State lawmakers are again attempting to pass a bill that would dole out stricter punishments for dealers of heroin or ...

Two bills aimed at addressing the fentanyl crisis in the General Assembly are headed for a vote after gaining bipartisan ...

An idea to have Oregon police agencies operate small regional incinerators – like a program in Tennessee -- would require ...

Former Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy discusses Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker's pushback against the Trump administration's immigration enforcement efforts and the newly passed House bill ...

House and Senate leaders promised to get through big public safety bills in the first 30 days of the session. So far, they ...

The U.S. House passed a bill by Southwest Virginia Congressman Morgan Griffith to classify fentanyl-related substances as ...

A bill that would allow New Mexico judges to issue longer prison sentences for certain fentanyl trafficking convictions ...

The House on Thursday approved $425 million to replenish the cash-starved shelter family shelter system, while passing ...

Bills toughening penalties for fentanyl trafficking moved forward in both the Roundhouse and the U.S. Capitol Friday, dividing Democrats between tough-on-crime advocates and those who don't think ...

With initial tests indicating positive cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in commercial poultry in five Pennsylvania counties, the PA Department of Agriculture has escalated its ...

Congress is taking steps they say will help prevent fentanyl overdoses and increase penalties for drug traffickers. Congress ...

A new bill introduced in the House of Representatives would take on one of the biggest safety concerns in federal prisons.