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Man sentenced to record-breaking 20 years in prison in fentanyl death of teenager

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A man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the death of a 19-year-old who bought what appeared to be prescription oxycodone pills that actually contained fentanyl. A Colorado man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for selling a teenager what appeared to be prescription oxycodone pills that actually contained fentanyl . MORE: Ovidio Guzman, son of El Chapo and alleged major fentanyl trafficker, arrested in Mexico "This is the longest sentence to date in federal court in Colorado for distribution of fentanyl resulting in death, and it should send a loud and clear message to drug dealers and drug traffickers. Our law enforcement partners will track you down and we will prosecute you if you peddle this poison in our communities," said United States Attorney Cole Finegan in a statement. An undated stock photo depicts a judge holding a gavel in a courtroom. STOCK PHOTO/Getty Images "Lives are at stake, and we will use every available tool to combat this deadly epidemic...

San Francisco sees record rain as flooding shuts down highway

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More than 5 inches of rain fell in downtown San Francisco on Saturday, setting a new daily record for the city. San Francisco has seen one of its wettest days on record , as a winter storm brought flooding and heavy snow to California. More than 5 inches of rain has fallen in downtown San Francisco on Saturday, setting a new daily record, the National Weather Service for the San Francisco Bay Area said. MORE: Your New Year's Eve weather forecast The last day of the year is also "making a run for wettest calendar day ever," the agency said. As of 5 p.m. local time, 5.45 inches of rain had been reported in downtown San Francisco -- making it the second-wettest day in the area since record s began in 1849, the agency said. The current local record of 5.54 inches was set on Nov. 5, 1994. With the city a mere nine-hundredths of an inch away from the rainy day local record, "We'll see how the band to the west of the city affects the totals," the National Weath...