BREMEN — The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) offers residents a chance to get rid of pills, cough syrup, and other unwanted medications that have been piling up around their homes during the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26, the event is one of the few …read more.

SYRACUSE — Rumors are numerous surrounding the death of Denise Lynn Beach, 43, Milford, late Friday evening/early Saturday morning. Beach died in Syracuse. According to the Kosciusko County Coroner’s office her death was not a homicide. Authorities were called to a residence on East Fox Run Drive, at 9:14 p.m. Friday evening, Oct. 12.

ROME CITY — The culmination of a six-month investigation involving narcotics and stolen items culminated Wednesday, June 27, when a search warrant was executed and arrests made. A search warrant was executed on Park Drive, Rome City. Arrested at the residence at the time of the search and charges were: Glen Jacobs, 42, Rome City, …read more.

WARSAW — Mickgomery W. Hisey, 27, 153 EMS D24 Lane, Syracuse, will be in court at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 31, to enter a change of plea. The hearing will be held in Kosciusko Superior Court 3. Hisey has been charged with the Dec. 25, 2016, deaths of Kim Conrad, 61, Syracuse, and her son, …read more.

BARRINGTON, R.I. — A 97-year-old woman apparently slipped and fell while walking to her car. Her twin sister, running into the house to call for help, tripped on a rug.

MUNCIE — Authorities assume a “bad batch” of heroin led to a dramatic spike in the number of overdoses in recent days.

MARSHALL COUNTY — Marshall County Sheriff’s Department at Walgreens in Plymouth took part in ridding of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs. The event took place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, as a part of the Drug Enforcement Administration Drug Take Back Program.

CASS COUNTY — Almost two months after a Cass County teen pageant queen was killed in a car accident, a man was charged in connection to Makayla McKenzie’s death.

NOBLE COUNTY — The Noble County Sheriff’s Department, Allen County Drug Task Force and DEA executed multiple search warrants in the towns of Kimmell and Cromwell, around 6 a.m. Tuesday, June 21. The search warrants were the result of more than six weeks of undercover investigation. As a result of the search warrants a substantial …read more.

SAN DIEGO — The death of a newborn baby, who apparently was fatally attacked by his family’s dog in their Mira Mesa home, was under investigation Friday, April 22.

By SHERIFF CHRIS SAILORS FULTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT ROCHESTER — Fulton County 911 received a call of a man down near or about the address of 3781 W. 500 N., Rochester, at 4:25 p.m. Saturday, April 9. The nature of the call, a man was hit by a tree and was not breathing or responsive. …read more.

AUSTIN, TEXAS — The Texas State Board of Dental Examiners is investigating the death of a baby girl who died after receiving dental treatment at Austin Children’s Dentistry in Northwest Austin Tuesday.

SYRACUSE — Women can still register for Eat, Play, Love — a workshop for women using the tools of comedy improv to open up to ourselves and each other. The workshop is for ages 18 and over. The cost is $40, which includes the workshop and snacks. The workshop will take place from 2-5 p.m. …read more.

DEA Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg announced today, Wednesday, Nov. 4, results from the 2015 National Drug Threat Assessment, which finds that drug overdose deaths are the leading cause of injury death in the United States, ahead of motor vehicle deaths and firearms. In 2013, more than 46,000 people in the United States died from drug overdose …read more.

WARSAW — Local police agencies recently obtained new equipment that allows certified clandestine drug lab officers the opportunity to respond quicker to clandestine labs (meth labs) where they can render them safe.

MAINE — A Vietnam war veteran who died 50 years ago was finally given a proper burial.

NORTH WEBSTER — The Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department and coroner’s office are investigating the death of a 16-year-old female from North Webster.

WASHINGTON, DC — DEA officials announced a nationwide series of enforcement actions targeting every level of the global underground trade of anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs, the vast majority of which are manufactured and trafficked from underground labs in China. DEA-led Operation Cyber Juice was comprised of more than 30 U.S. investigations in 20 states …read more.

CHICAGO — U.S. Army skydiver Corey Hood, who had served five tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan died Sunday in a midair collision with another jumper during a stunt at the Chicago Air and Water Show. Sgt. First Class Corey Hood of Cincinnati, Ohio, was pronounced dead Sunday afternoon at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in …read more.

The John Dillinger Museum will celebrate its grand reopening in a new location next week. The museum moved to the Old Lake County Courthouse in downtown Crown Point, Indiana, from the Indiana Welcome Center in Hammond. The celebration will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 22, on the 81st anniversary of Dillinger’s death. …read more.