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Dart to the ongoing devastation the synthetic opioid fentanyl has brought to so many lives in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control confirmed on Wednesday what first responders have suspected for some time: Fentanyl is America’s deadliest drug. Of the 50 states, North Carolina had among the steepest increases in drug overdoses in 2017, largely driven by potent and cheap fentanyl and its derivatives.
SALISBURY — Through emailed statements, tweets and other means, local public figures took pause this weekend to reflect on the passing of former President George H.W. Bush.
The 41st president passed away Friday night at his home in Houston at age 94. He was surrounded by family, including his son and daughter-in-law, Neil and Maria Bush; his grandson, Pierce Bush; and his longtime friend, former Secretary of State James Baker.
Bush’s death followed that of his wife, Barbara, in April.
Two Aberdeen residents were among the U.S. service members killed by a roadside bomb Tuesday in Afghanistan.
Capt. Andrew Patrick Ross, 29, and Sgt. 1st Class Eric Michael Emond, 39, were fatally injured by the blast. Staff Sgt. Dylan J. Elchin, a 25-year-old from Pennsylvania, was also killed.
The victims were traveling in an armored vehicle when the bomb went off in Ghazni province. It was the deadliest attack this year on U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
Three other service members and an American contractor were injured in the explosion. The Taliban claimed the attack.