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Nine Seyarto bills move forward to the Assembly
SACRAMENTO – California state Sen. Kelly Seyarto, R-Murrieta, announced that nine bills from his 2023 legislative package have passed out of the state Senate and are headed to the Assembly. They cover...
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Man who caused Elsinore resident’s fentanyl-induced death headed to prison
A man who sold a deadly dose of fentanyl to a 26-year- old Lake Elsinore resident was bound for state prison Monday, July 17, to serve an 11-year sentence. Everardo Martinez Rodriguez, 31, of Lake...
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Riverside County man charged with distributing Fentanyl to teen who died
RIVERSIDE (CNS) – A Riverside County man has been charged in a federal indictment alleging he sold a 17-year-old boy fentanyl, which resulted in the teenager’s fatal overdose the following day,...
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Riverside court finds first California man guilty in fentanyl-related homicide
MURRIETA – In a landmark case for California, a jury has found a Temecula man guilty of second-degree murder for the fentanyl-related death of a 26-year-old woman. Jurors at Southwest Justice Center in...
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Felon accused of providing fatal dose of fentanyl to Temecula man arrested
MURRIETA – A convicted felon accused of supplying a deadly dose of fentanyl to a 30-year-old Temecula man was arrested today. Quinn Aaron McKellips is charged with second-degree murder for the 2020...
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Deputy charged with transporting thousands of Fentanyl pills on I-10
BANNING (CNS) – A sheriff’s correctional deputy who was allegedly caught carrying over 100 pounds of fentanyl on Interstate 10 was charged today with transportation of drugs for sale and other...
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California Assembly’s Fentanyl Committee Chair encourages governor to sign...
SACRAMENTO – This year, the California State Legislature made efforts to address the fentanyl and overdose crisis by passing more than 20 bills on the issue and creating the first select committee...
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Sen. Seyarto’s fentanyl task force legislation signed into law
SACRAMENTO – Sen. Kelly Seyarto, R-Murrieta, announced that Senate Bill 19, establishing the California Fentanyl Task Force, has been signed into law. The task force will mobilize state and local...
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RUHS launches Overdose Awareness Walk and Resource Fair
RIVERSIDE – Riverside University Health System’s “One Life, One Heart” Poisoning and Overdose Awareness Walk will debut across three Riverside locations on three separate dates. The event is designed...
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First-in-nation law to require overdose reversing nasal spray in all first...
SACRAMENTO – In a significant step towards combating the Fentanyl epidemic, AB 1976 has been signed by Governor Newsom. The bill previously has had strong bipartisan support throughout the legislative...
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