by Janet Slinkard | Feb 19, 2026 | Trending
Senate Bill 1071: Death Certificates: Amending the Manner of Death “Not an Accident” When families first hear about California Senate Bill 1071, many feel disappointed or even shut out. That reaction is understandable. This bill does not guarantee investigations, it...
by Janet Slinkard | Dec 29, 2025 | Trending
As a parent navigating the heart-wrenching reality of losing my daughter, Cory, to a fentanyl-related homicide, I find myself in a unique position among the founding members of the Not an Accident Campaign. I am the only one whose case does not include a legal...
by Janet Slinkard | Dec 17, 2025 | Trending
Every time I hear the word accident, when citing motor vehicle crashes, I cringe, especially when I see or hear it in the media or from a crash victim or survivor. Accident: An unexpected happening causing loss or injury which is not due to any fault or misconduct on...
by Janet Slinkard | Dec 14, 2025 | Trending
WILLIAMSPORT — Drug deaths in Lycoming County attributed to an overdose of heroin now are ruled homicides. Coroner Charles E. Kiessling said Wednesday it is time to stop dancing around the issue and “call it what it is.” He now lists homicide as the...
by Janet Slinkard | Dec 9, 2025 | Trending
“Mourning is the most intense process that most people ever go through. Grief is complex, unpredictable and primal. Many people are frightened by it-frightened by feeling it, frightened by seeing in others. Fortunately, there are ways to move through it, and those...
