A closer look at ‘Deadly Fake,’ The News’ 30-day series on the impact of fentanyl in North Texas (Tom Fox)
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‘The News’ and KRLD will host free community discussion about fentanyl in North Texas
The Dallas Morning News and NewsRadio 1080 KRLD will host a free community discussion about the fentanyl crisis in North Texas, with tips on how you can protect yourself and your family.
“Deadly Fake: A Discussion About Fentanyl in North Texas” will be Dec. 5 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the KRLD office, 4131 N. Central Expressway in Dallas.
The event is free, but reservations are required by emailing rsvp@dallasnews.com.
The evening is formatted as a series of short panel discussions inspired by The News’ recent series on the local fentanyl crisis called “Deadly Fake.” Featured guests will include Dallas’ Peter and Lael Brodsky, whose son, Jacob, died of fentanyl poisoning; Dallas City Council member Paula Blackmon, who co-created the city of Dallas’ Opioid Response Strike Force; and News executive editor Katrice Hardy, along with the core reporting team for the project: Sharon Grigsby, Claire Ballor and Maggie Prosser. The event will be moderated by TV personality and anchor Ron Corning and filmed for streaming broadcast at a later date, to increase awareness of the crisis.
This fall, The News wrapped up its 30-day series on the impact of fentanyl in North Texas, taking readers into homes broken by grief, into courtrooms where justice was a hollow consolation, and into hospitals where fentanyl is a savior and a scourge.
A closer look at ‘Deadly Fake,’ The News’ 30-day series on the impact of fentanyl in North Texas
The newsroom committed to writing at least one story a day for the entire month of September on the fentanyl epidemic, in an effort to warn families about the drug that kills an average of five Texans daily and tens of thousands of Americans each year.
Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is safely used for pain management in medical settings, but illegal drug makers now produce the highly addictive drug and sell it on the streets disguised as more expensive substances such as cocaine, Xanax, oxycodone, and methamphetamine.
Nearly 30 journalists worked on the project, publishing nearly 50 stories that dived into the stigma, the science, the misinformation, the difficulty in mapping and tracking deaths, and the determination of North Texans desperately trying to save lives and help people battling addiction.
Although the series is over, The News plans to continue to write about fentanyl’s impact to press for solutions.
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Interesting take aways as Joey McGuire reveals post-spring Texas Tech depth chart
Recently, we took a shot at projecting the Texas Tech football program’s depth chart in the wake of spring practices. Little did we know that head coach Joey McGuire would provide an actual look at where his program stands just days later.
Certainly, there are some intriguing elements of the actual depth chart that are worth analyzing. Here are some of the major takeaways.
One interesting observation is that Washington State transfer wide receiver Josh Kelly is listed as the starter at one of the inside receiver positions. Last year for the Cougars, he was primarily lined up at outside receiver where he continually made big plays.
Though he is listed at only 6-foot-1 and 195 pounds, Kelly has made a living on the outside in his college career. He’s caught 148 career passes for 2,228 yards and 12 TDs including 61 catches for 923 yards and 8 TDs a season ago for the Cougars.
Right now, Kelly is listed at the same spot as both senior Drae McCray and 5-star true freshman signee Micah Hudson, who did not go through spring practices as he recovered from offseason knee surgery. Those are three of Tech’s most explosive weapons so to have them all at the same position is fascinating. Certainly, there has to be a plan to get at least two of them on the field at the same time to maximize the team’s athleticism, something that was an area of weakness in 2023.
So who is listed as the starter at the outside position where we thought Josh Kelly would line up? That would be Coy Eakin.
The 6-foot-2 sophomore from Stephenville, Texas continues to be a steady practice player who impresses coaches every year with his work in between games. however, he hasn’t quite broken out in game action thus far.
Last year, he snagged 36 passes for 416 yards and two TDs in ten games. Those numbers are respectable but not spectacular. He did finish the season on a high with seven grabs for 102 yards and one score in the Independence Bowl win over Cal, one of two 100-yard days he had in 2023.
Eakin has demonstrated that he has a rapport with starting QB Behren Morton who seems to trust the sure-handed wideout. That could be helping Eakin sit atop the depth chart at the X wide receiver spot, a place where we expected to see Josh Kelly get most of his reps.
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Texas Lottery Powerball, Lotto Texas results for May 20, 2024
Odds of winning the Powerball and Mega Millions are NOT in your favor
Odds of hitting the jackpot in Mega Millions or Powerball are around 1-in-292 million. Here are things that you’re more likely to land than big bucks.
