6 Bay Area babies dead from fentanyl since 2020
At least five children younger than 2 have died from fentanyl overdoses since 2020, including three in the South Bay since May. Here is a look at the tragic death …
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Have Santa Clara County reforms left children in harm’s way?
SAN JOSE — Matthew Kraft collapsed in tears then fell into the embrace of a fellow social worker. Months of anger and heartbreak and guilt came gushing out over the …
Evolving overdose crisis shakes previously effective treatments
By Taylor Sisk, KFF Health News BURLINGTON, Vt. — “You can’t inject a horse tranquilizer and think nothing bad is gonna happen” to you, said Ty Sears, 33, a longtime …
In toddler’s fentanyl death, San Jose parents arraigned on murder charges
SAN JOSE — She grew up in a lovely home in the Almaden Valley. She was a cheerleader at West Valley College and a fan of the San Jose Sharks. …
Tainted probe of Baby Phoenix fentanyl death should be halted
Baby Phoenix Castro, the 3-month-old San Jose girl who died of a fentanyl and methamphetamine overdose in May, should be alive today. Santa Clara County’s child protective services system failed …
Biden, Lopez Obrador pledge solidarity in fentanyl fight
By Colleen Long and Aamer Madhani | Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — President Joe Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador pledged Friday to work side-by-side to confront illicit …
Biden hails Xi talks as most productive they’ve had yet
By Kevin Liptak and MJ Lee | CNN President Joe Biden hailed his summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping Wednesday as the two agreed to take steps to curb fentanyl …
Fentanyl-laced pill sale that led to man’s death results in 80-month sentence
OAKLAND – A 28-year-old San Jose man was sentenced Tuesday to more than six years in federal prison for selling fentanyl-laced pills to an Ohio resident who took one after …
US, China close to agreement to crack down on fentanyl
By Phil Mattingly | CNN US officials are finalizing an agreement with China to crack down on the export of the source chemicals used to make fentanyl, according to two …
Santa Clara County knew of parents’ drug use, neglect
SAN JOSE – Looking back, it was hard to miss the signs that foretold the tragedy of Phoenix Castro’s short life. Two months before the baby’s birth, her pregnant mother …