Guilty Verdict in 2019 High Desert State Prison Murder Case

Lassen County’s District Attorney’s Office says HDSP inmate Russell James McAllister was found guilty on July 18, 2024, of first-degree murder for the killing of a fellow inmate in 2019 McAllister was also convicted of possessing a weapon while incarcerated.McAllister has been in state... Read More.

WHO report: 2.6 million people died from alcohol in 2019

(NEW YORK) -- A new report by the World Health Organization, which looked broadly at global substance use for people 15 years and older, shows over three million people died from substance use in 2019 and 400 million people live with substance use disorders,... Read More.