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Newsom Signs Plastic Bag Ban Into Law [Video]

California has taken another big step toward protecting the environment. Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law on Sunday a new measure that bans all plastic shopping bags at grocery stores. The state had already banned thin plastic shopping bags at supermarkets and other stores, but shoppers could buy bags made with thick plastic that were recyclable. The new law will ban all plastic bags starting in 2026. The environmental group, Oceana, applauded the governor’s decision saying the new law will help protect the state’s coastline, marine life, and communities from a key form of pollution

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Fentanyl-related deaths surge in Upstate [Video]

ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON TRUMP IN THE STATE OF ADDICTION TONIGHT. NUMBERS SHOW DEATHS ATTRIBUTED TO THE OPIOID FENTANYL CRISIS ARE RAPIDLY GROWING IN ALMOST EVERY COUNTY IN THE UPSTATE. OFFICIALS WARN ITS EASIER THAN EVER FOR PEOPLE, EVEN CHILDREN, TO GET THE DRUG. AN UPSTATE MOTHER WANTS PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT ONE CHOICE CAN BE DEADLY. OUR GABRIELLE KOMOROWSKI REPORTS. WERE NOT SUPPOSED TO BURY OUR KIDS. WERE NOT. SUSAN ENRIGHT SAYS FENTANYL KILLED HER SON, DANIEL, IN 2015. SHE DOESNT THINK HE KNEW WHAT HE WAS TAKING THE NIGHT HE DIED. I JUST KNEW HE DID OPIOIDS. BUT THAT FENTANYL, ITS A KILLER. THESE UPSTATE COUNTIES SAW AT LEAST A DOUBLE DIGIT INCREASE IN DEATHS ATTRIBUTED TO FENTANYL BETWEEN 2021 AND 2022. THERE WAS A 225% INCREASE IN CHEROKEE COUNTY. IF IT HAS FENTANYL IN IT, ONE PILL CAN KILL YOU. PHILIP CLARK, THE CEO OF THE DRUG PREVENTION ORGANIZATION JUST SAY SOMETHING, SAYS FENTANYL IS OFTEN MIXED WITH OTHER DRUGS. RUSSIAN ROULETTE IS ONE PILL. AND THANKS TO SOCIAL MEDIA, HE SAYS, ITS EASIER THAN EVER TO GET DRUGS. KIDS CAN ORDER THEM ONLINE AND HAVE THEM SHIPPED RIGHT TO THEIR HOUSE. HE SAYS TYPICALLY, A CHILD IS USING DRUGS FOR TWO YEARS BEFORE A PARENT FINDS OUT. WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE TO PARENTS? YOU NEED TO BECOME EDUCATED ON WHATS GOING ON OUT THERE WITH YOUR CHILD, WITH THEIR FRIENDS IN SCHOOLS. YOU KNOW, ASK THEM. WE WANT PARENTS TO TALK TO THEIR KIDS. I DONT WANT ANOTHER PARENT TO GO THROUGH WHAT IM GOING THROUGH. SUSAN HOPES DANIELS STORY WILL HELP OTHERS. THIS IS HER MESSAGE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE USING DRUGS. I WOULD SAY YOURE GOING TO DIE. GABRIELLE KOMOROWSKI. WYFF NEWS FOUR. NEW PRELIMINARY DATA FROM THE CDC SHOWS A 10% DECREASE IN OVERDOSE DEATHS NATIONWIDE, INCLUDING THE CAROLINAS AND GEORGIA. PHILIP CLARK SAYS ITS ENCOURAGING NEWS, BUT THERES STILL A LOT OF WORK TO DO. YOU CAN LEARN MORE ABOUT FREE EDUCATION CLASSES JUST SAY SOMETHING OFFERS FOR PARENTS AND FAMILIES I