The Texas Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big. Here’s a look at May 20, 2024 results for each game:
Powerball
01-07-48-64-68, Powerball: 05, Power Play: 2
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Lotto Texas
04-30-34-36-49-51
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Pick 3
Morning: 9-2-3, FIREBALL: 2
Day: 9-2-8, FIREBALL: 1
Evening: 2-3-1, FIREBALL: 8
Night: 4-4-4, FIREBALL: 4
Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
Pick 4
Morning: 8-6-0-0, FIREBALL: 5
Day: 3-1-3-7, FIREBALL: 2
Evening: 6-8-2-3, FIREBALL: 0
Night: 5-2-6-1, FIREBALL: 0
Check Pick 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
All or Nothing
Morning: 01-02-03-05-13-16-17-18-21-22-23-24
Day: 02-03-04-05-08-11-14-15-19-20-22-24
Evening: 02-03-06-10-12-14-15-17-19-22-23-24
Night: 01-03-06-09-12-13-16-17-18-21-22-23
Check All or Nothing payouts and previous drawings here.
Cash Five
13-14-16-21-30
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Texas Two Step
16-20-21-24, Bonus: 21
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Longhorns Daily News: Texas baseball super-fan attends 1,500 consecutive games
Do you love the Texas Longhorns? Do you love Texas baseball? Sure you do.
But you don’t love Texas baseball like super-fan Scott Wilson loves Texas baseball.
The Austin American-Statesman reports that Wilson attended his 1,500th consecutive game over the weekend, where he watched Texas baseball bring their Big 12 tenure to a close.
As Texas records a walk-off win, Scott Wilson extends baseball attendance streak to 1,500 https://t.co/zPC1iRVo2z
— Hookem.com (@bevobeat) May 18, 2024
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING ABOUT THE LONGHORNS
Austin American-Statesman: Golden: Horns have plenty of lumber to back up pitching
Austin American-Statesman: Texas softball, Texas A&M to renew rivalry in NCAA Tournament
Austin American-Statesman: Golden: Why Texas’ Longhorn Network made collegiate sports history
Austin American-Statesman: Bohls: Lebarron Johnson salvaging his season, and could save Texas’, too
247Sports: Horns247 Roundtable: Who’s the most indispensable Texas Longhorn in 2024?
Inside Texas: Just how difficult is Texas’ 2024 Southeastern Conference schedule?
Inside Texas: Texas opponent bellwethers
Inside Texas: The next steps for DJ Campbell
Inside Texas: The Texas One Fund’s ‘A Night for Texas’ proves to be extremely successful
Inside Texas: Season predictions for Texas’ 2024 tight ends and wide receivers
ICYMI IN BURNT ORANGE NATION
Texas sets conference record with 15 Big 12 championships
Texas RF Max Belyeu named Big 12 Player of the Year
No. 19 Oklahoma State sneaks past No. 25 Texas to earn No. 2 seed in the Big 12 Tournament
No. 25 Texas sweeps Kansas with 9-7 win
Texas’ Jalin Flores notches second straight walk off in 3-2 win over Kansas
Texas to play Ohio State in Las Vegas on Opening Night 2024
Former Texas F Dillon Mitchell commits to Cincinnati
RECRUITING ROUNDUP
247Sports: The Stampede: Road report from Houston
247Sports: Five-star WR Jaime Ffrench talks Texas
247Sports: Plenty of intrigue surrounding elite receiver Jaime Ffrench
247Sports: Texas locks in official visit with nation’s No. 1 athlete Michael Terry III
247Sports: Three programs left standing for five-star WR Dakorien Moore after release of official visit schedule
247Sports: Updated crystal ball trend favors Texas to land No. 1 WR
Inside Texas: Texas on a collision course with Texas A&M for many of the state’s top targets
Inside Texas: The state of Texas boasts 14 players in the top-100 of the updated 2026 On3 recruiting rankings
BIG 12 BREAKDOWN
Frogs O’ War: Baseball: TCU takes one game during West Virginia series
Rock Chalk Talk: KU hoops pick up Rice transfer
WHAT WE’RE READING
SB Nation: The first thing we all plan to do in EA Sports College Football 25
SB Nation: PGA Championship at Valhalla made you say, “WTF!?” over and over again
SB Nation: The Minnesota Vikings have the same internet password as your parents
NEWS ACROSS LONGHORN NATION AND BEYOND
- Texas men’s tennis finishes the season national runner-ups.
An incredible season – 2024 #NCAATennis National Runners-Up #HookEm pic.twitter.com/VpNg38kun6
— Texas Men’s Tennis (@TexasMTN) May 20, 2024
- On to the next NCAA Tournament stop for Texas softball.
we play on her time #HookEm | @NCAASoftball
— Texas Softball (@TexasSoftball) May 19, 2024
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