Some of the pills taken from Prince’s estate in Paisley Park after his death were counterfeit drugs that actually contained fentanyl — a synthetic opioid 50 times more powerful than heroin, an official close to the investigation said Sunday.
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A polygamist community on the Utah-Arizona border where at least a dozen people were swept away to their deaths in flash flooding last year will get help from Utah to build several ponds to collect rain runoff to help prevent another tragedy.
The utopic communities envisioned by a wealthy Mormon businessman near religious landmarks in Utah and Vermont would feature small homes clustered around community gardens and focus on walkability to reduce the need for cars.
More mandatory evacuation orders were lifted Sunday for residents affected by a massive California wildfire that drove thousands from their homes.
A federal judge recommended on Friday that prosecutors bring criminal contempt charges against Arizona lawman Joe Arpaio, finding that the controversial sheriff had violated court orders stemming from a 2007 racial profiling case.
Hotshot firefighting crews lined a lane in Missoula on Saturday to honor a U.S. Forest Service firefighter who was killed battling a wildfire in Great Basin National Park in eastern Nevada.
Kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart says pornography led to her captor raping her more than he already did in the nine months she was held.
Crews made huge gains against a massive wildfire in Southern California as residents anxiously awaited word that they can return to mountain communities where at least 96 homes were destroyed.
An employee of the only lodge on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim is facing charges he sexually assaulted and choked a co-worker, according to a federal court indictment.
Most of those evacuated by Blue Cut fire have not been able to return to their communities, but some were able to go home Friday. Many found their homes intact, but others weren’t so lucky.
Michelle Parrott’s children hear thunder when there is no storm. When rain does fall, they ask their mother if the floodwaters are rising again.
Montana is closing a 175-mile stretch of the Yellowstone River to all recreational activities to prevent the spread of a parasite that is believed to have killed tens of thousands of fish, authorities said Friday.
A team of scientists and technicians scanning the rocky ocean floor off Southern California couldn’t contain their excitement when they spotted a purple, googly eyed squid.
Drivers who took advantage of the reopening of I-15 in both directions Thursday got a close-up look at the man-vs.-nature drama unfolding in the San Gabriel Mountains.
The Obama administration said Thursday that a $400 million cash payment to Iran seven months ago was contingent on the release of a group of American prisoners.
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