Equine virus identified in deaths of wild captive horses in Colorado
By Keith Coffman DENVER – Laboratory tests have pinpointed the equine virus suspected of triggering an outbreak of a respiratory illness that has killed at …
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DEA Columbia Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Prevent Addiction and Reduce Overdose Deaths
COLUMBIA, SC– The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Atlanta Division, which includes the state of South Carolina, will host its 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back …
Shanghai reports three deaths among COVID patients on April 17
(Corrects number of tests in paragraph 3 to 200 million, not 20 million) SHANGHAI – The Chinese financial hub of Shanghai said three people infected …
Prominent Democratic Party activist gets 30 years in ‘party and play’ drug deaths
LOS ANGELES – A wealthy former Democratic Party activist convicted of giving fatal doses of methamphetamine to two men he invited to his suburban Los …
Jury Convicts ISIS ‘Beatle’ for Role in Hostage-Taking Scheme that Resulted in the Deaths of American, British, and Japanese Citizens
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A federal jury convicted a militant fighter for the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a foreign terrorist organization, on all …
Colorado’s Top Federal Prosecutor Joins Law Enforcement Partners to Send Warning about Fentanyl Deaths
Colorado Springs – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado and law enforcement leaders gathered media together to bring attention to the alarming …
Boat Captain Pleads Guilty in Maritime Alien Smuggling Incident Resulting in Three Deaths
Assistant U. S. Attorneys C. Seth Askins (619) 546-6692 and Lyndzie M. Carter (619) 546-8780 NEWS RELEASE SUMMARY – April 6, 2022 SAN DIEGO – …
Poughkeepsie Narcotics Dealer Arrested In Connection With Multiple Overdose Deaths From Fentanyl-Laced Heroin
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Tim Foley, the Acting Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Division of …
Federal Jury Convicts Hopkins Man for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused Eleven Overdose Deaths
ST. PAUL, Minn. – A federal jury found a Hopkins, Minnesota man guilty of distributing controlled substances, including fentanyl, which resulted in the deaths of …
Pennachio Says Democrat Legal Weed Investigation Good, But Wants Investigation into Murphy Nursing Home Deaths Too
TRENTON, NJ – In a reaction to the Democrat party’s call for a panel to investigate why the Murphy administration is holding up legalized recreational …
Governor Murphy Needs to Face the Music for Nursing Home Deaths, Legislators Say
TRENTON, NJ – With a federal investigation underway into the deaths of seniors at state-run nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic under the leadership of …
Alcohol-Related Deaths Skyrocketed During COVID-19 Pandemic, Study Finds
Alcohol-Related Deaths Skyrocketed During COVID-19 Pandemic, Study Finds Laurel Duggan on March 22, 2022 The number of Americans who died due to alcohol-related causes skyrocketed …
After the deaths of six dogs, Shamong pet owner pleads guilty to animal cruelty
SHAMONG, NJ – A Shamong woman has pleaded guilty to causing the death of six dogs that were being kept at her property by failing …
Durr Rips Phil Murphy Over Nursing Home Deaths, Financial Problems in New Jersey Ahead of Prayer Vigil for Ukraine
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey State Senator Ed Durr, the truck driver who upset Senate President Steve Sweeney in the 2021 election today ripped into …
U.N. reports at least 240 civilian casualties, 64 deaths in Ukraine
ZURICH – At least 64 civilians have been killed and more than 160,000 are on the move after Russian troops entered Ukraine this week, a …
Australia reports 43 COVID deaths before expanded border reopening
– Australia recorded 43 coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday, as it readies to welcome international tourists on Monday for the first time in nearly two years. …
Ohio AG Study Links Stimulus Checks With Spike In Opioid Deaths
Republican Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost released a study Thursday and suggested there is a link between the distribution of COVID-19 pandemic-related stimulus checks and …
Japan PM Kishida’s border easing as COVID deaths spike draws ire online
By Rocky Swift and Elaine Lies TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s plan to relax the strictest COVID-19 border controls among wealthy nations has …
Eight Defendants Charged In Manhattan Federal Court For Distributing Fentanyl Linked To Multiple Overdose Deaths In The Bronx
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Timothy Foley, the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement …
New Jersey legislators launch bi-partisan investigation into Murphy pandemic nursing home deaths
From the desk of Senator Joe Pennachhio Senator Joe Pennacchio has joined Senator Nia H. Gill as a prime sponsor of her resolution that would …
Lockdowns Did Little Or Nothing To Stop Deaths From COVID-19, Study Shows
A Johns Hopkins University meta-analysis released in January found that lockdowns across Europe and the U.S. reduced the COVID-19 mortality by 0.2%. The researchers’ analysis …
Three Defendants Arrested For Operating Narcotics Delivery Service Responsible For Three Overdose Deaths From Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Tim Foley, the Acting Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Division of …
