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A Charleston man has pleaded guilty to a charge of drug-induced homicide in connection with a 2024 fentanyl overdose death and has been sentenced to 13 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections, court records show.
Charleston Police arrested Josiah Vingara, then 20, in May 2024 following the death of a male in May 2024.
Records show Vingara entered the guilty plea as part
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Eastern Illinois athletics had six student-athletes earn Academic All-District honors as released by College Sports Communicators this week for at-large sports.
