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Two suspected overdoses in county under investigation

Authorities are investigating two fatal suspected drug overdoses in Butler County on consecutive days this week.

A 30-year-old man was found dead Tuesday evening at his home in Butler. A day earlier, a 25-year-old man died at his home in Zelienople.

Butler County Deputy Coroner Larry Barr pronounced both men dead. Autopsies were later performed but the final results, including cause of death, are pending toxicology reports.

Read more about these cases in Thursday's Butler Eagle.

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