DEA

Local pharmacies have been struggling to keep certain medicines in stock in recent years in Louisiana and Texas. But this could be one of the worst shortages.

It's another Drug Takeback Day that runs across the country, and several local sites will provide the opportunity to get rid of unwanted, expired, and unused prescription meds.

A south Texas sheriff says a shooting that injured one of his deputies was the first indisputable case of spillover violence from the Mexican drug wars in his County.

it wasn't hard to find.  It even called attention to itself.  With the drought turning everything else brown, deputies in Wood County had no trouble finding several acres of lush and green marijuana plants north of Hawkins.

Hardly a day goes by that we don't read or hear about police arresting people and shutting down methamphetamine labs.  It's not something to be proud of, but making and selling "meth" is a big business in east Texas.