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CHP Launches 12-Hour Halloween Enforcement With All Officers on Patrol

The agency cites last year’s crash totals, DUI arrests, injuries, plus two deaths to underscore the danger of impaired driving.

U.S. and Japan Sign Critical Minerals and Nuclear Cooperation Deal in Tokyo

DMV’s ‘Operation Prevent’ Seizes 343 Fake IDs, Issues 313 Citations at New York Summer Venues

Intoxicated Camper Triggers Overnight Marin Search, Returns Safe an Hour Later

Ingram Police Investigate Suspected Cocaine Found in Child’s Trick-or-Treat Bag

DEA Opens Thousands of Drop-Off Sites for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Today

Coroner Names Four Softball Teammates Found Dead in Fullerton Apartment

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Is Saturday, With Thousands of Drop-Off Sites Nationwide

Baltimore Council Probes Penn North Overdoses, Seeks Broader Harm-Reduction Plan

Jury Begins Deliberations in Retrial of Dublin Firefighter Accused in Boston Hotel Rape

Eric Toney Launches 2026 Bid for Wisconsin Attorney General

Long Island Teen Charged After THC Gummies Sickened Dozen Middle Schoolers

Franklin Man Indicted, Arraigned on DUI Manslaughter in Memorial Day Crash

Federal Grand Jury Indicts Brian Epperson in Two Kentucky Overdose Deaths

Edina Lets High Schoolers Carry and Use Naloxone Under New Board Policy

Baltimore Councilman Mark Conway Launches Challenge to Rep. Kweisi Mfume Focused on Opioid Crisis

GLP-1 Drugs Tied to Slower Alcohol Absorption and Weaker Intoxication in Virginia Tech Pilot

L.A. County Links Six Recent Overdose Deaths to Synthetic 7‑OH Kratom

Fentanyl–Stimulant Overdose Deaths Among Seniors Soar 9,000%, Study Finds

Winter Park Doctor Charged After Teen Found Unconscious at House Party