook, robber

Is someone there? Burglary Report Through January 29, 2018

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Burglary reports are now filed as a separate story from other police reports. Under a new arrangement with the Park Forest Police Department, these reports are sent separately. Persons wishing to leave anonymous information on any criminal matters including narcotics or gang activity are encouraged to call the Park[Read More…]

medical marijuana

Federal Medical Marijuana Protections Temporarily Extended, Again

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 9, 2018 By: Justin Strekal, NORML Political Director After a brief government shutdown, congressional leadership voted to enact a six-week continuing resolution that maintains present federal spending levels and priorities through March 23, 2018. The resolution extends medical cannabis patient protections imposed by the Rohrabacher-Blumenauer amendment until that date. The amendment, which[Read More…]

marijuana use by adults

Study: Cannabis Is Safe And Effective For Elderly Patients

Jerusalem, Israel—(ENEWSPF)—February 9, 2018 By: Paul Armentano, NORML Deputy Director Cannabis therapy is safe and effective among elderly patients diagnosed with chronic pain, according to clinical data published online ahead of print in the European Journal of Internal Medicine. Researchers from Hebrew University and the Ben Gurion University of Negrev[Read More…]

Korean snow

NASA Seeks the Gold in Winter Olympics Snow (Video)

Greenbelt, Maryland—(ENEWSPF)—February 9, 2018 By: Kasha Patel  NASA engineer Manuel Vega can see one of the Olympic ski jump towers from the rooftop of the South Korean weather office where he is stationed. Vega is not watching skiers take flight, preparing for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics and Paralympic games. Instead,[Read More…]

2015 Harley-Davidson FLHR

Harley Davidson Recalls 175,00 U.S. Motorcycles Equipped with Anti-lock Brakes

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 9, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Harley Davidson Motor Company is recalling 175,000 U.S. motorcycles equipped with anti-lock brakes due to risks that brakes could fail. Recalled motorcycles include: Road King (FLHR), Road King Police (EFI) (FLHP), Road King Police (EFI) (FLHPE), Electra Glide Standard Police (EFI) (FLHTP), Electra[Read More…]

Luke Daniel Wiersma

Federal Charges Filed Against Man Who Allegedly Posted Online Threats of Violence at Women’s Reproductive Clinics

CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—February 9, 2018 By: Rosemary Piser Luke Daniel Wiersma, 33, of Dyer, Ind., was charged this week with transmitting threats to injure and using threats of force to intimidate or interfere with women’s reproductive health services. According to a criminal complaint and affidavit filed in U.S. District Court in[Read More…]

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