Coconino County rolls out vending machine with free opioid overdose-reversal drugs
A new vending machine outside Flagstaff Medical Center's emergency department is selling free opioid overdose medication. This is part of a growing trend across the country. The machine delivers drugs like Narcan and naloxone, which can potentially save lives in the event of an overdose. This is the second such machine in Flagstaff, after officials […]
Prosecutors Indict 23 Individuals For Allegedly Using Drones To Smuggle Drugs Into Prisons
Federal prosecutors have indicted 23 people on charges they orchestrated a scheme to use drones to smuggle drugs and cellphones into a Georgia prison, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced Wednesday. Federal authorities have unsealed two indictments charging 23 people with conspiring to use drones to smuggle drugs and cellphones into Georgia prisons. The charges […]
Man Sentenced To 143 Years In Prison After Attempting To Pay For Food With Drugs, Threatening Employee With Gun
A Colorado man convicted of pointing a gun at a fast-food worker has been sentenced to 143 years in prison, prosecutors announced Thursday, the Associated Press reported. Eugene Robertson pointed a gun at a Burger King drive-thru employee in the Denver suburb of Aurora in October 2023 after he refused to take payment for drugs, […]
‘Sorry! Need Money For Drugs’: Alleged Thief Leaves Note Behind For Shop Owner: REPORT
The suspected thief reportedly left a note with the California store owner apologizing for his actions. Teriyaki Madness restaurant in San Fernando, California, was robbed twice in one week, on a Tuesday and a Thursday. according to KTLA: In one of the robberies, the restaurant's security camera reportedly captured the intruder writing a note before […]
Heat deaths in Maricopa County are soaring. Meth, other drugs are part of the reason why
In the center of the living room of Maria Montano's apartment wall is a large photograph of her older brother, Brandon: photos of the family trip to the beach, some funny selfies and, in the middle, a big close-up of his brother's face, brown eyes staring upward. “I remember him always smiling and happy,” Maria […]
Trans Activist Group Pressuring Corporations To Cover Child Sex Change Drugs In Insurance Plans
Transgender activist groups are pressuring companies to cover sex-change drugs and genital surgery for children. The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) is an LGBTQ+ activist group. champion Childhood sex-change interventions, such as puberty suppressants, cross-sex hormones, and sex-change surgery. Since 2002, the HRC has Corporate Equality Index The CEI survey evaluates companies based on their commitment […]
Users Of Popular Weight Loss Drugs May Contract Rare Blindness, Researchers Warn
In a study published Wednesday, four Massachusetts-based researchers warned that users of drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy, which contain the active ingredient semaglutide, a currently popular weight-loss pill, may be at risk for a rare form of blindness. Reports from users of semaglutide-containing medications prompted researchers to explore the question of whether use of […]
Drugs Manufacturer Pleads Guilty, Bags Hefty Fines, For Allegedly Endangering Active-Duty Military
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday that an eastern Pennsylvania-based pharmaceutical company has admitted to selling adulterated drugs that federal prosecutors say endangered the lives of active-duty military and veterans. . According to reports, KVK Research pled guilty to “two misdemeanor charges of introducing adulterated drugs into interstate commerce” and was fined $1.5 […]
Customs And Border Patrol Officers Seize Drugs Worth Over $9 Million In One Weekend
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at California's San Ysidro Land Port of Entry seized more than $9 million worth of drugs over the weekend of February 17-18, the agency announced Friday. “CBP officers at the San Ysidro Port of Entry seized over $1 million worth of cocaine hidden inside a commercial passenger bus […]
Tim Steller: Loop multiuse: Bicycle riders, drugs, homeless
Sporadically throughout the day, cyclists may ride the loop trail along Lilito and encounter closed gates. The gate will prevent bicyclists and pedestrians from passing under the North Stone Avenue bridge and continuing west beyond Tucson Mall, but they will be able to climb through. The quarter-mile gap by the mall is one of the […]
