Pittsburgh, PA – A Pennsylvania mother accused of putting a fatal dose of fentanyl in her toddler’s sippy cup showed no emotion as she was convicted of involuntary manslaughter on Tuesday. Seventeen-month-old Charlette Napper-Talley died on April 5, 2018, after she consumed what her mother called...
Journal Staff Friday Jun 7, 2019 at 5:26 PM Jun 7, 2019 at 5:26 PM Three Providence men have been arrested and face charges resulting from an investigation of a large-scale fentanyl-distribution ring, according to the East Providence police.The investigation involved the East Providence police vice unit and the Providence police intelligence and organized crime bureau, according to the...
I’m a sucker for a good court case. I used to cover a lot of them in my Richmond days. Over the years, I heard and wrote stories about drug dealers, people smugglers, kidnappers, killers and many other bad people. Even had to...
Though a wealth of information has been made public about the relatively low risk presented by accidental exposure to the synthetic opioid, fentanyl, lawmakers, law enforcement and media outlets continue to issue warnings and even propose legislation to provide safeguards to prevent overdose. A recent article in Reason cited...
An amount of fentanyl deadly enough to kill two horses was found in a sippy cup that led to the death of a 17-month-old baby in Pittsburgh. The 23-year-old mother of the child has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment.Officials said the baby,...
SAN LUIS, Ariz. (KYMA/CNN) – Police in San Luis, Arizona arrested three students at summer school on Wednesday. They say the teens had more than 3,000 potentially-deadly pills. The deadly drug fentanyl has claimed the lives of teens across the country. It’s no exception in San...
SAN LUIS, Ariz. (CBS Local) — Three summer school students in Arizona were arrested Wednesday morning after they were allegedly found in possession of more than 3,200 pills of fentanyl, a potentially deadly synthetic opioid. The students at San Luis High School were jailed and charged...
