MORGANTOWN — Monday was the 13th day of the legislative session and the House and Senate were both getting busier moving bills during their floor sessions. The […]
Tag: fentanyl
U.S. Attorney Willian Ihlenfeld aims to tackle fentanyl trafficking in new role as chair of HIDTA executive board
MORGANTOWN – William Ihlenfeld, U.S. attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, has been elected to chair the Appalachia High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Executive […]
Rep. David McKinley talks Build Back Better, infrastructure, opioids and more during Morgantown visit
MORGANTOWN – Rep. David McKinley, R-1st District, paid a visit to town Wednesday and took some time to talk with The Dominion Post about Build Back Better, […]
Drug crisis worsens in West Virginia
In March 2017, a House of Representatives subcommittee held a hearing on the drug problem in America. The hearing focused on what committee members identified as the […]
Sen. Capito brings leader of National Institute on Drug Abuse to WVU to see cutting-edge research
MORGANTOWN – Sen. Shelley Moore Capito came to WVU Monday, along with Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the National Institutes […]
Tennessee man arrested for narcotics in Westover
WESTOVER — Joshua L. Casteel, 27, of Morristown, Tenn., was arrested Monday by Westover Police after being found in possession of three different types of narcotics. According […]
Drug Task Force investigators recover meth, fentanyl, U.S. currency
A Mon Metro Drug Task Force investigation launched in August has led to the arrest of an Ohio man for two felony counts of possession with intent […]
Think it’s a line of cocaine at that party? Think again
by Robin Abcarian LOS ANGELES — Earlier this month, in a house on a Venice canal, three people who reportedly thought they were using cocaine died after […]
Guest essay: W.Va.-first approach to fight opioid abuse
by Patrick Morrisey The importance of defeating the opioid crisis has been — and remains — a top priority for the Attorney General’s Office. For years, our […]
Traffic stop leads to methamphetamine, fentanyl confiscation
MORGANTOWN — A traffic stop on Interstate 68 resulted in the confiscation of about a half-pound of methamphetamine, a Glock .40 caliber pistol, and about 3.16 grams […]
