North Carolina saw record progress in reducing infant deaths in 2024, but the number of children ages one to seventeen who died stayed exactly the same.
For survivors and family members in the Triangle, it was a chance to reflect on a growing drug problem.
The Russian tech CEO is among the wealthiest people in the world, with an estimated net worth of $15.5 billion, according to Forbes.
The case dealt with the fate of a company and its leaders who produced and promoted a highly addictive drug, OxyContin, in the early days of an opioid crisis that has claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans and shattered many more.
The county said the move was aimed at addressing gaps in crisis services, criminal justice, housing, system access/coordination, and other key areas.
In Durham County alone, the sheriff said last year they seized 3.7 grams of fentanyl from the streets.