In less than six years, David Chisholm wrote over 20,000 opioid prescriptions for pills including oxycodone, methadone and fentanyl, authorities say.
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What’s an appropriate sentence? Truck driver’s 110-year sentence draws scrutiny.
Criminal legal reform advocates and law experts say the case could become a turning point in the fight against mandatory minimum sentencing laws.
Before and after images show Tonga smothered in ash after volcanic eruption causes tsunami
Tonga avoided widespread disaster many had feared, and tsunami waves rose only to about 2.7 feet. See before and after photos of the island nation.
Tsunami impacts hit West Coast after volcano eruption in Pacific; stay away from beaches, officials warn
West Coast authorities pleaded with residents to stay out of the Pacific Ocean and away from beaches on Saturday.
Massive winter storm takes aim at Southern states after dumping snow across upper Midwest
Winter hazard alerts covered parts of more than a dozen states Saturday, extending as far west as Kansas and as far south as Georgia.
6 people injured after shooting outside Oregon concert hall
Police received reports of multiple shots fired around 9:30 p.m. Friday night outside WOW Hall, where rappers Lil Bean and Zay Bang were performing.
CDC recommends higher quality masks as cases surge; more school districts shift to remote learning: COVID-19 updates
School districts shift to remote learning amid worsening teacher shortages. Novak Djokovic faces deportation from Australia over the vaccine. COVID-19 updates.
Pipeline spills 300K gallons of diesel near New Orleans, killing thousands of fish and other animals
The Dec. 27 spill, not reported until this week, has killed about 2,300 fish and more than 100 other animals, including snakes, birds, eels and crabs.
Red Cross declares ‘national blood crisis,’ the worst in decades and complicated by COVID-19
COVID-19 has led to a 10% decline in the number of people donating blood and a 62% drop in blood drives at schools and colleges, the Red Cross said.
Deaths from rabies increased due to exposure to bats. They could have been prevented, CDC says.
Five people died in 2021 after contracting rabies, and the CDC said three of the patients did not receive life-saving treatment.