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Charleston recorded nearly three dozen overdoses in less than 24 hours.
From Wednesday night to Thursday night, Charleston saw 35 overdoses, according to Mayor Amy Goodwin.
The mayor said on Friday there was good news to share.
“We know of no fatalities, and that’s monumental,” she said.
West Virginia recorded 770 overdose deaths statewide in the 12 months ending in April, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. That’s a 39% decline from April 2024.
Charleston Police Department Deputy Chief Jason Webb said an arrest has been made.
“After an intense investigation,” he said, “detectives were able to locate the suspect involved in the sale of these narcotics and make an arrest.”
Webb said Anton Michael Michael Jeffries, 31, of Akron, Ohio, was arrested and charged with intent to deliver fentanyl. He is in the custody of the South Central Regional Jail.
The government shutdown, crackdowns on drugs and immigration, concern about the future of clean energy jobs and an effort to help kids across the nation learn to love reading were all in the news this week.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA large drug bust and dozens of illegal immigration charges in West Virginia are the result of several partnerships between state and federal agencies,
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsQuilting is more than a hobby: it offers some colorful lessons in math. And, the Matthew Perry Foundation comes to Appalachia to carry out the mission of its famous namesake.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsHarm reduction advocates in Charleston, where the overdose prevention initiative first began, are still keen on the importance of preventing overdose deaths.
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