Lauren K. Spencer's guilty plea to involuntary manslaughter in the death of Zachary R. Brown wrapped up a case in which the drug dealer recently was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the deaths of Brown and one other man. A 28-year-old Columbus woman was...
SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) - There is another indication the opioid abuse in our region remains a serious problem. The latest example is what's happening in Scranton where nine people have died of...
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HARTFORD -- A 29-year-old man was sentenced to nearly four years in prison after pleading guilty to selling heroin and fentanyl to two men who died of drug overdoses.Christopher Barreto, of Hartford, was sentenced Wednesday to 46...
WASHINGTON ― One of the most notable things about the criminal justice reform bill passed by the Senate on Tuesday was the broad, bipartisan coalition of senators who supported it. But perhaps equally noteworthy are the names of some of the Republicans who didn’t. Twelve GOP...
Note: The following is a news release from the Office of the Bucks County District Attorney. A Hilltown Township man will serve up to 30 years in state prison for selling a man the fentanyl that killed him and then continuing to sell for months following the...
Cotton has made headlines in recent weeks for opposing prosecutors, district attorneys, the Fraternal Order of Police, a former federal prosecutor-turned-senator, Christian groups, Republican governors, libertarians, the Koch brothers, fellow Republican senators and even Donald Trump. At question is the FIRST STEP Act, which all...