K2 Radio News: Flash Briefing For September 21st, 2017 – Morning

SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO (AP) - DOMINICA TOURISM MINISTER ROBERT TONGE IS DESCRIBING HIS BADLY DAMAGED COUNTRY THREE DAYS AFTER HURRICANE MARIA MADE LANDFALL IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN ISLAND. AN UPDATE FROM TONGE SAYS THE CAPITAL OF ROSEAU STILL HAS SEVERE FLOODING AND THERE'S HEAVY DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THE HOSPITAL AND A COMMUNITY CENTER BOTH LOST ROOFS.

MEXICO CITY (AP) - VLADIMIR NAVARRO HAS SPENT THE NIGHT WORKING AT THE SITE OF A COLLAPSED SCHOOL IN MEXICO CITY WHERE RESCUERS ARE STILL TRYING TO FREE A TRAPPED GIRL AND ANY OTHER SURVIVORS. HE SAYS RESCUERS ARE "JUST METERS AWAY FROM GETTING TO THE CHILDREN," BUT THE RUBBLE IS UNSTABLE AND THEY CAN'T ACCESS IT UNTIL IT IS SHORED UP.

NEW YORK (AP) - PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS DETERMINED HOW HE WANTS TO APPROACH THE IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL, BUT SECRETARY OF STATE REX TILLERSON SAYS TRUMP HAS NOT INFORMED HIM OR OTHERS IN THE ADMINISTRATION ABOUT HIS DECISION. TILLERSON SAYS TRUMP EVEN REFUSED TO SHARE HIS DECISION WITH BRITISH PRIME MINISTER THERESA MAY WHEN SHE ASKED ABOUT IT. TILLERSON SAYS THAT WHILE IRAN MIGHT BE MEETING ITS OBLIGATIONS TO THE LETTER OF THE DEAL, IT IS VIOLATING ITS SPIRIT.

NEW YORK (AP) - PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS PRAISING THE COMBAT EFFORTS TO DRIVE THE TALIBAN AND TERROR GROUPS OUT OF AFGHANISTAN. TRUMP MET WITH AFGHANISTAN PRESIDENT ASHRAF GHANI ON THE SIDELINES OF THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY ON THURSDAY AND SAID THAT JOINT AFGHAN-U.S. FORCES WERE MAKING HEADWAY AGAINST THEIR OPPOSITION, "HITTING THEM HARD AND HITTING THEM EFFECTIVELY."

HOLLYWOOD, FLA. (AP) - TWO FORMER PROSECUTORS SAY NINE DEATHS AT A FLORIDA NURSING HOME THAT LOST ITS AIR CONDITIONING DURING HURRICANE IRMA MAY NOT RESULT IN CRIMINAL CHARGES. DAVID WEINSTEIN AND BOB DEKLE SAID PROSECUTORS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO PROVE THE OWNER AND STAFF AT THE REHABILITATION CENTER AT HOLLYWOOD HILLS KNEW THEIR ACTIONS WOULD RESULT IN DEATHS OR GREAT BODILY INJURY.
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A FEDERAL GRAND JURY INDICTED A FORMER REGISTERED NURSE AT THE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF CONVERSE COUNTY IN DOUGLAS FOR STEALING NARCOTICS AND DILUTING PATIENTS' NARCOTICS.

THE GRAND JURY CHARGED RYAN JOSEPH HARRIS WITH TWO COUNTS OF TAMPERING WITH A CONSUMER PRODUCT BY REMOVING HYDROMORPHONE, KNOWN AS DILAUDID AND REMOVING MEPERIDINE, KNOWN AS DEMEROL, BY TAKING SOME OR ALL OF THE DRUGS FROM VIALS AND REPLACING THEM WITH SALINE SOLUTION.

HARRIS ALSO WAS CHARGED WITH TWO COUNTS OF ACQUIRING THESE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES.

THE INDICTMENT SAYS TAMPERING WITH THESE MEDICINES WAS DONE WITH RECKLESS DISREGARD FOR THE POSSIBLE HARM TO OTHER PEOPLE.

IF CONVICTED, EACH OF THE TAMPERING WITH A CONSUMER PRODUCT CARRIES A POTENTIAL SENTENCE OF UP TO 10 YEARS OF IMPRISONMENT.

EACH OF THE TWO COUNTS OF OBTAINING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES BY DECEIT OR SUBTERFUGE CARRIES A POTENTIAL SENTENCE OF UP TO FOUR YEARS OF IMPRISONMENT.

ON JUNE 14, THE HOSPITAL ANNOUNCED ITS PHARMACY STAFF ON JUNE 2ND DISCOVERED THE TAMPERING WITH THE DRUGS.

A HOSPITAL SPOKESMAN SAID IT WAS UNKNOWN HOW MANY PATIENTS WERE AFFECTED.

HARRIS REPORTEDLY RECEIVED HYDROMORPHONE WHILE HE WAS A PATIENT AT THE HOSPITAL, HOSPITAL OFFICIALS SAID HE BECAME ADDICTED.

HE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE HOSPITAL AND THE STATE BOARD OF NURSING.
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CHEYENNE, WYO. (AP) - FORMER U.S. REP. CYNTHIA LUMMIS HAS RULED OUT RUNNING NEXT YEAR FOR GOVERNOR OF WYOMING.

LUMMIS SAYS THAT SHE HAD SERIOUSLY THOUGHT TO RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR BUT ULTIMATELY DECIDED THAT SHE WANTED MORE PERSONAL TIME AND FREEDOM FROM POLITICS.

HOWEVER, LUMMIS SAYS SHE MAY SEEK ELECTED OFFICE AGAIN SOMETIME DOWN THE ROAD.

LUMMIS SERVED FOUR TERMS IN THE U.S. HOUSE.

THE REPUBLICAN ALSO SERVED PREVIOUSLY IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE AND AS STATE TREASURER.

GOV. MATT MEAD CAN'T SEEK RE-ELECTION AS GOVERNOR BECAUSE HE IS LIMITED TO TWO TERMS.