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Joyce Peterson

Reporter · US

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Joyce Peterson

    Court documents detail hours leading up to 2 Ole Miss students’ suspected overdose deaths (opens the original)

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    OXFORD, Miss. (WMC/Gray News) — Mississippi leaders and lawmakers are calling for a crackdown on kratom and kratom-like products after two Ole Miss students died last week. Toxicology tests are incomplete, and the autopsies on both young men are still pending. But court documents filed Monday reveal what 18-year-old Aidan Hamilton and 20-year-old Robert Strang were doing in the hours and days before their suspected overdose deaths. Investigators with Lafayette County Metro Narcotics previously s

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Joyce Peterson

    Still on the shelves: Kratom, synthetic kratom sales under scrutiny following overdose deaths (opens the original)

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    OXFORD, Miss. (WMC) - An investigation into the deaths of two Ole Miss students found that drugs banned by local, state and federal law remain available on store shelves at convenience stores, gas stations and online shops. Ingredients in synthetic pills that Lafayette County investigators say they found in both students’ rooms were outlawed by the DEA in August. The DEA says these new, synthetic drugs started appearing on store shelves in 2024. The agency has said the substances are more powerf

  3. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Joyce Peterson

    Court documents detail hours before Ole Miss students’ suspected overdose deaths (opens the original)

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    MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Mississippi leaders and lawmakers are calling for a crackdown on kratom and kratom-like products after two Ole Miss students died last week. The autopsies on both young men are still pending. Toxicology tests are incomplete, but court documents filed Monday reveal what 18-year-old Aidan Hamilton and 20-year-old Robert Strang were doing in the hours and days before their suspected overdose deaths. Investigators with Lafayette County Metro Narcotics previously said store-bou

  4. Article · Sep 26, 2026 · Joyce Peterson

    Dolly Trolley Night draws crowds to downtown Memphis (opens the original)

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    MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Trolley Night in downtown Memphis turned into Dolly Night on South Main, combining the monthly event with a tribute to Dolly Parton. Rychetta Watkins says she’s admired Parton for years. “She really was a self-made woman. She was an early pioneer for women in country music. She was a mogul, right? She built an empire based on this brand,” Watkins said, “And she was very savvy with the media and how she used her image as leverage to help her grow her career. And she was a p

  5. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Joyce Peterson

    Pain and precaution at Ole Miss after two mysterious student deaths (opens the original)

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    MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Toxicology reports on two Ole Miss students who died Monday are not yet available, and the cause of their deaths remains under investigation. Vending machines in dorms and the parking garage on the Square that offer free Narcan, a nasal spray that reverses opioid overdoses, are sold out as welfare checks roll out across campus. “We’re checking on each other making sure each other is safe. This morning I had someone pop in my door and you know make sure - hey you’re not smo

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