Coverage dated December 12, 2023 to December 13, 2023

2 arrested after Virginia elementary students ate gummy bears from a fentanyl-laced bag, authorities said

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Five students were taken to the hospital after experiencing a “reaction” to gummy bears eaten at lunch.

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  1. Local News 8

    7 elementary students sickened after consuming substance from a bag that tested positive for fentanyl, school district says (opens Local News 8)

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    By Carma Hassan and Asher Moskowitz, CNN (CNN) — Seven elementary students in Virginia have fallen ill after ingesting items from a bag that later tested positive for fentanyl, the Amherst County Public Schools superintendent said.

  2. ABC 13 Houston

    Virginia students receive medical attention after ingesting fentanyl-laced candy (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    Several Virginia elementary school students needed medical attention Tuesday after eating gummy bears laced with what authorities said was fentanyl.

  3. Fox News

    5 Virginia elementary students ingest fentanyl-laced gummy bears, require medical attention (opens Fox News)

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    Police in Virginia say five elementary school students in Amherst received medical attention after ingesting gummy bears that “tested positive for fentanyl."

  4. CBS News

    Virginia 4th graders fall ill after eating gummy bears contaminated with fentanyl (opens CBS News)

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    Seven elementary school students in Amherst, Virginia, ate gummy bears that were in a bag that later tested positive for fentanyl, police said.

  5. Fox7 Austin

    Virginia students treated after eating gummies from bag with fentanyl residue, sheriff's office says (opens Fox7 Austin)

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    A group of Virginia elementary school students sought medical attention Tuesday after eating gummy bears from a bag that contained residue that tested positive for fentanyl, according to the county sheriff’s office.

  6. CNN

    7 students ate gummy bears from a bag that tested positive for fentanyl and fell sick. Now 2 people have been arrested (opens CNN)

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    Two people have been charged in connection with the case of seven Virginia elementary students who fell ill after eating gummy bears from a bag that later tested positive for fentanyl, the Amherst County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday.

  7. UPI

    Virginia elementary students receive medical treatment for ingesting fentanyl-laced gummy bears (opens UPI)

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    Seven Virginia elementary school students ingested fentanyl-laced gummy bears, resulting in five of the children requiring medical attention, authorities and officials said.

  8. Washington Examiner

    Elementary students in Virginia hospitalized after eating fentanyl-laced gummy bears (opens Washington Examiner)

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    At least five children in Virginia were taken to the hospital Tuesday after ingesting fentanyl-laced gummy bears that one student had accidentally brought from home, authorities said.

  9. NBC Chicago

    2 arrested after Virginia elementary students ate gummy bears from a fentanyl-laced bag, authorities said (opens NBC Chicago)

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    Five students were taken to the hospital after experiencing a “reaction” to gummy bears eaten at lunch.

  10. People

    4th Graders Hospitalized After Eating Gummy Bears from Bag with Traces of Fentanyl, 2 Arrested (opens People)

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    Clifford Dugan, 50, and Nicole Sanders, 26, were arrested after 7 children at the school fell sick and exhibited symptoms of fentanyl exposure.

  11. NBC News

    2 arrested after Virginia elementary students ate gummy bears from a fentanyl-laced bag (opens NBC News)

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    Five students were taken to the hospital after experiencing a "reaction" to gummy bears eaten at lunch.

  12. New York Post

    Fourth-graders sickened after student brings fentanyl-laced gummy bears to lunch: cops (opens New York Post)

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    Two people have been arrested after seven Virginia elementary school students “experienced symptoms” when they ate fentanyl-laced gummy bears from a bag one of the brought from home and shared with…

  13. Fox News

    2 arrested after Virginia elementary school students ingest gummy bears from fentanyl-laced bag (opens Fox News)

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    Clifford Dugan and Nicole Sanders have been arrested by the Amherst County Sheriff's Office following an incident involving fentanyl at an elementary school this week.

  14. Blaze Media

    'We felt nauseous': Elementary students fall ill after eating gummy bears from fentanyl-laced bag (opens Blaze Media)

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    On Tuesday, a group of Virginia elementary students fell ill and needed medical attention after they ingested gummy bears from a bag that contained residue that tested positive for fentanyl.Seven fourth-grade students at Central Elementary School in Amherst "experienced a reaction to ingesting gummy…

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