Fentanyl abuse currently stands at 292 lives in the state this year. Look inside the numbers and at new funding headed this way to help. Called the heroin epidemic but fentanyl is driving the overdose role in 177 fatalities. And those are just the confirmed there are still dozens of toxicology reports still New Hampshire Drug Overdose deaths have already set a new record this year, and the tally continues to mount. According to the office of the chief medical examiner, the current confirmed total is 342. 292 of those lost their lives to an opioid overdose. And the state says there are 73 cases pending, awaiting final toxicology reports. That means whatever the final total is it will be far higher than the 326 drug deaths in 2014. But some help is on the way in the form of funding. The budget bill on its way to million or 284 increase in funding for programs aimed at combating opioid abuse. Plus a big bump in the dollars dedicated to the Substance Abuse prevention and treatment block gr
Well get to top stories in just a minute, first, josh judge takes a look at the forecast. Yesterday was spectacular. Josh it was and we cant match that again today. But we can certainly keep the temperatures above where they would normally be this time of there. Your current temperatures pretty warm in many parts of the state. The coolest parts of New Hampshire are northern New Hampshire and see how it corresponds to clouds in the rest of the country. The rest of the state is locked in overnight and stay that way all or most of the day today as well. But we stay dry. Just a cloudy one out there. Above average temperatures, the. A for today in concord is 37 and will be in the upper 40s near 50 degrees in most spots. Well take a look at the week continues. Thats just a few minutes away. And new from overnight, Manchester Police are investigating a crash involving this happened just after 10 00 near bridge and maple. Investigators reconstructed the scene. Its unclear how many people may h
Farook to carry out attacks in 2011 and 2012 that they later abandoned. Marquez has entered a plea. Vague threats against new years eve celebrations across the country have police on alert. As the city prepares to ring in 2016 fox 25s john monahan tells us how boston is making sure that the festivities stay safe. Theres nothing out there to indicate that we have any threats to the city. Reporter Bostons Police commissioner William Evans reassuring the public he expects first night will be a safe night in boston. Theres a lot of undercover officers out there. Theres a lot of assets hidden away. But im very confident but i always encourage the public like any event if they see something out of the ordinary they have to say something. The boston anticipating big crowds at the 40th first night. This will be a scaled back versionstrated in Copley Square and on Boston Common. Force on the streets and in the subway. We will have Additional Police officers and plainclothes offers. Reporter sec
Erin good morning to you on this last morning of 2015. We are seeing some pretty driving out in some spots. Now. Out there. Will be ok. The secondary roads, untreated be trouble. Bear that in mind. A little bit of drizzle in some spots, some shower activity. A lot of lingering clouds. We should get back into the mid30 s to lower 40 s this afternoon with clearing skies for the new year tonight. We want to take a look at your morning ride. We are joined live by 95. 7 wzid s deb davidson. Good morning. All the major roadways in New Hampshire are wet. There are portions of black ice throughout the state, especially north of merrimack. We are seeing some slowmoving traffic in the concord area on 393 in both directions. 101 west is slow as you approach 293 in manchester. We are seeing pockets of slow volume on 93 south from tilton to the state line. This report is being brought to you by peters honda, nissan, and kia of nashua. From the wzid traffic network, i m deb davidson for 95. 7 wzid.
Move out . Meteorologist josh judge is here with the forecast. Josh the rain is overhead right now. That s while cap the freezing rain advisory because the temperature is below 32 in many parts of the state although not everywhere. Here is a look at that advisory in effect until 3 00 this morning. Through. Notice we have the classic wintry mix going on, snow in northern parts of the state mixing in central New Hampshire. Southern New Hampshire is all freezing rain for the most part but a few spots it is plain rain. Central New Hampshire, freezing rain, snow and sleet and snow in northern New Hampshire as well. We are looking for some dangerous conditions out there and we will see it all tonight. The good news after some icing and slippery conditions tonight, it goes way early tomorrow morning. We have the timetable on that and your new year s eve forecast tom and you can stay up to date with the latest forecast and radar by using our wmur storm watch weather app, available for both app