San Jose donut shop owner arrested for selling 'pink' cocaine
This pink drug is a mixture of multiple narcotics and police and health officials want to raise awareness because it can be deadly.
$55M worth of cocaine, marijuana seized by Florida Coast Guard crew in drug trafficking busts
After a 60-day counter drug patrol, a Coast Guard crew offloaded about $55 million worth of drugs in St. Petersburg on Monday.
San Francisco mayoral candidate calls for ankle monitors for drug dealers
San Francisco mayoral candidate Daniel Lurie is pitching his plan to handle the city's drug and overdose crisis.
What is tianeptine? Lawmakers sound the alarm on 'gas station heroin'
Sold at gas stations across the country under names like “ZaZa Red” and “Neptune’s Elixir,” tianeptine use can lead to serious health complications and even death, officials say.
Fatal drug overdoses hit all-time high for San Francisco in 2023
San Francisco broke a somber record for the number of fatal drug overdoses in a year in 2023. In all, the city tallied 806 overdose deaths over the course of the year.
San Francisco drug recovery program rebuilding lives
Joshua Brathwaite is putting his life back together, piece by piece.
Santa Clara County makes Narcan available by mail at no cost
South Bay residents concerned about the rising rates of opioid overdoses and deaths will now have access to a crucial tool for life-saving intervention.
San Ramon police officers possibly exposed to fentanyl, released from hospital
Two San Ramon police officers hospitalized Wednesday for precautionary reasons after possibly being exposed to fentanyl were released from the hospital after four hours.
BART police deploy Narcan 3 times in 6 hours for suspected overdoses
First responders deployed anti-overdose medication to three different people on BART trains on Friday, according to police logs.
Man convicted for displaying 'Free Fentanyl for New Users' sign near San Francisco school
A man who posted across the street from a San Francisco school, displaying a sign advertising free fentanyl, has been convicted of committing a public nuisance.
Man sentenced to 10 years for fatal San Bruno crash while fleeing from police
A 35-year-old San Francisco man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for hitting and killing someone while fleeing from police in San Bruno last year, prosecutors said Tuesday.
700 alleged drug dealers arrested in San Francisco over 6 months
Hundreds of alleged drug dealers were arrested in San Francisco over six months as part of an operation by local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies to dismantle open-air drug markets.
Overdose deaths reach record level in San Francisco
San Francisco has surpassed the worst year on record for overdose deaths, San Francisco public health officials said Thursday.
New office that would have implemented reparations for Black SF residents on chopping block
In a letter to department heads, Mayor London Breed said she's preserving money for her top priorities.
Supreme Court grapples with OxyContin maker's bankruptcy deal, with billions of dollars at stake
The Supreme Court is wrestling with a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids.
Border Patrol agents bust driver hauling more than $3.5M in fentanyl pills on California interstate
Car pulled over I-15 near Temecula had 81 pounds of fentanyl pills hidden inside
San Jose parents charged with murder after toddler dies of fentanyl, meth poisoning
In an unprecedented move, the Santa Clara County District Attorney on Wednesday announced prosecutors charged two parents with the murder of their 18-month-old daughter, who died of fentanyl and methamphetamine toxicity.
'SNL' star Dana Carvey's son, Dex, dead at 32
Dex Carvey, the eldest son of "Saturday Night Live" alum Dana Carvey, has died at the age of 32.
Fremont mother arrested in fentanyl-related death of toddler son
A 26-year-old Fremont woman was arrested in connection with the death of her toddler son after the child had been exposed to fentanyl, police say.
Feds cracking down on San Francisco fentanyl dealers
For too long, officials say drug traffickers in the Tenderloin have been through a revolving door in local courts after being busted by the SFPD. Now, more and more dealers have been charged in federal court with selling fentanyl, cocaine, meth and heroin.