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The 22News I-Team continues to look into the illicit street drugs that are killing people who use them.

SEATTLE (AP) — In 2016, hospitals in New York state identified a rare and dangerous fungal infection never before found in the United States. Research laboratories quickly mobilized to review historical specimens and found the fungus had been present in the country since at least 2013. In the years since, New York City has emerged […]

As opioid overdose deaths remain high across the state, substance abuse treatment providers say that increasing reimbursement rates for Medicaid patients may be necessary to avoid closing available beds at addiction and recovery facilities.

The 22News I-Team takes a closer look into the growing presence of the horse tranquilizer, xylazine, and its gruesome side effects including rotting skin.

The 22News I-Team continues to look into the dangers of this latest street drug and what’s being done to counter its effects to a users physical health.

Also known as “tranq” or “tranq dope” on the streets, xylazine has become increasingly present in the illicit drug supply.

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer is calling on the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to send a specialized team of experts to the tri-state area to address the increasing threat of xylazine, also known as “tranq.”

Driving in Philadelphia’s embattled Kensington neighborhood on Tuesday to get a firsthand look at the effects of xylazine, an animal tranquilizer that was turning fentanyl addicts into “zombies,” PIX11 News saw a sea of people with leg wounds, swollen hands and even missing limbs along Kensington Avenue.

A church childcare director has been fired ad charged after several children were given melatonin.

The Queen of England, an early king of rock and roll and dozens of other notables who made their mark on the world passed in 2022. Here is a look at those we lost.

In an unfinished part of his basement, 95-year-old Richard Soller zips around a makeshift track encircling boxes full of medals he’s won for track and field and long-distance running. Without a hint of breathlessness, he says: “I can put in miles down here.” Steps away is an expensive leather recliner he bought when he retired […]

DENVER (AP) — A mentally ill man charged with killing three people and wounding eight others at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic in 2015 could become well enough to stand trial if he is forcibly given anti-psychotic medication, a prison psychologist and psychiatrist said Tuesday. During a federal court hearing in Denver which Robert Dear […]

(NEXSTAR)- It’s the first day of 2021, and we’re celebrating by taking a look at the top ten stories for 2020. On this New Year’s Day, we’re going to reveal the top five stories of 2021. 5. ‘ZOMBIE CICADAS’: “Zombie Cicadas” may sound like something from a bad science fiction movie, but a parasitic fungus […]

But, how do these cicadas still live with a large part of their bodies missing? The answer may surprise you.

State lawmakers are considering a bill to place revitalize vacant properties.

Here is the schedule for The CW Springfield on the week of June 12 – June 16.

New research shows this technology has the potential to save millions of veterans fighting the mental battles that come after war.

Dubbed ‘The Cannibal Killer,’ by the media, was teen Austin Harrouff under the influence of ‘flakka’ drug?

The growing number of patients who claim pot helped them drop their painkiller habit has intrigued lawmakers and emboldened advocates.

It is no doubt a tricky conversation trying to explain to impressionable kids why it’s OK for adults to use marijuana in states where recreational use is legal and not OK for kids,

Marijuana is one of the tightest-controlled substances under federal law. The Drug Enforcement Administration considers it to have no medical value. To do research on marijuana, scientists need approval from several federal departments. And that approval is rare.