Cannabis use in youth articles
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4 more L.A. County probation officers put on leave in connection with 'youth-on-youth violence'
Four L.A. County probation officers have been placed on leave in connection with “youth-on-youth violence” inside a Downey detention facility, officials announced Friday. The discipline comes after eight officers working at Los Padrinos juvenile hall were placed on leave for allowing a group of youths to beat up a teen in December. The involvement of four more sworn peace officers may indicate that troubling incidents of guards being present while youths assault each other are more widespread...
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Massachusetts to use National Guard armory as shelter for illegal immigrants despite building's ongoing use
Massachusetts Democratic Gov. Maura Healey's office plans to convert a National Guard armory in Lexington into a temporary "safety-net" shelter for illegal immigrants, the Boston Herald reported Monday.The Lexington Armory is roughly 35,000 square feet and includes an assembly hall, a mess hall with classroom space, a kitchen, showers, and administrative space. The Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities stated that nine Massachusetts National Guardsmen are currently using the...
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EPA Bans Consumer Use Of A Toxic Chemical Widely Used As A Paint Stripper But Known To Cause Cancer
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it has finalized a ban on consumer uses