The St. Louis County Library and the St. Louis Department of Public Health announced last week that Narcan kits are available at five county library branches, and will expand to all 20 branches by the...

Mercy Hospital is expanding its opioid and alcohol medical withdrawal management program to Mercy Hospital South. The hospital announced Jan. 26 the addition of the MercyStepOne Service at Mercy Hospital...

St. Louis County prosecutors charged a South County man with endangering the welfare of a child after the man’s baby son died from overdosing heroin and fentanyl. Taylor Baumer, 20, of the 1000 block...

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com New St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell announced what he said will be a far-reaching plan to tackle the opioid epidemic and...

Above: County Executive Steve Stenger announces his declaration of a state of emergency around the opioid epidemic June 28, surrounded by health professionals including county Department of Public Health...