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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- A Detroit, Michigan man pled guilty yesterday to a federal drug charge, announced United States Attorney Mike Stuart. Octavius Ellis, 23, entered a guilty plea today to knowingly and intentionally distributing fentanyl.  Stuart praised the work of the Huntington Police Department. “Fentanyl is...

CLOSE Here's a breakdown of the stories right now at www.democratandchronicle.com. Virginia Butler, Democrat and ChroniclePolice lights(Photo: franckreporter, Getty Images)In a series of morning raids Wednesday, federal authorities arrested eight Rochester residents accused of roles in a major drug-trafficking...

BALTIMORE — Officials sent out a big warning Wednesday to anyone who sells fentanyl in Baltimore City: Your case could end up in federal court with federal sentencing guidelines.Fentanyl deaths have sharply and quickly increased in Maryland, so much so that leaders from the top...