Fentanyl, Opioid Epidemic

On June 22, 2026, U.S. Southern Command reported a U.S. military strike in the eastern Pacific on a vessel it accused of smuggling drugs; the Defense Department said...

A Seattle radio commentator, Charlie Harger, wrote an op-ed saying city officials temporarily cleared visible homelessness and open-air drug use ahead of six World C...

On June 16, 2026, the U.S. military struck a boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean that it said was smuggling drugs; the strike killed one person and left two survivors....

A draft 195-page national drug-control strategy from the Trump administration, obtained by CBS News, proposes several new surveillance, enforcement and treatment mea...

This is an opinion piece by Tricia McLaughlin, former DHS assistant secretary for Public Affairs, arguing that the Trump administration has restored strong border en...

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson announced an enforcement and service response targeting open-air drug sales, public drug use, and the sale of stolen goods in the Little S...

Preliminary CDC data show an estimated 69,973 fatal drug overdoses in the U.S. in 2025, about a 14% decline from 2024 (roughly 11,300 fewer deaths). The decline cont...

The Maricopa County Medical Examiner determined that former NFL defensive end Josh Mauro died from "acute combined fentanyl, cocaine, and ethanol intoxication." The ...

The article traces the relationship and legal saga of Kouri and Eric Richins, married in 2013 and parents of three sons. It reports allegations that Kouri misappropr...