I cover a variety of things (including breaking news) for @thecalifornian and the USA Today Network. Previiously, I cover health care, night breaking news and education at the Record Searchlight. I was a 2013 California Fellow.

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Heroin use explodes in California's Shasta County

In Northern California's Shasta County, a growing number of young adults are consumed by heroin addiction. The problem has quickly grown in the past two years and, some say, is approaching methamphetamine’s popularity. The surge in drug use has fueled a rise in crime levels as well.