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State. This month, a Police Officer in ohio had a near fatal sentinel overdose facing overdose following routine traffic stop. ,e put on his mask and gloves arrested some individuals, went back to the playstation and the police station, noticed there was powder on his shirt, he brushed it away. He is a big man, and he fell to the floor unconscious and overdose. Canadministered nor immediately, but he was not enough, they had to rush into the hospital where two more narc an doses were administere...

Its a crisis. It doesnt discriminate. Its in every corner of my state. Earlier this month a Police Officer named chris green in east liverpool, ohio, had a near fatal fentanyl overdose following a routine traffic stop. He went up to a car and noticed there was white powder spread around the car. He put on his mask and gloves, arrested some individuals, went back to the police station, and noticed that on his shirt there was some powder. He reached up like this and brushed the powder off his shir...

Issued sometime this evening for the heart of the delaware valley, strong winds is the major concern there but you can take a look at those dewpoints, that moisture rich air dark greens in the midatlantic with dewpoints in the lower and middle 70s. That just means theres a lot of water molecules sitting in the atmosphere so when a storm hits it literally floods that rain out of the atmosphere. So, scattered storms and downpours here this evening, right through saturday morning. Some areas could ...

Seth williams, as resigned affective immediately after a plea deal in his corruption trial. He plead guilty for one count of accepting a bribe in return for 28 counts being dismissed. Vernon odom has the full story. Reporter good afternoon. Seth williams entered a guilty plea and resigned as his post philadelphia da possibly being sent to prison for five years. He plead guilty to accepting a bribe from muhammad ali. And essential williams admitted under only to all the other alleged misdeeds tha...

To you former da is in federal custody after admitting to taking a bribe for political faves. Im lucy noland. Seth williams resigned from office today officers handcuffed him and took hip straight to jail. The feds charged williams with 29 counts of federal corruption and bribery case and today he pleaded guilty to just one of those charges. Now, the man he used to prosecute philadelphias criminals sits in jail. Williams face faces five years n federal prison when a judge formally sentences him ...

To you former da is in federal custody after admitting to taking a bribe for political faves. Im lucy noland. Seth williams resigned from office today officers handcuffed him and took hip straight to jail. The feds charged williams with 29 counts of federal corruption and bribery case and today he pleaded guilty to just one of those charges. Now, the man he used to prosecute philadelphias criminals sits in jail. Williams face faces five years n federal prison when a judge formally sentences him ...

With on the president s commission on opioid addiction. Where is our host . Governor Gina Raimondo . Shes late to her own party. Shell be joining us up here later along with roy as well as our distinguished speakers to talk about this Opioid Epidemic which is a relevant issue for us all. Its now claiming the lives of an estimated 90 americans a day. I am not the first person to make that mistake. In massachusetts we had about 2,000 deaths in 2016, more than five deaths per day, more than all the...

Near the tanger outlet. Watsons suv collides with another car here in the heart of Atlantic City shopping district. He gets out and starts opening fire on police as they order him to drop his gun. Take a listen. Now we freeze the video right there. This point watson falls. Police keep firing. He was shot a total of 45 times. Prosecutors say the officers continued to fire until watson was no longer considered a threat and grand jury found the officers were justified in watsons death. The Prosecut...

Medical professionals who treat addiction, lawmakers from hard hit areas, we want to in just a little bit. Well open our phone lines and you how the Opioid Epidemic is affecting you personally, first, part of our conversation from the author of he book dream land, the true tale of americas opiate epidemic. I want to ask you about something you wrote on your blog. Days g about heroin these is another way of writing about america. Who we are and what weve become. That. Ou explain sure. I began, it...

In one year, which was 4,000 in 1972, and more than the 50,000 who died from aids elated complications in 1995, and more than the 54,000 39,000 who died from gun violence including homicide, suicide, and accidents in 1993. Two hours here on cspan, we want to take an in problem, k at the hearing from state officials on the front lines of the opioid medical professionals who treat addiction, lawmakers from hard hit areas, we want to in just a little bit. Well open our phone lines and you how the O...