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Overdose Deaths Rise Again In Yavapai County, April Report Says
Overdose deaths in Yavapai County rose by 22% last year, according to a recent analysis from the non-profit MATFORCE. The annual report which cites data from the Yavapai County Medical Examiner’s Office documented 82 overdose deaths in 2020. An estimated 31% of those deaths involved individuals under the age of 30. Four were younger than 18. The report reflects a countywide trend of rising overdose deaths in recent years.
Vaccine Availability Expands In AZ
State health officials are moving to expand vaccination accessibility as supply grows statewide. Local healthcare providers may now order the Moderna vaccine directly from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Arizona’s seven state-run vaccination sites lifted their requirement for appointments last month allowing walk-in patients. The state reports more than five million doses of vaccine have been administered so far statewide; 41.2% of the stat
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Human Remains Found Near McGuireville Identified As A Missing California Man
Human remains found in the McGuireville area north of Rimrock on New Year’s Day have been identified as a missing man from West Covina, California. Yavapai County Sheriff’s deputies were called to the area at around 1:30 p.m. Deputies hiked into the area and confirmed human remains were found in an advanced state of decay at the bottom of a sandy wash. The remains were taken out of the area on Saturday and sent to the Yavapai County Medical Examiner’s Office. The remains have been identified as 31-year-old Shane Rollman. Rollman’s vehicle was found abandoned by DPS state troopers on September 23rd, at the McGuireville rest stop. A search by troopers that day along with an extensive subsequent search by YCSO search teams, was not successful in locating him. The cause of death is still pending.
YCSO tracing human remains found in remote areas of Arizona, suspect arrested
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Man arrested after human remains were found near Prescott
An arrest has been made days after human remains were found at two locations near Prescott and police were able to track down the suspect by connecting him to a business he once owned.
PRESCOTT, Ariz. - An arrest has been made days after human remains were found at two locations near Prescott and police were able to track down the suspect by connecting him to a business he once owned.
Authorities in central Arizona are working to identify several body parts that were found in remote areas while scouring the landscape to determine if there are more, the Yavapai County Sheriff s Office said on Dec. 28.
DEA warns of new variant of fentanyl that’s killed 11 Arizonans
The DEA says the Maricopa County Medical Examiner’s Office has found 11 people who’ve died of suspected overdoses have had para-fluorofentanyl in their system. Author: Colleen Sikora Updated: 8:40 PM MST December 28, 2020
Eleven people in Maricopa County have died from a new variant of Fentanyl according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
The DEA is concerned about the new version of the synthetic opioid, believing it’s not just in Maricopa County, but across Arizona.
The presence of fentanyl has been increasing over the last few years, and just one pill can be deadly.