Brock Haney loved the yearly canoe trips in the Adirondacks with his family. "He was very active, good in sports, a great singer, [and] he actually tried out for American Idol in Philadelphia. He played the guitar, he sang, so he was kind of an all-American...
NORRISTOWN, PA — A man arrested earlier this year during a bust of one of the region's largest fentanyl trafficking organizations was sentenced Thursday to 18 to 40 years behind bars. Miguel A. Figueroa, 34, of Reading, pleaded guilty to multiple...
MILWAUKEE — While much is made of violent crimes in Milwaukee, there is another killer taking more lives than homicide: the synthetic opioid fentanyl. It's become so prevalent, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention earlier this month labeled fentanyl the deadliest drug in America."It's...
CLOSE A public hearing is held with house legislators at Greenville County Square to discuss the opioid and heroin epidemic in South Carolina. LAUREN PETRACCA/StaffJ.T. Lindemann is the younger brother of Celebrating Lost Loved Ones creator Jeremiah Lindemann. J.T....
Fentanyl is a potent synthetic opioid drug that's often implicated in drug overdose deaths. And, according to a recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), it now tops the charts: In 2016, fentanyl was involved in 28.8 percent of all drug...
Since fentanyl use has become widespread, there have been many reports of first responders overdosing accidentally through exposure at emergency calls. The Drug Enforcement Administration even issued an officer safety alert urging first responders to be careful to avoid exposure.However, medical professionals say the risk...
Fentanyl pills are shown in an undated police handout photo. Regina police have issued a public warning after recently confirming that two deaths in the city were from fentanyl overdoses.On Nov. 30, officers went to a residence where EMS attended to a 35-year-old woman who had...
Regina police are warning the public after two people have died from fentanyl-related deaths.On Nov. 30 at around 9:27 a.m. police were called to a house where EMS was attending to a dead 35-year-old woman after an apparent drug overdose. A...
WOBURN, Mass. (CBS/AP) — A Massachusetts doctor charged in the death of a woman who overdosed on opioids he prescribed has pleaded not guilty to involuntary manslaughter. Dr. Richard Miron appeared in Middlesex Superior Court on Thursday and was allowed to remain free on his own...