Four people are facing charges after a synthetic drug bust in Lawrence County, Ohio, including the man believed to be the main supplier of Alpha PVP in the county. Alpha PVP, commonly known by the street name "Gravel", is a drug in the bath salts family and is similar to "Flakka", another drug popping up […]

King’s Daughters Medical Center is now working with Ohio law enforcement in the fight against opioid overdose deaths by providing them with naloxone (Narcan), and on Thursday, there was a small press conference to announce the deal. David Marcum from Lawrence County Drug and Major Crimes Task Force, prosecuting attorney Brigham Anderson, Lawrence County Sheriff […]

Three men and a woman were arrested Wednesday on drug charges in connection with a stimulant sold to undercover officers, the Lawrence County Prosecutor's Office reports. Richard L. Sharp, 52, David Lee Arthur Jr., 34, and Johnda Nicole Rife, 30, all of Ironton, and Paul Eddie McMackin, 55, of Coal Grove, were arrested. All four […]

Three people wanted in connection with a heroin investigation are behind bars in Lawrence County, Ohio. The Lawrence County Prosecutor's Office says around 6 a.m Tuesday, officers with the Lawrence Drug and Major Crimes Task Force and the Lawrence County Sheriff's Office made a traffic stop. Investigators say James Martin, II, 39, Stephanie Martin, 42, […]

The Lawrence County, Ohio Sheriff's Office has released the names in a shooting where an officer shot and killed a suspect during a drug raid. The raid happened Tuesday about 6:45 a.m. at 456 Township Road 256 in Kitts Hill. The Lawrence County Sheriff's Office and the Lawrence County Drug and Major Crimes Task Force […]