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California DOJ Arrests Alleged Arcadia Fentanyl Trafficker, Seizes 8.5 Million Doses

Officials cast the bust as part of a coordinated statewide push to disrupt cross‑border fentanyl networks.

New Review Reaffirms Wide Health Harms From Alcohol

San Francisco Reports 15-Year Low in Unsheltered Homelessness in Preliminary 2026 Count

U.S. Overdose Deaths Fell 14% in 2025, Third Straight Annual Decline

Florida Reports 46% Drop in Fentanyl Deaths in FDLE Interim Data

DEA Warns Fentanyl Is Being Cut With New Synthetics That Blunt Narcan

Rep. Chip Roy Introduces Bill to Allow Death Penalty in Fatal Fentanyl Dealing Cases

Katy Mother Arrested in Florida After Charges in Daughters’ Pool Deaths

Six Georgia Players and Team Doctor Banned After Urine-Swapping Probe

Baltimore Council Passes 750-Foot Smoke Shop Buffer, Introduces Padlock Bill

Medical Examiner Rules Branson Oduor’s Harbor Death Accidental

San Francisco Sues Tenderloin Corner Store Over Alleged Drug Sales

Feds Seize About 40 Pounds of Fentanyl, Arrest 18 in MacArthur Park Drug Operation

Pottstown Stabbing Suspect Arrested Minutes After $1,000 Reward Posted

Peru Transport Panel Backs Bill Letting Some Drunk-Driving Offenders Reapply for Licenses

Ontario Study Finds Nearly 1 in 10 Die Within a Year After Nonfatal Opioid Overdose

Phoenix Council Passes Park Rules Limiting Food and Medical Aid

Six Round Lake Middle School Students Hospitalized After Eating THC Gummies

White House Releases 2026 Drug Strategy Focused on Fentanyl Crackdowns, Treatment Targets

Louisiana Grandmother Convicted of Manslaughter in 4-Year-Old's Whiskey Death