Feds halt 2 Tennessee pharmacies' opioid dispensing for now

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A federal prosecutor says the Justice Department has taken first-of-its-kind action to temporarily stop two Tennessee pharmacies, their owner and three pharmacists from dispensing opioids and other controlled substances.

Copies of court filings provided by U.S. Attorney Donald Cochran's office Friday say Celina, Tennessee-based Oakley Pharmacy, ...