At least 1 child tests positive for fentanyl after apparently ingesting pill at Victorville day care

Facing some toxic truths

Editor’s Note: The Reporter wraps up a three-day series today on Solano County’s response to the opioid and fentanyl crisis through law enforcement, community outreach, and education. Dixon resident Danielle Manno hopes the worst day of her life will save others. In April 2021, her son, Anthony Callan, 20, died after unknowingly taking fentanyl-laced pills, believing they were OxyContin. Now, Danielle, an ICU nurse, works to educate students and…

3 Preschooler Hospitalized After Injesting Pills Laced With Fentanyl Is Southern Cali

Three Victorville preschoolers went to the hospital after staff thought they ate counterfeit pills possibly laced with fentanyl. The incident happened Tuesday, March 18, at the La Petite Academy off the 14000 block of Bear Valley Road. Deputies responded to the daycare and preschool facility after staff found unknown blue pills in one of their classrooms. The deputy who arrived first noticed that the pills had "M30" etched into them, possibly i…

3 SoCal preschoolers hospitalized after eating counterfeit pills

By Matthew Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story     Victorville (KCAL, KCBS) — Three Victorville preschoolers went to the hospital after staff thought they ate counterfeit pills possibly laced with fentanyl. The incident happened Tuesday, March 18, at the La Petite Academy off the 14000 block of Bear Valley Road. Deputies responded to the daycare and preschool facility after staff found unknown blue pills in one of their classrooms. Th…

Child tests positive for fentanyl after ingesting pills allegedly found at California day care

(KTLA) -- A child tested positive for fentanyl after ingesting mystery pills that were reportedly found at a day care in Victorville, California.  On March 18, San Bernardino County deputies responded to La Petite Academy after reports that blue pills were found in a classroom. Workers collected the caplets and immediately called law enforcement.  Authorities recognized the pills with “M30” printed on them as possible counterfeit pills containin…

‘Our teens need us’: Local mom spreads awareness about fentanyl and encourages creative outlets after losing her daughter  - Aspen Journalism

Listen to an audio version of this story produced for Aspen Public Radio. As young people across the country continue to lose their lives in the fentanyl epidemic, El Jebel resident Cath Adams is spreading awareness about the synthetic opioid drug in schools and other venues — and encouraging youth to find creative outlets in their communities.    Adams started the Aperture of Hope education and creative-outlet initiative with her family after l…

Pills suspected to contain fentanyl ingested by children at California preschool

Authorities are investigating after blue pills suspected to contain fentanyl were discovered in a preschool classroom in Southern California, with at least one child testing positive for the drug, according to officials. On Tuesday deputies from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department responded to La Petite Academy, located at 14040 Bear Valley Road in Victorville, after staff found unknown blue pills inside a classroom. The staff immedia…