According to Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice, 82 people have lost their lives to overdoses this year, with 35 of those deaths directly attributed to fentanyl.
All total, Jim Curtice says the county saw 94 overdose deaths last year nearly tying with 2021 when a record 95 overdose deaths were reported in the valley.
Curtice says over the last two days he's seen 4 overdose deaths and he's concerned there's a large amount of fentanyl laced pills being sold on the streets of Yakima.
EVERETT (AP) — The city of Everett has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturer of the powerful painkiller OxyContin.
The Daily Herald reports the civil lawsuit against Purdue Pharma was filed Thursday.
Everett Mayor Ray Stephanson says the drug manufacturer needs to be held accountable for a surge in overdose deaths in the community...