Large drug bust results in 15 arrests, including Riverside County deputy

According to the DEA, this investigation prevented the distribution of more than 10 million potentially lethal doses of fentanyl within the Inland Empire and throughout the US.

'One and only deadly mistake': Family says fentanyl claimed Scottsdale teen's life

Fentanyl-related deaths are continuing to climb across Maricopa County, and a family says one of the drug's latest victims was a 17-year-old Scottsdale boy.

California seizes record 62,000 pounds of fentanyl

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday that operations supported by the California National Guard have resulted in the record seizure of 62,224 pounds of fentanyl in 2023, valued at about $649 million. 

Families call out social media CEOs for harm to their children

Sam Chapman lost his son to fentanyl poisoning in 2021, after he said a drug dealer found his son through Snapchat. Chapman will be one of dozens of family members calling out social media CEOs as they're set to testify to Congress this week.

'Soft Moon' singer Luis Vasquez, DJ Juan Mendez found dead in DTLA

The Soft Moon's Luis Vasquez and DJ Juan Mendez known as Silent Servant, were among the three people found dead in a downtown Los Angeles loft last week.

What is tianeptine? Lawmakers sound the alarm on 'gas station heroin'

Sold at gas stations across the country under names like “ZaZa Red” and “Neptune’s Elixir,” tianeptine use can lead to serious health complications and even death, officials say.

'Enough to kill every American': DEA details just how bad the fentanyl crisis is in America

Fentanyl is the leading cause of death for Americans between the ages of 18 and 45, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said on Jan. 17. The agency is calling fentanyl the "deadliest drug threat our country has ever faced."

Jelly Roll gives powerful speech to Congress: 'Fentanyl transcends partisanship and ideology'

“I am a stupid songwriter y'all, but I have first hand witnessed this in a way most people have not," Jelly Roll told Congress. "Almost every person in this room has lost a friend, family member or colleague to the disease known as addiction."

Film warns of fentanyl overdose danger

FOX 11's Hal Eisner spoke with the parents who lost their 22-year-old son to fake Percocet pills.

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FOX 11's Hal Eisner spoke with the parents who lost their 22-year-old son to fentanyl concoction disguised as Percocet.

Freehab closure leaving human trafficking survivors, substance users homeless

A shutdown of a San Fernando Valley rehab center is prompting a desperate push to open a new facility for survivors of human trafficking and/or substance abuse.

Freehab closure prompts push to open new facility
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A shutdown of a San Fernando Valley rehab center is prompting a desperate push to open a new facility for survivors of human trafficking and/or substance abuse.

These new California laws take effect January 2024

Here is a look at some of the new laws that will impact your life beginning January 1, 2024.

Fentanyl overdose lawsuit against Snapchat can move forward in landmark case, judge says

Families of more than 60 young people originally filed the lawsuit against Snapchat in October 2022. A Los Angeles judge just advanced a handful of allegations made in the suit.

'Cocaine delivery service' busted in Ventura County, 8 arrested

Eight members of the 'delivery service' were arrested, including some of the drivers who deputies said had prepackaged cocaine on them.