Earlier this week, the state filed a notice of intent to seek the death penalty against Sencere Patrick Hayes if he’s convicted of first-degree murder of Mercedes Vega. Prosecutors noted ...

Lev Facher covers the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. Drug deaths plummeted in 2024, according to new federal data. An estimated 80,391 people died of a drug overdose in the U.S. last year ...

Suzanne Vega was told by police to pull out of headlining Glastonbury after receiving death threats. The "Luka" hit-maker was due to be the first female to top the bill at the annual music ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Drug overdose deaths dropped significantly in Missouri and Kansas in 2024, new data shows. In Missouri, there was a 28% drop in drug overdose deaths from December 2023 to ...

There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever recorded. An estimated 80,000 people died from overdoses last year, according ...

The man accused of killing Mercedes Vega, 22, could face the death penalty if convicted. Sencere Hayes is accused of kidnapping her, shooting her and leaving her in a burning car along the highway.

Drug overdose deaths fell from 110,037 in 2023 to 80,391 in 2024. Drug overdose deaths dropped in the United States last year to the lowest levels seen in five years, according to a new federal ...

Prosecutors in Maricopa County have announced they will seek the death penalty for Sencere Hayes, the man accused in the 2023 kidnapping and fatal shooting of Mercedes Vega. FOX 10's Lauren Clark ...

The family of a teenager who Gulfport police said was tortured and dismembered by a man she met on Grindr filed a lawsuit ...

Drug overdose deaths fell by 27 percent in 2024, according to the provisional data released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The drop represents a significant ...

By Jan Hoffman Overdose deaths in the United States fell by nearly 30,000 last year, the government reported on Wednesday, the strongest sign yet that the country is making progress against one of ...

Drug overdoses remain the leading cause of death among Americans ages 18 to 44, according to the CDC. Recent funding cuts by the White House threaten to reverse the declines in overdose deaths.