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LORAIN, Ohio — A Lorain man will spend the rest of his life in prison for selling fentanyl that killed a 23-year-old bodybuilder in 2016. Russell Davis, 50, was sentenced to life in prison on Friday after being convicted by a jury last year on...
A Lorain man will spend the rest of his life in federal prison after he was convicted of selling fentanyl that...
FORT MYERS A retired South Florida firefighter-medic is on a mission to educate and distribute a lifesaving drug to people nationwide. Luis Garcia taught hundreds at FSW in Fort Myers how to distribute Narcan Friday. “I’ve gone all over Florida,” Garcia said. “I’ve never seen the turnout...
Twice in the past week-and-a-half, McCarthy said on Friday, Jan. 25, she hurried to the ICU after hearing someone had overdosed. Both times, her would-be clients died before she ever had a chance to meet with them.The two were among five people who have died...
ALEXANDRIA, La. (RPSO) - Over the last two months, the Metro Narcotics Division continued their investigation into the heroin and fentanyl trafficking in the Alexandria area. Agents developed Raymon "Rev" Dixon, 43, of Alexandria, as a suspected dealer. During their initial investigation, Agents established...
Fentanyl pills are seen in this undated handout photo. Organized crime units in Alberta and Saskatchewan seized nearly $50,000 worth of drugs in an operation they say will help "stem the flow" of fentanyl in the two provinces. Calvin Turcsanyi, 36, of Edmonton was charged...
The California man who died at an Aspen hotel on New Year's Eve died of "combined drug intoxication" which included fentanyl, the Pitkin County Coroner's Office said Friday.Jonathan Irons, 26, was found by Aspen police officers in a room at the Hotel Jerome just before...
The family of James “Nick” Timmons has not filed a lawsuit yet, but they are talking about their plans moving forward. (Timmons family) COLUMBUS, Ohio — The family of James “Nick” Timmons has not filed a lawsuit yet, but they are talking about their plans...
Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) - The Dublin Police Community Impact Unit (CIU)...
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) —Two people were arrested after Lafayette police found drugs and cash along with guns belonging to area police departments. The investigation started when Lafayette police pulled over 29-year-old Paris Hill for a traffic violation on the city's east side Tuesday. During the stop, police...
A man accused of possessing 27,500 fentanyl pills has been acquitted after a B.C. Justice said his charter rights were violated.The man, Sandor Rigo, was driving on a highway in Chilliwack on April 4, 2017, when he was pulled over for...
(Reuters) - The Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday rejected an appeal by death row inmates who said their punishments became void when the state legislature repealed capital punishment in 2015, before voters restored the penalty the following year. In a 7-0 decision, the court agreed...
RUTLAND, Vt. (WCAX) Police say nearly a dozen drug dealers are off the streets in Rutland County after multiple state and federal drug investigations. Vermont State Police say there are five federal defendants and six state defendants. Investigators say all 11 face charges related to the...
ROCKFORD — Three people have been charged with drug-induced homicide in two separate drug cases, authorities announced Thursday. Karen E. Hernandez, 53, is charged in connection with the deaths of two people, Brock Palchik and Justine Wentz. Both victims overdosed on March 16, 2018. Wentz...
Three Boston men were arrested Wednesday for allegedly pushing large amounts of fentanyl in a drug ring that spanned from Dorchester to Plymouth County, and apparent efforts to flush some of the contraband down the toilet failed miserably, according to authorities.In a statement, Plymouth District...
COLUMBUS – Mount Carmel officials announced Thursday that the number of patients who received potentially fatal doses of fentanyl from a former doctor has now climbed to 34.Of the 34, 28 are suspected of receiving lethal doses. Six are believed to have received amounts that...
Curt Brown @CurtBrown_SCT NEW BEDFORD — The body of a 38-year-old city man was found deceased Wednesday, the death apparently the result of a drug overdose.The death is at least the ninth suspected fatal overdose this January in New Bedford. It is also at...
The question for the judge in the end was simple — did Doods, a German Shepherd police dog, sit or not?If she did then police had grounds for searching a minivan for drugs — in which they found 27,500 pills of deadly fentanyl. But if...
