Amid a rise in fatal fentanyl overdoses, a San Diego County task force convened to identify substance abuse prevention ...

At issue here is a county government’s contention — despite scientific evidence to the contrary — that needle exchange ...

Leaders from across the Rockford area showed their support for a 0.5 percentage point mental health sales tax up for renewal ...

A ballot initiative in San Joaquin County would require people suspected of substance abuse who receive public benefits to undergo mandatory drug screening.

True Charity, a conservative-leaning group of more than 200 nonprofits and churches devoted to poverty reduction, requires ...

Officials state collection sites will be set up nationwide for expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs, which will be ...

In November's election, three candidates will compete for two at-large seats on the Pittsburg City Council: small business owner Iztaccuauhtli Hector Gonzalez and incumbents Juan Antonio Banales and ...

The judicial system has changed since the days when prisoners were sentenced to hard labor until their time was served and they could re-enter society. Today, incarceration is often considered a time ...

A guard escorts an immigrant detainee at the Adelanto Detention Facility in Adelanto on Nov. 15, 2013. Photo by John Moore, Getty Images With proponents of Proposition 36 raising nearly $15 million so ...

Sports and extracurricular activities can help kids build a sense of community pride — and show them a better life is ...

Vera, 27, wept as she apologized for her role in the fatal overdose of her son, 23-month-old Kristofer Ferreyra.

All southbound lanes on Auckland's Southern Motorway have reopened following an incident near the Penrose Road overbridge ...