A mom tested positive for fentanyl the same day her 2-year-old son died of a fentanyl and xylazine overdose, Florida authorities said. Melissa Rae Harper, 43, has now been charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced Jan. 17.

A Cape Coral man whose arrest became a "landmark" case in Southwest Florida involving the deadly distribution of fentanyl will spend life behind bars.

An annual report, released by the Medical Examiners Commission, is showing a decrease in drug deaths statewide.

A 33-year-old woman was at the Federal Detention Center in Miami Wednesday after a judge sentenced her over her role in a baby’s death.

A woman faces charges after authorities said she accidentally texted a sheriff's investigator whose number she had saved from a previous interaction under his initials that were similar to her dealer.

Mostly seen on the East Coast in places like Philadelphia, xylazine was created to be used in veterinary offices as a sedative. The drug can cause hours-long blackouts and necrosis of the skin, which can lead to amputation. And its effects can't be reversed by naloxone, a medicine that rapidly reverses an opioid overdose.

Four South Floridians receive prison sentences for distributing drugs, including fentanyl, linked to fatal overdoses.

A Florida woman was arrested for the death of her 2-year-old so, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. The boy died from a combined drug intoxication of fentanyl and xylazine, officials said.

Domenic Pedre was arrested on October 30, after an investigation into the August 16 death of an unidentified woman

Derek Maltz, a veteran of the Drug Enforcement Administration, is expected to help lead Trump's effort to fight fentanyl traffickers with terror laws.

Florida's sheriffs are getting a clear directive from Governor Ron DeSantis: cooperate with the federal government's new immigration crackdown. But local Sheriffs tell WPBF 25 News Investigative Reporter Terri Parker that doesn't mean they are going to start rounding up residents - illegal or not.

Almost every year, the Florida Legislature adds a new substance to the list of drugs carrying tough mandatory-minimum sentences. And like clockwork, every year, drug cartel cooks change a molecule