Janel Wentz and Tim Firestone hold a photo their son, Brandon Wentz, the former mayor of Mount Carbon, Pa. Wentz, who died in November 2017 at 24, was 22 when he became mayor of Mount Carbon, population 87. (Matt Rourke/AP) ...
By Michael Rubinkam | AP December 9 at 4:39 PM MOUNT CARBON, Pa. — Brandon Wentz agonized over his resignation letter. The 24-year-old mayor of Mount Carbon had just moved with his family to a nearby town,...
Donald Trump regularly gets things wrong – on facts and policy. But the U.S. President has been spot-on by outing China as the world’s No. 1 source of illicit fentanyl and using trade threats to force Beijing to do something about it. At the...
Billionaire philanthropist Mike Bloomberg announced the $50 million investment on November 30, 2018, while speaking at the 2018 Bloomberg American Health Summit in Washington D.C. (Photo: Courtesy of Bloomberg Philanthropies)Bloomberg Philanthropies ...
Staff photo by Mathew Plamondon William Luna reacts as he gets the verdict from the jury, he was found guilty on four of six drug-related charges including sale of a controlled drug–death resulting. He awaits his sentencing hearing, scheduled for Feb. 13. NASHUA – Members of the...
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Brandon Crime Stoppers is getting the word out about the dangers of fentanyl, and hoping users might consider turning in their dealer if they suspect they’re lacing drugs with the deadly opioid.While at the Canadian Crime Stoppers conference in Hamilton, Ont., Brandon Crime Stoppers board...
Another spike in opioid overdoses has public-safety and health officials scrambling to locate the source and sound the alarm. According to Lowell Fire Chief Jeff Winward, three people died from suspected overdoses last weekend in Greater Lowell. There were 21 overdoses overall last...
About a week ago at the G20 meetings in Buenos Aires, over a dinner that featured sirloin steak, caramel-rolled pancakes and glasses of Malbec, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly talked trade, tariffs and fentanyl. The first two have grabbed headlines...