Cascadian Broadcasting Corporation

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AIR FORCE EXTENDS A7 BEARCAT LIFECYCLE TO 2021 | VICTORIA ANNOUNCES MINIMUM WAGE HIKE TO $11/HR | BEAR MAULS TWO TO DEATH IN ARCADIA | FIRST FAMILY TO ATTEND 'FESTIVAL OF SAIL' CELEBRATIONS | ELIZABETH TERRITORIAL AMBULANCE SERVICE TO BE DISBANDED, MUNICIPALITIES ADOPTING OWN SERVICES | TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT REVIEWING PLANS FOR HIGH-SPEED RAIL LINK FROM HARBORDALE TO SCOTT, CONSULTING DARTFORDIANS

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Amid heroin epidemic, one Arcadia city admits it's completely out of Narcan

First responders load a patient into a ambulance in Pikeville, Arcadia

PIKEVILLE, ARCADIA - Amid a alarming Opioid crisis in rural Cascadia, a city of 80,000 in Arcadia today admitted it is completely out of Naloxone. Naloxone, known better by its trade name Narcan, is a critical drug in reversing the effects of a opioid overdose and is often required to save someone's life after they stop breathing due to a overdose. However today the Pikeville Fire Department confirmed it had used its last available dose of the drug last night.

"We simply can't afford it." noted chief Jane Buckley, "When we save someone four, five, six times in a month we go through stocks quickly and we aren't getting enough money back to afford new shipments." - The chief also admitted that Arcadia as a state had a major shortage, "Even if I was to put a order in tonight, we'd be lucky to get half of what we ordered in three weeks time - if that." - Arcadia is Cascadia's geographically largest but smallest by population state, encompassing a wide width of the Cascadian mountain range while being completely landlocked aside from river access. Once a bustling industrial hub, Arcadia now is much poorer by capital than her sister states as industry moves out, sending the state into what is best described as a 'death spiral' where those who can afford to leave leave, meaning less tax revenue gets to those who can't afford to leave.

The seeming existential crises of the Arcadian blue collar worker has lead to now unemployed workers and even teens picking up heroin and opioids in droves; Pikevile has a overdose rate ten times the national average, with "As many as thirty overdoses in a single day", according to chief Buckley. She further commented, "It really has picked up in the last five, six years. We had over one hundred deaths last year alone, and that number only seems to be going up."

The Arcadian state house in Wayne has confirmed Pikeville will receive a emergency shipment of 200 doses of Naloxone "As soon as the truck gets there.", but even the state house spokesperson Chuck Wells noted that "This is not a long term solution to the dire problem our state faces."

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Man escapes with $6,000 in Mt. Cherry bank robbery

MT. CHERRY, COLUMBIA - A man has alleged with $6,000 in Cascadian bank notes after successfully robbing a bank by holding a teenage girl hostage. The man entered the First Cascadian bank in the north district of the township of Mt. Cherry, grabbing a seventeen year old girl who had been in waiting in line and pressing a pistol to her head. The robber pushed himself to the front of the line, shouting for everyone else to hit the ground. When confronted with the banks armed security guard, the robber allegedly cocked the firing pin of the gun he had pressed to the girls head, instructing the guard to retreat to the rear of the building upon which he complied. Commenting that he "Wasn't here to take lives" loudly to the crowd he had ordered onto the ground, the man's pistol waded wildly around the room before returning to his hostage.

Staff had, however, triggered the silent alarm. Instructing a teller to load his bag, the man noticed Mt. Cherry's only on duty police officer pull up outside, causing him to cut the tellar short and grab the bag - which had by then been loaded with $6,320 in $100 and $20 increments. With backup fifteen minutes away, Patrolman Jerry Davis bravely grabbed the patrol rifle from his car and waited. Noticing the officer outside, the robber allegedly having received his money gave his teenage hostage a kiss on the head, before forcing her onto the ground. He then opened fire at the patrolman outside through the banks window, the officer not returning fire immediately due to the civilians inside the bank. The robber then fled through the side door, the officer opening fire in a thirty second firefight with the robber. The robber, seemingly realizing he was outgunned by the Patrolman's assault rifle, fled the scene in a late 2000's model two door coupe. Not knowing if their was additional suspects in the bank, Patrolman Davis did not pursue and instead secured the bank.

Police have retrieved a still from the banks CCTV camera and are asking any civilians with potential information on the mans location to dial the emergency number at 111.

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BREAKING

BANK ROBBER IN HOSTAGE STANDOFF WITH POLICE

DURHAM, COLUMBIA - Recent reports have confirmed that the bank robber of yesterday's First Cascadian bank robbery has been cornered in a cabin in the woods in Durham Township, Columbia. Police scanners indicate the suspect has a family of four hostage in the cabin. Police would not let our reporters on scene get closer than 1 mile away from the developing situation as the scene is swarmed by dozens of local police, Columbian State Troopers and a arriving Cascadian Mounted Police tactical team.

Columbia State Trooper Lieutenant Kelly Johnson confirmed that negotiations were underway and that the agencies goal was to end the situation "Without bloodshed." - CBC will update as this situation develops.

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Elizabethians 'Mildly upset' over misspelling of state's name



York, Elizabeth - Fans are much more upset over the MFA's continued misspelling of the state's name than the teams defeat to Kaitaine, overnight polling suggests.

The tiny state of 470,000's football team which only was opened in 2012 faced a crushing 3-nill defeat to Kaitaine yesterday, however Team Captain Jacob Scott remarked he was proud of his team for making it into the MFA finals for the first time, even if the team didn't get far. However, fans seemed much more upset over the Mundus Football Association's continued misspelling of the state's name as "Elisabeth" instead of 'Elizabeth.'

'It's like they didn't even care enough to google it.' remarks local resident Gad Klane. 'Really a slap in the face.'

The Mundus Football Association has yet to comment on the mixup.

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30 car pileup leaves dozen injured, 6 taken to hospital.



South Versailes, Columbia - A sudden "flash blizzard" in the southern half of Columbia led to a massive 30 car pileup on State Highway 17. Columbian Mounted Police Sergeant Stephanie Wyatt places a jacknifed truck as the cause. "Luckily, people were going slow enough due to the conditions that most were uninjured and those that were injured mostly sustained only minor injuries. Only six were transported to local trauma centers." stated the Sergeant. No fatalities were reported.

 The frigid conditions also put a halt to Columbia International Airport's operations for the day, delaying two dozen flights and leaving hundreds stranded.

CBC Chief Meteorologist Scott Kanlin stated that this was the "earliest major snowstorm he had seen in some time" in the region, and that "This likely means we can expect more as we head towards winter."