Wyoming is one of at least 9 counties in West Virginia that have used their opioid settlement funds to pay off at least a portion of their regional jail bill, an analysis of FOIA documents by students ...

The Hamilton Police Department has equipped its patrols with automated external defibrillators (AEDs), a move that Police ...

Tuesday, supervisors approved giving $3,510 in settlement funds to Sioux City Fire Rescue. Fire Rescue can buy lifesaving devices for use in opioid-related overdoses.

Baltimore City has until August 8 to decide whether it will accept a reduced settlement from a verdict against two drug ...

BALTIMORE — Baltimore may not get as much money in opioid restitution after a judge ruled Thursday that the jury's award to the city was too high. Six years ago, the city declined to join a ...

Iowa will receive $37.8 million from a settlement with Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin. The settlement resolves claims related to Purdue's role in the opioid crisis.

Kentucky will receive $73M from Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family in settlement funds for their role in the opioid epidemic, Attorney General Coleman said.

Georgia will receive $126M from the $7.4B Purdue Pharma settlement, a step toward opioid addiction recovery and holding the Sackler family accountable.

The settlement is a way to avoid trials with claims from states alone that total more than $2 trillion in damages. Thousands of local governments and other groups have also sued Purdue.

More states, territories and Washington, D.C., have signed on to a settlement with drugmaker Purdue Pharma and the Sackler family over the opioid crisis, officials said.

Kaul said adding the Purdue settlement, Wisconsin will or has already seen more than $860 million in opioid settlement dollars over the past decade. The Purdue Pharma Settlement is not complete yet.