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    Job seekers, including left-to-right, Edna Asberry, Maritza Jaime and Kimberly Baker, fill out evaluation forms at the South LA WorkSource Center. A new economic forecast, by the quarterly Anderson Forecast from the University of California, provides a mostly gloomy outlook for the coming year in California as a national recession chokes economic growth and jobless lines grow.New claims for unemployment benefits dropped unexpectedly last week, but the number of people continuing to seek aid rose sharply.


  • Obama tax plan runs into opposition 

    Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., right, accompanied by House Budget Committee Chairman Rep John Spratt, D-S.C., left, takes part in a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday.President-elect Barack Obama's proposed tax cuts ran into opposition Thursday from senators in his own party who said they wouldn't do much to stimulate the economy or create jobs.


  • Fast action urged on stimulus plan

    Jan. 8: Saying "no doubt that the cost of this plan will be considerable," President-elect Barack Obama pushes for quick passage of a stimulus bill to prevent further damage to the U.S. economy.
 (MSNBC)President-elect Barack Obama warned Thursday that the nation's recession could "linger for years" unless Congress acts to pump huge sums from Washington into the U.S. economy.


  • Diplomats seek Gaza cease-fire

    Palestinians gather around the remains of a Gaza City mosque Thursday after it was destroyed by an Israeli airstrike.The U.N. suspended aid shipments in the Gaza Strip on Thursday and the Red Cross restricted its convoys after their trucks came under Israeli fire.


  • Dismal December sales add to retailer woes

    Pedestrians walk past Generations Menswear on 8th Ave. in New York. Retailers are reporting dismal sales for December, confirming fears that the holiday season was the weakest in four decades.Major retailers Thursday reported dismal sales for December, confirming fears that the holiday season was the weakest in four decades.


  • Protests over Calif. train shooting turn violent

    Police tackle demonstrators during a protest that turned into a riot on the streets of Oakland, California, on Wednesday. Demonstrators were protesting the shooting of a 22-year-old unarmed black man, Oscar Grant, by a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) police officer. Protests over the fatal shooting of an unarmed man by a transit police officer turned violent in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday night.


Guilty: Opium, Cocaine Dealer Convicted Save Email Print
Posted: 10:56 AM Aug 28, 2008
Last Updated: 2:27 PM Aug 28, 2008

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A Beaufort County man will spend 14 to 17 years behind bars.

Allen Douglas May, of West Martin Luther King Drive in Washington, was convicted and sentenced on drug charges Wednesday.

May, age 50, was convicted of charges involving cocaine and opium. The opium was in the form of Percocet pain medication. He was sentenced to five consecutive jail terms, followed by 6 to 8 months of probation.

Indictments and evidence show lawmen worked with a cooperating witness to purchase drugs from May.

Officials say May may face other charges, stemming from a 2007 case.

According to the North Carolina Department of Corrections, May has a record stretching back to 1986 that spans Beaufort, Pitt and Edgecombe counties. He has been convicted and sentenced to prison or probation on drug charges, assault on a female, communicating threats, damage to property, larceny and driving with a revoked license.

Chief Assistant District Attorney Thomas Anglim prosecuted this week's case in Beaufort County.

“The prosecution of Allen Douglas May should serve as an example of the ongoing efforts of the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office and the Washington Police Department to vigorously prosecute the war on drug and to protect Beaufort County from drug dealers," Anglim said. "The trafficking of cocaine and opiates, such as Percocet and other pain medications is very serious business. The sentence Mr. May received sends a message that drug traffickers, at any level, will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”

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Posted by: Obama 08 4 Prez! on Aug 29, 2008 at 03:17 AM
I have lots of Percocet, but they were prescribed by my doctor. How do drug dealers get them. I honestly didn't know they have street value. Can you carry them around in your purse, and if your pulled over and you don't have the bottle will you go to jail?

Posted by: GoPirates Location: GVegas on Aug 28, 2008 at 01:19 PM
Kudos to the WPD and hoping for many more, but what I dont understand is why this guy was not being watched or on probation or something with a track record like that!! What has gone wrong with the world today??

Posted by: Mother Location: Washignton on Aug 28, 2008 at 11:56 AM
Good work WPD. We need to see more of your presence especially on 7th and 9th streets in Washington. Thanks for your hard work.

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    Water from the Chehalis River covers railroad tracks, local roads and Interstate 5 Thursday in Chehalis, Wash. Some 55,000 vehicles usually use that section of I-5 on a typical day. Floods and avalanches kept tens of thousands of people in Washington state from their homes Thursday and cut off highways that link Seattle's ports with markets around the country.


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