Mom charged after 1-year-old suffers apparent opioid overdose
YORKTOWN, IN (WRTV) — A Yorktown woman is facing felony neglect charges after her 1-year-old son suffered an opioid overdose. Police were called to Ball Memorial Hospital in Muncie shortly before 11...
View ArticleArrest warrant issued for man in relation to heroin overdose death
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa. — An active warrant is out for the arrest of a 41-year-old man following an overdose death that occurred in early February. Chris Theurer, of Middletown, is wanted on one count of...
View ArticleLeola couple charged with selling heroin containing fentanyl to man who...
Lancaster County, Pa. — A Leola couple faces charges after allegedly selling heroin containing fentanyl to a man who overdosed on the drug in April. Kevin March, 46, and Jessica Faus, 31, are each...
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Two people facing charges after allegedly delivering the heroin that resulted...
DAUPHIN COUNTY, Pa.– Two people facing charges after allegedly delivering the heroin that resulted in an overdose death. Kara Hartmoyer, 21, of Mechanicsburg, and Andrew Shirk are facing murder by...
View ArticleLancaster man to serve up to 20 years in prison for drug delivery resulting...
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa.– A Lancaster man is set to serve up to 20 years in prison for dealing heroin, including a sale that caused a man’s fatal overdose last year. Joseph “Rico” Colomba, 19, pleaded...
View ArticleCouple facing charges after overdosing while a child was in the room
CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa.– A couple is facing charges after overdosing on heroin with a child in the room. Maria Rosenfelt, 45, and Thomas Hackett, 40, are facing endangering the welfare of children...
View ArticleMom whose overdose photo went viral says she’s 1 year sober
HOPE, Ind. — An Indiana woman shown in a viral picture passed out behind the wheel of a car with a syringe clutched in her fist says she is one year sober. The photo, taken in October 2016, showed...
View ArticleMan’s Facebook post after his brother’s overdose death touches thousands
NINETY SIX, S.C. — A South Carolina man’s Facebook post about losing his brother to opioid addiction is reaching people around the world. Stephen Wood, of Ninety Six, made the heart-wrenching post On...
View ArticleRapper Lil Peep dies at 21
Rapper Lil Peep, an emerging voice on the hip hop scene and a YouTube star, has died at the age of 21, police and a business associate confirmed to CNN Thursday. A spokesman for the Tucson, Arizona,...
View ArticleElderly woman likely died after cleaning up son’s drug overdose
PORTAGE, Pa. — A 69-year-old Pennsylvania woman likely died as a result of making contact with drug paraphernalia while cleaning up after her own son’s overdose, according to WJAC. Theresa Plummer,...
View ArticleNovember “largest spike ever” of heroin-related overdose deaths in York County
SPRINGETTSBURY TOWNSHIP, P.A. --- Since November 1, there have been 16 suspected heroin-related deaths in York County. There were six related deaths in the first three weeks in September and,...
View ArticleBaby overdoses on dad’s heroin while sleeping in bed with him, police say
NEW YORK — A 1-year-old girl overdosed on heroin belonging to her dad while sleeping in his bed in their New York City home, prosecutors said. The girl and her brother, 2, were in their dad's bed...
View ArticleWarrant issued for man wanted in connection with drug delivery death
CARLISLE BOROUGH, CUMBERLAND COUNTY, Pa — A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Carlisle man for drug delivery resulting in death. Carlisle Borough Police say the incident occurred on June 22nd....
View Article‘You did not die in vain’: Mother hopes story of daughter’s overdose will...
LEWISVILLE, N.C. – The following poem is the work of Robert Frost, titled “Nothing Gold Can Stay.” The words which it contains came to define the life, and death, of 22-year-old Toria Stevens....
View ArticleInmate at Cumberland County Prison died from fentanyl overdose, coroner says
CUMBERLAND COUNTY — A coroner’s report pertaining to the cause of death of a 28-year-old inmate at Cumberland County Prison was released Wednesday. William Keller, of Harrisburg, died from fentanyl...
View Article‘LOL, I think she od’d’ Man accused of raping woman, texting semi-nude photos...
EVERETT, Wash. – A 19-year-old Washington State man was charged Friday with raping and killing a high school student as she overdosed on drugs. Snohomish County prosecutors filed charges of...
View ArticleYork man facing drug delivery resulting in death charges
YORK COUNTY, Pa.– A York man is facing charges after allegedly supplying heroin that was used in a fatal overdose. William Vasquez, 47, is facing drug delivery resulting in death charges for the...
View ArticleOpioid overdose among children nearly doubles, study says
The number of children admitted to hospitals for opioid overdose has nearly doubled since 2004, according to a new study. The study, which published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, looked at children...
View ArticleMan facing charges after allegedly overdosing while caring for four children...
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Pa.– A man is facing charges after allegedly overdosing while caring for four children. Swade Johnson, 25, is facing endangering the welfare of children charges for the incident. On...
View ArticleParents overdosing on heroin, 3 children found in SUV sitting in middle of...
CARROLL COUNTY, Ind. – Indiana police arrested two parents Friday night after they allegedly overdosed on heroin with their three young children in their SUV, according to WXIN. A passing motorist...
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