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Austin and his buddies ducked under their table. The shooters arrived and firing. Shooting eubanks in his hand and knee and killing his best friend instantly. Medicine helped austin deal with the pain but not the scars or the drug addiction that would follow. He spent the wrist of his life battling addictions and made it his mission to help others. Whether they involved prescribed medications that were never enough or painkillers that never did enough. Austin knew their pain and he would help th...

Henrico County experienced 78 fatal overdoses from illicit drugs in 2022 – more than double the number of motor vehicle deaths and also double the number of homicides. To combat the issues related to drug abuse and overdoses, Henrico County officials in 2016 created the Addiction Task Force, a group focused on proactively lowering fatal

The fifth annual Children First Gala and awards presentation on Thursday night at the Country Club of Ocala saw volunteers, elected officials and

Sue Paterson is back for a third term mayor of Hanover.

So far this year, 9 residents have died from an overdose and there have been 96 overdoses that did not result in a death.

Overdose cases are rising in Stark, largely due to fentanyl. Stark County Mental Health & Addiction Recovery offers tips to help substance users.

Proposed Henrico 2022 budget focuses on investments in employees and schools Proposed Henrico 2022 budget focuses on investments in employees and schools By Karina Bolster | March 9, 2021 at 7:07 PM EST - Updated March 9 at 7:27 PM HENRICO Co., Va. (WWBT) - After a year of budget cuts because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Henrico County leaders are looking to reinvest in its employees and schools during fiscal year 2022. On Tuesday, the 2021-2022 fiscal year (FY) budget will be introduced to t...