Overdose Response & Public Health

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (550+ words) by DANIA ROMERO | KMPH FRESNO, Calif. (KMPH) — A deadly drug that wasn’t even on the radar in the U.S. two years ago is now turning up in California — and federal officials warn it could eventually make its way to…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (367+ words) State of DE - On May 12, 2026, New Castle County Police responded to the home of a 50-year-old Wilmington, Delaware woman for a possible overdose. The woman was found dead with several bags of what was later determined to be fentanyl. An…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (405+ words) AUSTIN, Texas — Two people have been arrested on murder charges in connection with the fatal overdose of a 19-year-old man found unresponsive in a St. Edward's University residence hall in June, Austin police said. Jordan Breck, 22, and Alysia Rodriguez-Mabry, 27, were…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (214+ words) Rochester, MN (RochesterNow)- The Rochester Police Department has released an update regarding the investigation into two deaths that happened during the Labor Day Weekend. Two of the overdose calls resulted in the discovery of two deceased people. Police described them…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (300+ words) As opioid-related death investigations increase in Alabama, the state agency that receives evidence from more than 450 law enforcement agencies is getting new equipment to help handle the growing workload. Gov. Kay Ivey has awarded a $262,770 grant to the Alabama Department…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (472+ words) SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – A 16-year-old San Francisco boy’s death has been identified as the city’s case of a fatal overdose linked to a new deadly street drug, cychlorphine. Multiple people have since been arrested in connection with an investigation launched…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (589+ words) GREENVILLE, S.C. — The investigation into Hayden Panettiere's death has stretched from coast to coast, with federal authorities now looking into whether the actress obtained illicit — and possibly counterfeit — drugs from a dealer in Southern California, a source familiar with the investigation…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (145+ words) Hyderabad: A 30-year-old woman died while undergoing treatment after allegedly falling ill following the consumption of contraceptive pills. The incident came to light late. According to reports, the woman, a resident of Rajahmundry, was working at a private laboratory in…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (582+ words) Federal investigators examining Hayden Panettiere’s death are zeroing in on years of text messages between the actress and a man authorities believe supplied her with drugs, including conversations about buying pills on the black market that continued through the week…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (634+ words) Hayden Panettiere’s death investigation has widened after the DEA searched her Los Angeles home nine days after her death for evidence of black-market drugs. The investigation into Hayden Panettiere’s death has widened beyond South Carolina, with federal drug agents searching…...