Drugs

A new report shows that death rates for people under 40 are surging across the United States, including parts of the Mountain West.

Two federal investigations led to the arrest of 25 people with charges ranging from possession and distribution of drugs.

The Caldwell police department has created a new, specialized gang unit to reduce gang-related crimes in the Treasure Valley.

For years, police in our region have dealt with crimes triggered by methamphetamine abuse. Now there’s a surprising new problem – meth contamination in libraries.

Idaho is not immune to the effects of of the fentanyl crisis.

Idaho's crime lab in Meridian struggles to keep up with more fentanyl coming into the Gem State.

Sheriff’s deputies in Washoe County, Nev., responded to two fentanyl overdoses in a 12-hour span earlier this month.

Thrive Cannabis is opening in Jackpot, Nevada, offering legal marijuana sales less than an hour drive from Twin Falls.

In the high-stakes fight against fentanyl-induced drug deaths, one remedy is fairly simple: blue and white strips of paper. Fentanyl test strips work like a pregnancy test. One line shows up if there’s fentanyl in a solution. Two lines if there’s none. But where are they needed most?

The officers are on a three-week mission and hope to bring what they learn back home to help handle the increase in drug trafficking in Idaho.