Charleston County Coroner’s Office receives grant to combat opioid crisis

by: Chase Laudenslager CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – The Charleston County Coroner’s Office has been awarded a three-year grant to combat opioid deaths. The Charleston County Coroner’s Office will team up with five other coroners offices in the area “to improve inter-county opioid investigation protocols, faster uploading of data to national stakeholder databases, and more accurate regionalContinue reading “Charleston County Coroner’s Office receives grant to combat opioid crisis”

Opioid Crisis Friday: Around 2,000 fentanyl pills seized in Adams County

ADAMS COUNTY, Wash. — The Adams County Sheriff’s Office seized around 2,000 fentanyl pills in Othello Monday. Deputies served a search warrant off North Wagon Road and Andes Road. They found the pills packed and ready for distribution. They also found cash, two rifles and ammunition. Jaime Alberto Garza, 51, was booked on suspicion ofContinue reading “Opioid Crisis Friday: Around 2,000 fentanyl pills seized in Adams County”

Opioid Crisis Fridays: Country singer Luke Bell’s cause of death revealed

The 32-year-old singer-songwriter had been reported missing last month and his body was found nine days later. Author: Andrew Weil, Melissa Hernandez De La Cruz Published: 12:59 PM PDT September 20, 2022 Updated: 1:23 PM PDT September 20, 2022 WASHINGTON — Country singer Luke Bell died from an accidental fentanyl overdose, according to the Pima County Medical Examiner’s Office. Bell, 32, wasContinue reading “Opioid Crisis Fridays: Country singer Luke Bell’s cause of death revealed”