Afternoon Accident Sends 3 to Hospital

Afternoon accident sends 3 to hospital
The North Platte Telegraph Witnesses told police that a red and silver pickup traveling north on Dewey Street on Saturday afternoon ran a red light, broadsiding a car that was traveling east on B Street. The car came to a stop on B Street just south of The Copy House, while the pickup ended up on the lawn of Great Western National Bank.
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Pope blesses use of condoms in some cases
In a book to be released on Tuesday, the pope made clear in an interview that he considered the use of condoms a last resort and cited the example of a male prostitutes trying to avoid the spread of AIDS, the first Vatican exception to a long-held policy condemning condom use.
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Students arrested on drug charges
The North Platte Telegraph Two North Platte High School students face decades behind bars if convicted on felony charges, filed for possession of a controlled substance and distribution of a controlled substance.
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Steroid use on the rise in the Army
An investigation last year at Joint Base Lewis-McChord uncovered illegal use of steroids among soldiers bound for Afghanistan, and offers a rare look at what surveys indicate is a rising use of these drugs within the military.
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