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Posted: May 22, 2024

What are nitazenes? Growing concerns over new opioids stronger than fentanyl

VIDEO: If you haven't heard of nitazenes, you're not alone. Officials are issuing warnings about the new and deadly threat in the nation's ongoing opioid epidemic. What are nitazenes? Nitazenes are a class of synthetic opioids that have been around since the 1950s, but now, authorities say they are being mixed with other illegal narcotics, like heroin and methamphetamine.
- PUB DATE: 5/22/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WNYW-TV FOX 5 New York City
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Posted: May 21, 2024

Spokane: Man barricades himself in bedroom and lights door on fire inside home rented by Gonzaga students

While two Gonzaga University students were sleeping, a man broke into the home they rent on East Augusta Avenue, barricaded himself in one of the bedrooms and lit the door on fire, before he was arrested by police early Monday morning. “Just another day, another life,” Thomas Follet, one of the students, said.
- PUB DATE: 5/21/2024 2:11:00 AM - SOURCE: NonStop Local
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Posted: May 21, 2024

Home Depot paying $1.3M for fire code violations in 2022 arson that destroyed California store

PHOTO: Home Depot is paying $1.3 million in fines after an investigation revealed fire code violations following an arson that burned a South San Jose store to the ground, prosecutors said. Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen's office announced the fine against the hardware giant Monday, which followed an investigation by the DA's office and the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms and Explosives into the 2022 fire that destroyed the store on Blossom Hill Road.
- PUB DATE: 5/21/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: KPIX-TV CBS 5 San Francisco
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Posted: May 21, 2024

Double-parked cars increasingly impede DC Fire and EMS responses, officials say

VIDEO: D.C. fire officials say drivers are double-parking near firehouses, leading to delays that could have life-or-death consequences. Firefighters at 414 8th St. SE more frequently see ride-share and delivery drivers parked in the marked area, often leaving vehicles unattended. Saturday, when firefighters there were rushing to a call for a crash on Interstate 295, they were blocked by a double-parked car.
- PUB DATE: 5/21/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WRC-TV NBC 4 Washington, D.C.
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Posted: May 21, 2024

Fire department in Ohio urging awareness after firefighter dies from suicide

VIDEO: An American flag flew gently in the breeze at half-staff Monday outside of Fire Station #1 in Canton. Inside, the gear of Jared Kneale, including his helmet, gloves and boots, were displayed by a fire truck as a tribute to a man who was loved by so many. "Words can't express the loss. Jared was a great guy.
- PUB DATE: 5/21/2024 12:00:00 AM - SOURCE: WEWS-TV ABC 5 Cleveland
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