Copyright 2019 Nexstar Broadcasting, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. RUTLAND COUNTY, Vt. - Vermont State Police say 11 people...
ACTON Man shot several times is expected to survive A man who was shot multiple times in Acton on Wednesday night is expected to survive and as of Thursday morning, no arrests had been made, authorities said. The shooting occurred shortly before 9 p.m. at a...
The Columbus hospital said the three people died "after receiving excessive and potentially fatal doses of medication" ordered by a doctor who has since been fired.The president and CEO of the hospital, Ed Lamb, said in a statement that "at least" 34 patients were affected...
]]> Vindicator Editorial: January 25, 2019 at 12:00a.m. Mike DeWine, Ohio’s new Republican governor, wasted no time last week in...
LOCKPORT, N.Y. — A man from Lockport is charged with manslaughter in a deadly overdose from almost two years ago.Police in...
Standing side-by-side with members of his cabinet, from health to labor to law enforcement, Gov. Murphy announced his administration’s effort in the battle against the opioid abuse epidemic specifically, but against substance abuse disorder, more generally. The strategy begins with getting all hands on deck,...
NANAIMO — A notorious Lower Mainland gang was tied to a notable drug bust at a high-end north Nanaimo neighbourhood. Nanaimo RCMP announced Wednesday four men were arrested in Nanaimo as part a 10-month long investigation, which spawned from a police raid last April at a...
Attorney David Shroyer said Wednesday that the family of Jan Thomas is still reeling. The family just filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Mt. Carmel, Dr. William Husel, nurses and pharmacists, claiming she was given a lethal dose of pain medication."They are not doing well,...
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Nurses and physicians at Mount Carmel West Hospital now cannot administer medications during the removal of a ventilator without prior approval from the pharmacy, a hospital spokesman confirms to 10 Investigates.That confirmation comes among other policy changes at Mount Carmel Health System...
By Bob Audette, Brattleboro Reformer BURLINGTON — A Rockingham man arrested in March 2018 on charges of selling fentanyl in Windham and Windsor counties was sentenced in federal court to four-and-a-half years in prison.On March 22, 2018, Randy L. Holmes, then 27, was arrested with Ashley...
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(CBS News) — Only on “CBS This Morning,” we’re hearing from the Massachusetts attorney general, who blames the founding family of a pharmaceutical company for helping create the opioid drug crisis. Almost 400,000 people died from opioid overdoses between 1999 and 2017, according to the CDC. In...
COLUMBUS (WCMH) - A doctor who says he reviewed the medical records of a patient at the center of one of the wrongful death lawsuits against...
Only on "CBS This Morning," we're hearing from the Massachusetts attorney general, who blames the founding family of a pharmaceutical company for helping create the opioid drug crisis. Almost 400,000 people died from opioid overdoses between 1999 and 2017, according to the CDC. In a lawsuit,...
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The debate over supervised use sites in Denver is heating up, with both advocates and opponents of such facilities — which would legally allow people to use drugs including heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine under medical supervision — throwing out all sorts of facts and figures to support their respective...
A man caught with 27,500 fentanyl pills in a van at a traffic stop in Chilliwack is free and clear after a B.C. Supreme Court justice dismissed charges due to Charter violations. Sandor Rigo was driving a mini-van...
A fourth lawsuit has been filed against Mount Carmel Health System and Dr. William Husel. The latest suit was filed behalf of Jan Thomas, who died March 1, 2015 at Mount Carmel Hospital. The suit was submitted on January 22 in the Franklin County...
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SPRINGFIELD — A Hampden Superior Court jury on Wednesday found Gilka Rolon-Arroyo and Daryn Sampson guilty of involuntary manslaughter for supplying heroin to a Westfield woman who died of an overdose.The two Westfield residents were also found...
Jose Charles, 24, of Elgin, was charged with heroin possession while in the Kane County jailA Kane County jail pod during a recent shakedown seeking contraband and drugs. A shakedown is an extensive search during which all contents of cells are removed and replaced with...
Several families have filed wrongful death lawsuits against a Mount Carmel physician who has been accused of ordering fatal doses of fentanyl for 27 patients.The latest lawsuit, which was filed last Wednesday, names Dr. William Husel, the Mount Carmel Health System, an unnamed nurse and...