U.S. says traffic deaths rose 12% in first nine months of 2021 to 31,720
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – U.S. auto safety regulators on Tuesday said traffic deaths rose 12% in the first nine months of 2021 to 31,720 …
Exclusive-U.S. diabetes deaths top 100,000 for second straight year, federal panel urges new strategy
By Chad Terhune and Robin Respaut – More than 100,000 Americans died from diabetes in 2021, marking the second consecutive year for that grim milestone …
Monmouth County reports 1,198 COVID-19 cases, 36 deaths over four day period
FREEHOLD, NJ – Monmouth County Commissioner Director Thomas A. Arnone and County Commissioner Deputy Director Susan M. Kiley have announced that between Monday, Jan. 24 …
Baltimore drug dealer charged for two overdose deaths in Harford County
WHITEHALL – Harford County Detectives have arrested a Baltimore County man during an investigation into two fatal overdoses in Harford County. On October 25, 2021, …
Mahoning County Physician Pleads Guilty to Illegally Prescribing Controlled Substances and Causing the Deaths of Two Patients
U.S. Attorney Bridget M. Brennan announced that Martin Escobar, 58, of Youngstown, Ohio, pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally distributing controlled substances, causing …
Criminal traffic deaths up 500% in January as Portland police investigate latest fatal crash
PORTLAND, OR – On Thursday, January 20, 2022, at 11:31 p.m., Central Precinct officers responded to a report of a serious injury crash on Southeast …
Grand Rapids Man Guilty Of Fatal Distribution Of Heroin And Fentanyl Causing Two Deaths
KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN – On January 13, 2022, a jury found Mustafa Deville Reynolds, 23, of Grand Rapids, guilty of distributing …
Murphy administration “unkills” 239 previously “confirmed” COVID-19 deaths
Trenton, NJ – It’s not a technical error or a glitch in the New Jersey Department of Health matrix, but on Monday, Governor Phil Murphy …
Atlantic City drug dealer gets 50 years in prison for three overdose deaths
MAYS LANDING- An Atlantic City man has been sentenced on drug trafficking charges and for the drug induced deaths of three overdose victims, Acting Atlantic …
Ten-Time Convicted Felon Who Trafficked Fentanyl Causing Deaths Sentenced To Over 15 Years In Federal Prison
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew today sentenced Derrick Hutchins (36, Tampa) to 15 years and 8 months in federal prison for …
Republicans calling for full investigating into Governor Phil Murphy’s pandemic mishandling that lead to deaths of thousands
All 15 members of the Senate Republican Caucus are once again calling for the formation of a Senate Select Committee on the Executive Branch’s Response …
Psaki says war on COVID-19 changed to ‘reducing deaths’ now, not cases
When President Joe Biden took office, he promised Americans he would win the war against COVID-19 and eradicate the disease with the Trump era vaccine …
‘Shopping Cart Killer’ May Be Responsible For 4 Deaths In Virginia, Suspect In Custody
The “Shopping Cart Killer” may be responsible for at least four deaths in Virginia, and one suspect is in custody, according to police. At a …
Former Long Island Doctor Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison for Causing the Overdose Deaths of Two Patients and Illegally Distributing Oxycodone
Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Michael Belfiore, a former medical doctor, was sentenced by United States Circuit Judge Joseph F. Bianco to …
Andrew Cuomo Personally Edited Report That Undercounted COVID-19 Nursing Home Deaths And Downplayed Impact Of His March 25 Directive
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo personally edited a July 2020 Department of Health report that undercounted nursing home COVID deaths by thousands, the New …
10 individuals face criminal charges for human smuggling incident resulting in multiple deaths, following HSI investigation
DEL RIO, Texas – On Nov. 4, special agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigation (HSI) Del Rio office arrested a …
Tulsa Man Pleads Guilty for Participating in a Robbery that Ended in Two Deaths
A Tulsa man pleaded guilty Friday to taking part in an attempted robbery and home invasion that ended in the deaths of his accomplice and …
Even with the “Trump vaccine”, COVID-19 deaths on Biden’s watch surpass Trump
U.S. President Joe Biden promised to vaccinate America and beat COVID-19. That was in January. Since then more than 353,000 Americans have died from COVID-19, …
Inside the Lakewood COVID-19 death toll, Here’s what 44% of those who died had in common
LAKEWOOD, NJ – Lakewood Township is ranked highest among Ocean County deaths per town during the COVID-19 pandemic, but 44% of all deaths in that …
In Brick Township, 90% of all COVID-19 deaths were in Assisted Living Facilities
BRICK TOWNSHIP, NJ – A staggering majority of COVID-19 deaths in Brick Township occurred in the town’s assisted living facilities, according to a report issued …
National Guard Deployed as Gruesome Story Evolves Around “Nursing Home of Death” Owned by Lakewood Resident
ANDOVER, NJ – It has been the poster child of death and disorder during the COVID-19 crisis here in New Jersey. As of one month …
Lakewood Breaks 1,000 Coronavirus Cases, New Cases Down in Ocean County
TOMS RIVER- The number of daily coronavirus cases in Ocean County took a large dip on Friday, according to the Ocean County County Health Department, …