Viral video taken on a New York City subway platform appears to show a woman snapping at police after they purportedly told her to put her vape away and asked for her ID. The undated clip was recorded at an above-ground subway stop in Brooklyn, according to the Instagram account that shared it. The unidentified […]
A man is facing several charges after being caught selling drugs to middle schoolers. Rockdale County deputies were called to a local middle school where administrators had taken THC vape pens from several students. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] After trying to figure out where they got them, investigators identified […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A chain of smoke and vape shops have been hit by burglars more than 30 times, with damages and stolen goods totaling over $100,000. Surveillance footage captures a group of individuals desperately trying to break into Cloud Nine on Sycamore View Road at just after 3 a.m. Saturday, repeatedly throwing large objects […]
Amid concern from the Iowa City City Council and a flurry of new tobacco and vape shops, the City of Iowa City will stop issuing new tobacco permits through the end of the year. The moratorium will begin around June 4 and run for about seven months through Jan. 1, 2025. The pause will allow […]
Governor Ron DeSantis on Friday signed 28 bills into law, addressing a spectrum of issues ranging from enhancing transparency in artificial intelligence-driven political advertisements to the regulation of vape products. One of the key bills signed by Governor DeSantis (HB 919) mandates disclaimers on certain political ads produced using artificial intelligence. This move aims to […]
Mar. 12—Two owners of a Murrysville vape shop and three employees are facing charges after authorities said they were selling illegal substances out of the business. In court papers filed Tuesday, police listed six occasions between January and March 2023 when undercover officers bought items from PA Vapor & Glassroom that lab results showed contained […]
Florida lawmakers this week approved a watered-down bill targeting vape products geared toward children, setting up a process for Attorney General Ashley Moody to go after illegal electronic-cigarette manufacturers and sellers. ▶ WATCH CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS The legislation underwent a major overhaul before it was unanimously passed Tuesday by the Senate and overwhelmingly approved […]
A fire that destroyed a building which housed suppliers for the vaping industry caused multiple explosions that killed one person and injured a firefighter as the blasts rocked the US city of Detroit, sending gas canisters and debris shooting into the air, authorities said. The debris fell as far as a mile away, the Clinton […]
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. (KDVR) — Commerce City police say four thieves used a stolen vehicle to ram into the entrance of a vape shop to gain access to the products. An employee with Darth Vaper Smoke Shop said the brazen break-in took place at about 7:30 a.m. Friday. “I just heard somebody drove in and […]
Sumner County School officials are hoping they can help their students kick the vaping habit by installing special sensors in the places they visit most to sneak secret puffs, school bathrooms. The district’s efforts come as Tennessee ranked the highest of all 50 states and Washington D.C. for vape usage, according to a study published […]
Jan. 15—LEWISBURG — A Lewisburg man allegedly provided Vape pens to a 17-year-old girl and then sexually assaulted her last summer in the parking lot of Walmart in Lewisburg, according to state police in Milton. Caleb Zachary Reedy, 27, of Crossroads Drive, Lewisburg, also allegedly had similar interactions with a second 17-year-old girl at three […]
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — When it comes to banning flavored tobacco and vaping products in Multnomah County, the battle continues. The ban was passed by county commissioners back in late 2022 and it is expected to take effect on Jan. 1. However, an emergency motion for a stay was filed in the Oregon Court of […]