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October 30, 2024

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3rd Annual Jolly10k Fun Run set for July 20

July 24 will mark three years since Leslie Gentry’s 22-year-old son, Jolly Jones, died while detoxing from fentanyl. Gentry was living in San Jose and...
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San Jose couple charged after prosecutors say task force seized 25,000...

The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office announced a San Jose couple was charged today with three counts of possessing narcotics for sale, one...
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Documentary premiere

Los Gatos High School senior Kyle Santoro premiered his documentary film, “Fentanyl High,” on Dec. 6 at the CineLux Los Gatos Theatre. Shot from the...
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County fights opioid crisis with ‘cutting-edge’ approach

As Santa Clara County grapples with growing numbers of deaths from overdoses of fentanyl and other opioids, the Behavioral Health Services Department is deploying...
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Man convicted of felony drug sales in Los Gatos

A San Jose drug dealer will be sentenced to 12 years in prison after being convicted last week of selling fentanyl-laced pills to a...
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Fighting fentanyl: Mother honors son with Jolly10K run

Leslie Gentry has a smile that’s so infectious it can lift your spirits even on a bad day. It hurts to think that the 50-year-old...
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Local student debuts film on dangers of fentanyl

Los Gatos High School junior Kyle Angelo Santoro will debut his film, “Fentanyl High: The Truth Behind the High School Epidemic,” with a panel...
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County reports first death due to ‘tranq’ animal tranquilizer

Authorities on Monday confirmed the first death in Santa Clara County attributed to a dangerous animal tranquilizer that is increasingly mixed with opioids such...
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San Jose police union official accused of smuggling fentanyl into U.S.

The executive director of the San Jose police officers’ union has been charged with buying and distributing fentanyl for more than eight years, according...
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Cortese introduces bill to tackle youth fentanyl crisis

State Senator Dave Cortese (D-San Jose) recently introduced legislation to prevent opioid and fentanyl overdoses and death among California’s youth. Senate Bill (SB) 10, should...

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