Fentanyl is the most common drug found in overdose deaths in the state, according to a new report from the Utah Department of Health and Human Services. There were 606 drug overdose deaths reported in 2023,

A St. Paul woman has pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter in the fentanyl overdose death of her 1-year-old daughter.

Evan Jawn Hodge, 34, faces sentencing for the death of his 2-year-old daughter, who died from a fentanyl overdose at his home in Spanaway on September 16, 2023. Hodge was charged with first-degree manslaughter.

A Las Vegas judge sentenced a 32-year-old woman to probation for the fentanyl-related death of her 1-year-old son. Although District Judge Tierra Jones granted probation for Kiera McCall, the judge ordered her to remain in custody until she is accepted into an in-patient treatment program to address her drug addiction.