Miami-Dade mom charged in overdose death of 18-month-old son, investigators say
The boy was found unresponsive just before 4 a.m. on Jan. 3, state investigators say.
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The boy was found unresponsive just before 4 a.m. on Jan. 3, state investigators say.
Test strips cost about $1 each and can be used to check drugs for dangerous contaminants, including fentanyl and xylazine.
Miami Fire said crews were called to the corner of 9th Street and South Miami Avenue in Brickell after getting reports of a possible overdose of a 20-year-old man.
Members of the Biden White House celebrated the report but said there's still more work to be done to further reduce overdose deaths.
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Almost one in five survey responders had lost a family member or close friend to a drug overdose, researchers found.
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A father grieving his son's death prepared to roll across the country for three months in a trailer covered with hundreds of photos of people killed by drug overdoses pumped the brakes after hearing sobering feedback.
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Rapper-turned-country singer Jelly Roll testified before a Senate committee about the importance of prioritizing the fentanyl crisis.
Walter and Janett Carter are both charged with child neglect.
A Miami doctor facing manslaughter charges in the overdose death of a Florida Keys woman made her first appearance in court.
A Miami doctor is facing serious charges in the overdose death of a Florida Keys woman.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more Americans died from an overdose in 2017, than died from both gun violence and car accidents.
Charles Hardge is facing a huge bond, more than $400,000, on accusations of selling drugs mixed with fentanyl.
Seventeen months after Andrea Greenberg died under mysterious circumstances, her longtime boyfriend is believed to have taken his own life in an apparent suicide.
Tom Petty's family says his death last year was due to an accidental drug overdose.
A woman overdosed with her 18-month-old baby in the car, parked on the streets of Miami, police say.
Taking any kind of drugs, synthetic or otherwise, come with potentially serious consequences.
An investigation is underway after two bodies were found in a Hollywood townhome.
A man accused of leaving a woman in a car as she died of an overdose faced a judge on Friday.
A man has been arrested for his alleged connection to three teens found overdosed at a Miami park.
Three teens were rushed to the hospital after they were found overdosed on an unknown substance.
Six students at Sawgrass Springs Middle School were hospitalized Wednesday afternoon after ingesting a medication that a fellow student brought to the school, Coral Springs Fire Rescue officials said.
The ex-husband of Kimberly Lindsey, the school nurse who was found dead in a Glades sugar cane field last week, is also dead.
Police say the child, believed to be 3 to 5 years old, was taken to a hospital after officers responded to an apartment complex.
Hannah Pettey, 22, a married mother of two from Alabama, suffered debilitating pain and lost more than 45 pounds as her health rapidly declined. Doctors suspected either her mother or her husband were trying to poison her.
Fellow officers escorted the injured officer to a hospital near Bird Road on Saturday.
Michael Busch and Miguel Amaya each doubled and singled for the Cubs, who finished with 13 hits.
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee met with about 10 Palestinian American residents who described the impact of the violence on their lives and properties.
Police say the child, believed to be 3 to 5 years old, was taken to a hospital after officers responded to an apartment complex.
Hannah Pettey, 22, a married mother of two from Alabama, suffered debilitating pain and lost more than 45 pounds as her health rapidly declined. Doctors suspected either her mother or her husband were trying to poison her.
Fellow officers escorted the injured officer to a hospital near Bird Road on Saturday.
Michael Busch and Miguel Amaya each doubled and singled for the Cubs, who finished with 13 hits.
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee met with about 10 Palestinian American residents who described the impact of the violence on their lives and properties.
Diario Las Américas, a Miami-based Spanish-language newspaper, reported Tuesday that Castro is seriously ill, citing a confidential source in Cuba close to his inner circle.
A sign referencing Cuba was visible in surveillance footage of a gas pump fire at a Bird Road Chevron station.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is accused of developing and directing the plot to crash hijacked airliners into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001.
Degnis Bofill, who won a 2022 Latin Grammy, is being held at the Krome Detention Center in Miami-Dade County while his asylum case is pending.
Tania Rosa Rodriguez, 57, applied for naturalization in 2017 and was granted citizenship in 2018.
Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife asked a judge to toss their drug trafficking indictment on the grounds that they have immunity as the leader and first lady of a foreign country.
The deal involves developing 17 strategic oil fields in Venezuela, an undertaking that experts said could take years.
President Trump announced a deal to grant the U.S. control of more than 60 billion barrels of proven Venezuelan oil reserves.
Carlos Tellez Sanchez had worked at a car dealership in Dallas during the day and drove for Uber Eats at night to support his family.
Courtney Walter said her husband, Jorge Luis Eliecer Ruiz, was stopped by immigration agents on Aug. 3 in Coconut Creek.
The report found taxpayer money was routed through nonprofits and into political accounts, while Attorney General James Uthmeier faces fresh criticism over his role in the transfer.
Moskowitz discusses primary win, Democratic divide.
Gilbert is running for the seat that Frederica Wilson is retiring from.
The winner of the Florida Democratic primary now has her eyes set on the Senate seat currently held by Republican Ashley Moody.
In a statement, Moody attempted to distance herself from the affair, suggesting the blame rests with the Governor and his Administration.
Employer health benefit costs are projected to see the steepest increase next year since 2003. That could mean higher deductions and out-of-pocket costs for workers.
Moderna and Merck announced study results that reflect a "landmark moment" in treatment for one of the deadliest forms of skin cancer.
The notice from a U.S. government agency does not indicate in which stores the beef was sold.
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Federal officials issued a public health alert for meat products containing jalapeños that may be linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds of people across at least 27 states.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
While performing in St. Louis on Saturday night, Lionel Richie appeared at one point to lean on a piano for support, according to video from the show.
The international airport in Nashville, Tennessee, would be renamed for Dolly Parton under a proposal by Tennessee's governor.
Stella Parton said her sister Dolly told her "that if there was no hope for her, she would still allow her medical team to try experimental drugs in the hope of helping others in the future."
Tim Curry was known for his iconic performances in cult classics like "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and the original screen adaptation of Stephen King's "It."
President Trump said that he would be "lowering the American flag" throughout the nation for one week in Dolly Parton's honor.