Fatal overdoses of fentanyl, though still high in Kern County, have dropped precipitously this year, mirroring national trends, the Kern County Coroner’s Office ...

A new tool in the fight against Colorado’s overdose crisis is being installed outside three Denver Police Department ...

Six months after the death of a 1-year-old girl in Syracuse, Police announce the arrest of her father.On October 31, 2024 ...

One friend is dead and the other is in prison after a 24-year-old overdosed in 2023.

According to DHHS, it’s unknown if the use of these two drugs together was intentional or unintentional, but the information ...

Detectives with the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office arrested Mackenzie Corkern, 28, on a count of second-degree homicide for her role in the overdose.

An Ellington man was sentenced to 7.5 years in prison Friday for the overdose death of his friend in 2023. Charles Lewis ...

On May 25, 2020, a white Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd, who was Black, by kneeling on his neck for nine minutes during an arrest. The officer, Derek Chauvin, was convicted on murder ...

With 87,000 drug overdose deaths reported from October 2023 to September 2024, this number is down from around 114,000 in the previous year.

The DEA's latest assessment highlights synthetic drugs as its top priority, outlining several key trends shaping this illicit ...

Angelina Kruse made sure the prosecution and defense lawyers said her son’s name in court this week during the sentencing of ...

A new federal lawsuit alleges the East Baton Rouge Coroner's office made errors in a 2018 investigation and had an informal ...