California public schools will be required to train employees on opioid-prevention techniques and response, and also increase awareness about the dangers of fentanyl, under a bill signed today by Gov. Gavin Newsom and inspired by a teen who overdosed in the bathroom of a Hollywood school.  SB 10, known as Melanie’s Law, is named after
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One of the bills recently signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom was sponsored by Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin. Anyone convicted of drug-related offenses will soon need to complete a treatment or education program. Senate Bill 46 goes into effect beginning January 1. Check Out Our Fentanyl Crisis Section for Local Stories Hestrin
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By SHAWNTE PASSMORE Click here for updates on this story PLACER COUNTY, California (KOVR) — It’s a first in the state of California: A fentanyl dealer who was convicted of murder and has now been sentenced. Nathaniel Cabacungan, 21, is accused of selling the drug to 15-year-old Roseville girl, Jewels Wolf, who died in June
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A felon accused of supplying a fatal dose of fentanyl to a Perris boy was charged today with murder and other offenses. Daniel Francisco Ramirez, 21, of Perris, was arrested Monday following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation that began in May. Along with the murder count, Ramirez was charged with furnishing drugs
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A 32-year-old Norco woman who abused and allowed her 17-month-old daughter to ingest a fatal dose of fentanyl was bound for state prison today to serve a sentence of 15 years to life behind bars. Jennifer Johanna Allen pleaded guilty Thursday to second-degree murder for the death of her daughter, identified in court documents only
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Originally Published: 13 SEP 23 12:12 ET Updated: 13 SEP 23 17:40 ET By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Drug overdose deaths reached another record level in the United States this spring, new data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows, as 2023 is on track to be another devastating year amid
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A Cathedral City man suspected in the fentanyl poisoning death of a 22-year-old man on New Year’s Day last year was ordered today to stand trial on a murder charge. At the end of a preliminary hearing Tuesday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio, a Riverside County Superior Court judge ruled that there was
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On Tuesday, there were two major efforts in Sacramento to fight for more criminal punishments for fentanyl dealers. One was led by parents, the other by Republican lawmakers in the State Assembly. Parents and those who lost loved ones to fentanyl held a press conference to announce a new statewide initiative specifically targeting dealers. The
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A probationer accused of supplying a deadly dose of fentanyl to a 29-year-old Lake Mathews man was charged today with second-degree murder. John Frederick Sandoval, 28, of Jurupa Valley was arrested last week following a nearly four-month-long Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation into the death of Gorge Sandoval, a possible but unconfirmed relative of the
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A convicted felon who provided a fatal dose of fentanyl to a 26-year-old Temecula woman was convicted today of second-degree murder in Riverside County’s first fentanyl murder case to go before a jury. After deliberating part of Wednesday afternoon and all of Thursday, a Murrieta jury found Vicente David Romero, 34, guilty of the murder
Continue Reading Jury deliberations got underway today in the trial of a convicted felon accused of providing a fatal dose of fentanyl to a Temecula woman, in Riverside County’s first fentanyl murder case to go before a jury. Â Vicente David Romero, 34, is charged with murder, possession of controlled substances while armed, being a felon in possession
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Your back-to-school coverage continues with an in-depth look at how all three valley school districts are addressing the Fentanyl crisis. I-Team Reporter Karen Devine has been covering the crisis extensively and this time Devine is showing us how educators are taking a proactive approach. Palm Springs, Desert Sands, and Coachella Valley Unified School Districts have all added
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August 21st is what the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recognize as National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day. It is a day to raise awareness about the dangers of fentanyl, share ways to prevent fatal overdose and remember those who have lost their life to the drug. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid up
Continue Reading A Riverside County man has been charged in a federal indictment alleging he sold a 17-year-old boy fentanyl, which resulted in the teenager’s fatal overdose the following day, officials announced today. Kyle Thomas Overby, 22, of Temecula, was arrested Friday and arraigned that day on the nine-count indictment, which a federal grand jury returned on
Continue Reading A fentanyl-related homicide trial is now underway in Riverside County. This is the first case of its kind to go to trial here where the defendant has been charged with murder in a fentanyl poisoning death. We have provided extensive coverage on the fentanyl crisis here at home — and around the state In this case, Vicente Romero, 34,
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A probationer accused of providing a fatal dose of fentanyl to a 15-year-old girl pleaded not guilty today to second-degree murder and other charges. James Leon Dailey, 51, of Banning was arrested last month following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation into the death of the teen girl, also of Banning. Along with murder, Dailey
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17 people have been indicted in a massive multi-state drug trafficking and money laundering scheme dating back six years. Â So far, the Drug Enforcement Agency has seized more than 250 pounds of drugs (mostly methamphetamine and fentanyl), according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Check Out the Full News Conference Below: According to court records, over
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Our extensive coverage on the fentanyl crisis continues with some explosive new information from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office. So far this year, there have been more fentanyl-related deaths in the Coachella Valley than in any other part of Riverside County. I-Team Reporter Karen Devine speaks with the people on the front lines of the fentanyl fight
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A man who sold a deadly dose of fentanyl to a 26-year-old Lake Elsinore resident was bound for state prison today to serve an 11-year sentence. Everardo Martinez Rodriguez, 31, of Lake Elsinore pleaded guilty in May to voluntary manslaughter and sentence-enhancing allegations of targeting a vulnerable victim and taking advantage of a position of
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Originally Published: 10 JUL 23 19:14 ET By Nikki Carvajal, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration has introduced a new plan to combat overdose deaths from xylazine, a powerful veterinary sedative that has increasingly shown up in such deaths across the country, exacerbating the opioid overdose epidemic in the United States. “I’m announcing that the
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