Hamilton County Coroner

The Hamilton County coroner is warning of an animal sedative that's being cut into street drugs with dangerous results.

Hamilton County Coroner Dr. Lakshmi Sammarco reports if you're using street drugs like opioids and fentanyl, there's a two-thirds to three-quarter chance it also has xylazine, an animal drug that slows breathing and heart rate.

Hamilton County's new state-of-the-art Coroner's Office and Crime Lab is up and running. The 87,000-square-foot facility in Blue Ash replaces the outdated…

In just a few months, construction crews will finish Hamilton County's new coroner's office and crime lab in Blue Ash. The $55 million project replaces an…

Hamilton County Coroner Dr. Lakshmi Sammarco is looking forward to getting work underway on the new crime lab. County commissioners are scheduled Thursday…

Hamilton County commissioners got some good news Thursday as bids to build the new crime lab came in for less than expected."Our engineer's estimate was…

The man who opened fire in the lobby of the Fifth Third Center in early September was not on drugs or alcohol. Hamilton County's coroner says the…

Hamilton County Coroner Dr. Lakshmi Sammarco happily helped break ground for a new crime lab in Blue Ash.Discussions about a new facility started…

Hamilton County Coroner Lakshmi Sammarco is disputing remarks by Fred and Cindy Warmbier to Fox & Friends that their son, Otto Warmbier, was tortured.…

Hamilton County Commissioners took a routine action during their weekly staff meeting Monday. But the Board is upset at just how routine this particular…