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Law Enforcement's Claims About Dangers Of Officers Handling Fentanyl Met With Skepticism

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A billboard sign reads "Fenanyl is the #1 cause of death for Americans Age 18 to 45."
A billboard put up by Families Against Fentanyl on Interstate 10 near Peck Road in El Monte, on Thursday, April 6, 2023. Jim Rauh founded Families Against Fentanyl after the drug claimed the life of his 37-year-old son, Thomas, in 2015. (Paul Bersebach/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images)

Health Experts Dispute Law Enforcement Claims Of Dangers Of Handling Fentanyl

New numbers show that fentanyl continues to have a devastating effect on the general public in California. Law enforcement also says the drug poses a threat to officers. For example, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office says one of its deputies recently needed the overdose-reversing drug known as Narcan, after handling fentanyl. But experts say opioids were probably not the cause of his symptoms.
Reporter: Brian Krans, The California Newsroom

Conservative Temecula School Board Member Resigns

The conservative Christian majority that brought national attention to Temecula in Riverside County no longer runs that city’s school board, at least for now. A board member who was elected last year with the help of a Christian political action committee has resigned.
Reporter: Madison Aument, KVCR

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