Longview firefighters have another life-saving tool at their disposal after getting clearance to equip every firefighter with an overdose-countering drug.

Gina McConnell-Otten turned 12 the day she ran away to escape her abusive home in Lake Stevens. She was 15 when she got addicted to cocaine and 29 when she served her first sentence in a Washington state corrections center on 17 felony counts for drugs, forgery, possession of stolen property and identity theft.

The City of Kelso is seeking volunteers to help plant flowers, trees and shrubs around the Allen Street Bridge on Friday and Saturday.

The effort is part of the city’s ongoing effort to beautify downtown Kelso. Volunteers are asked to bring spades, shovels and gloves.

About a 25% increased number of homeless people ages 18 - 25 years old are using the shelters.

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2014/0726/More-young-homeless-in-Denver-drawn-by-legal-marijuana

Don't drive high or you will get a DUI

http://norml.org/legal/item/washington-drugged-driving