New test strips, when dipped in the residue of cooked heroin or when a little water is added to empty bags of cocaine, will tell a user if the drug is laced with fentanyl. One line indicates that the drugs are positive for fentanyl. Two lines mean the result is negative.
Drug Abuse Resistance Education program (D.A.R.E.) is tackling the nationwide opioid crisis by including it in its curriculum for the first time. The well-known anti-drug program delivered in schools now offers a new section on opioid and prescription drug abuse.
A North Carolina debate over the role of county sheriffs in immigration enforcement mirrors nationwide unease in the age of the Trump.
Earl Little’s family is suing Pinckneyville Correctional Center and its former warden, claiming prison administrators know the man’s violent cellmate posed a safety risk.
The Flint water crisis is almost five years old, but it’s far from over. What’s happening now? Here’s a quick rundown.
The wrongful death lawsuit filed by a family of a three-year-old girl who was murdered by her mother alleged Napa, California, police and county social workers didn’t adequately investigate abuse allegations. Napa County will now pay $5 million to settle the case.
Whalesca Castillo pleaded guilty in September 2011 to charges related to operating a plastic surgery clinic without a medical license and served a year in federal prison. Released on probation after completing her sentence, Castillo picked back up right where she left off without skipping a beat. Soon after, she was sent back to prison for an additional nine months. Now, Castillo has been arrested yet again.
St. Helena Hospital was recently sued by the family of Rosemarie McMahon after she died while in the care of the hospital.
Portland bartender Gunnar Hokan Jorstad is asking a judge to dismiss his former employer’s lawsuit, which seeks to recoup lost revenue from a 21-day, state-imposed booze ban on the establishment.
A federal judge recently ruled that the families of Sandy Hook victims can get access to Infowars’ internal documents.