Online fundraiser prompts sharing stories of the cost of state's opioid epidemic
The Messingers have been visiting Plymouth House, the residential rehab center where they had hoped their son would find recovery. John Messinger talks to the clients there, telling them, “Please don't let your parents find you like we found Carl.” Read more on The Union Leader

Sudden cardiac death: Mysteries persist despite new study
… at about the same collective rate, restraint was applied by non-LE personnel: psychiatric staff, security staff, or friends. • For the most part (90 percent), toxicology reports for drugs and/or alcohol were negative. … This can be compared to an … Read more on Police News

Election: Fraser voters to pick new mayor, four council members
In Michigan, any driver arrested on suspicion of drunken driving is considered to have given their consent to a chemical test that determines a person's bodily alcohol content. A driver who …. He said he will strive to ensure equal and fair treatment … Read more on Shelby Township Source Newspapers

Ex-Fall River firefighter begins prison sentence for child rape
Last month in Superior Court, Wesley Allardice, 64, of 1307 President Ave., pleaded guilty to rape of a child, assault and battery on another child, and giving alcohol to a minor. Allardice was sentenced to serve seven to 10 years in a plea … In … Read more on Wicked Local