Salinas Valley Health says two patients are still in critical condition after taking cocaine laced
September 25 , 2023 MARINA, Calif. — SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- The fight against fentanyl appears to be never-ending. Salinas Valley...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
- Sep 8
- 1 min
Marina man convicted of fentanyl selling charges
Aug 16 , 2023 MARINA, Calif. — A Marina man was convicted of drug and gun crimes in a jury ruling on Wednesday. Royce Curl, 40, was...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
- Sep 8
- 1 min
Families of fentanyl overdose victims speak out
Aug 8 , 2023 MONTEREY, Calif. — MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. — Montage Health released data that indicates fentanyl cases were on the rise in...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
- Sep 8
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Monterey woman arrested for dealing fentanyl
Sept 5 , 2023 MONTEREY, Calif. — A Monterey woman was arrested for selling fentanyl. Rachel Gilliam, 25, was arrested after a probation...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
- Jul 26
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First recorded death from animal tranquilizer xylazine reported in Santa Cruz County
July 7 , 2023 SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — The veterinary tranquilizer xylazine, commonly known as tranq, was listed as the cause of death of a...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
- Jul 14
- 1 min
Sheriff says baby dies after teen mom put fentanyl in bottle
July 14 , 2023 CNN — A 9-month-old baby in Florida died after his teenage mother allegedly put fentanyl in his bottle before putting him...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
- Jul 5
- 1 min
Murder charge over fentanyl-laced pills that caused San Jose woman’s death
June 28 2023 SAN JOSE — A Monterey County man has been charged with murder in the fentanyl-overdose death of a San Jose woman earlier...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
- Jul 5
- 1 min
Greenfield police distributing free Narcan
June 22, 2023 GREENFIELD, Calif. — Naloxone, also known as Narcan, nasal spray is being distributed by the Greenfield Police Department.
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sbcopioidtaskforce
- Jul 5
- 1 min
Xylazine present in more than 1 in 10 fentanyl overdose deaths in the US
June 30, 2023 The Biden administration recently declared fentanyl laced with xylazine – an animal sedative commonly known as “tranq” –...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
- Jun 30
- 1 min
More than $30k worth of fentanyl found in Monterey drug bust
April 11, 2023 SEASIDE – A 31-year-old man was arrested in Monterey for allegedly selling fentanyl that led to an overdose death, police...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
- Mar 6
- 1 min
Police: 12-year-old Santa Cruz girl overdoses on Fentanyl, after buying drug
March 3, 2023 SANTA CRUZ, Calif. — A disturbing fentanyl case out of Santa Cruz is putting a spotlight on the fentanyl crisis on the...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
- Feb 9
- 1 min
Police link 3 student deaths, 6 other overdoses to fentanyl from Dallas-area home
Feb 6, 2023 Three students are dead and six were hospitalized after they overdosed on fentanyl that may have come from one Dallas-area...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
- Feb 9
- 1 min
Gilroy Community Mourns Man Suspected of Dying From Fentanyl Overdose
Feb 8, 2023 The Gilroy community gathered Wednesday to mourn the loss of a man suspected of dying from fentanyl overdose...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
- Feb 6
- 1 min
San Benito Public Health Service gives Naloxone training to nonprofits
Feb 3, 2023 On Feb. 2 Adriana Garcia of San Benito County Public Health Service provided naloxone nasal spray training for local...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
- Feb 3
- 1 min
San Benito County opioid deaths increased in 2021
Feb 1, 2023 Deaths from drug overdoses within San Benito County have steadily risen since 2014, with deaths from fentanyl becoming a...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
- Dec 19, 2022
- 1 min
What is your Bay Area school district doing about fentanyl?
Dec 18, 2022 The fentanyl crisis is spilling onto school campuses across California. Death rates are soaring among teens from the...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
- Dec 19, 2022
- 1 min
5 signs your child may be overdosing on fentanyl
Dec 19, 2022 The rise of fentanyl is no longer a secret, so recognizing the symptoms of an overdose shouldn’t be either. The drug, 50...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
- Dec 5, 2022
- 1 min
Salinas man arrested with over 50 firearms and fentanyl pills
Dec 2 2022 SALINAS, Calif. (KION-TV)- The Monterey County Sheriff's Office said they arrested a man Friday with a cache of firearms.
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sbcopioidtaskforce
- Dec 5, 2022
- 1 min
With fentanyl ODs still surging, increasing drug use among Latino youth has county leaders concerned
Dec 5 2022 Data showing that young Latinos are growing more prone to illicit drug use has been emerging on both the local and national...
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sbcopioidtaskforce
- Dec 1, 2022
- 1 min
Baby Exposed to Fentanyl at San Francisco Park, Family Says
Dec 01, 2022 A Bay Area family said their baby playing in a San Francisco public park was hospitalized after somehow being exposed to...
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