Avianna “Avi” Cavanaugh, 20, died in March 2021 from fentanyl poisoning, the lawsuit said. According to police, Cavanaugh died with fentanyl and other drugs in her system.
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Mom sues Snapchat after daughter’s fentanyl overdose death
Avianna “Avi” Cavanaugh, 20, died in March 2021 from fentanyl poisoning, the lawsuit said. According to police, Cavanaugh died with fentanyl and other drugs in her system.
4 arrested on narcotics charges in Citrus County: sheriff’s office
A search warrant led to the arrest of four people in Citrus County on Friday, March 8, according to the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office.
Oregon may revive penalties for drug possession. What will the change do?
Oregon is poised to step back from its first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law with a new measure approved by the state Senate that would reinstate criminal penalties for possessing small amounts of some drugs. The law, which took effect in 2021, decriminalized possession and personal use of all drugs, including small amounts of heroin, methamphetamine, LSD, […]
Oregon lawmakers pass bill to recriminalize drug possession
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A bill recriminalizing the possession of small amounts of drugs was passed by the Oregon Legislature on Friday, undoing a key part of the state’s first-in-the-nation drug decriminalization law as governments struggle to respond to the deadliest overdose crisis in U.S. history. The state Senate approved House Bill 4002 in a […]
Washington state House overwhelmingly passes ban on hog-tying by police
SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington state House overwhelmingly approved legislation Wednesday that would ban police from hog-tying suspects, a restraint technique that has long drawn concern because of the risk of suffocation. “This practice is dehumanizing, and it’s dangerous,” said Democratic Rep. Sharlett Mena during the vote. “And yet hog-tying is still authorized by a […]
Women return from trip to dentist in Mexico with 72 pounds of meth in SUV
EL PASO, Texas (Border Report) – Two California women who say they went to Mexico to see a dentist are in federal custody for allegedly trying to drive back with 72 pounds of methamphetamine hidden in their vehicle. Mireya Rodarte and Yumili Flores drove up to an inspection booth at the San Ysidro Port of […]
Palmetto police release new details about Florida man who died after being taken into custody
On Tuesday, police officers in Palmetto will release more information about a Florida man who died after he was taken into custody in November.
Palmetto police release new details about Florida man who died after being taken into custody
On Tuesday, police officers in Palmetto will release more information about a Florida man who died after he was taken into custody in November.
Family of Florida man who died after being tackled by mental crisis team sues paramedic, police officer
DENVER (AP) — Members of a mental health response team sent to help a Florida man who was having a “psychotic breakdown” instead killed him by tackling him and leaving him handcuffed, according to a federal lawsuit filed Tuesday by the Florida man’s family. The lawsuit over the 2022 death of Kevin Dizmang in Colorado Springs was […]