MORGANTOWN – There’s a fine art to heckling people on the golf course, and Michael Cole was hitting it straight down the middle on a mellow Friday afternoon last September. […]
Tag: fentanyl crisis
New problems arise with presence of “tranq” in fentanyl
The veterinary drug xylazine, used primarily as a tranquilizer for horses and other large animals, is being found in doses of fentanyl and other illicit drugs coming into the area, […]
W.Va. National Guard a pawn in a political game
We care deeply about the devastating impact fentanyl has had on our communities. And the best way to address the very real fentanyl crisis is to address the source: Organized […]
Attacking the fentanyl crisis
by Dan Rodricks I once gave a drug dealer some career advice: Sell cars, not cocaine. The guy seemed open to that idea. He had come to me in the […]
Sentences in Mexico-to-Morgantown drug ring followed by indictments of two more operations
A Bruceton Mills man, Greg Snider, was found guilty earlier this week for his role in a drug distribution operation from 2018 to 2020 that spanned from Mexico to Monongalia […]
The end of ‘harmless’ recreational drug experimentation
by Robin Abcarian This is shocking: Poisoning by illicit fentanyl is now the leading cause of death for adults aged 18 to 45 in the U.S., says the federal government, […]
Lauren’s Wish poised to open addiction triage center as man accused of delivering deadly dose sentenced
The second of two men found guilty of delivering a fatal dose of heroin laced with fentanyl and failing to render aid, resulting in the death of 26-year-old Lauren Cole […]
Maximum sentence given in Morgantown overdose death
BY MIKE NOLTING The man convicted of selling fentanyl-laced drugs that caused a fatal overdose has received the maximum sentence for the charge of drug delivery resulting in death and […]
Recent fentanyl seizure shows cartels are getting better at deception
United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld along with members of local law enforcement held a press conference from the Morgantown Public Safety building Wednesday morning to warn the community of increasingly […]
