Tag: Local governments
Handling of mayor’s texts brings $5M claims against Seattle
SEATTLE — Two now-former public records officers who blew the whistle about Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan's missing text messages have each filed $5 million...
More states agree to settlement plan for opioid-maker Purdue
More than a dozen states have dropped their longstanding objections to OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma's reorganization plan, edging the company closer to resolving its...
Ted Turner to give land to nonprofit but keep paying taxes
LINCOLN, Neb. — Media mogul and billionaire bison rancher Ted Turner is donating an 80,000-acre ranch he owns in western Nebraska to his own...
Alabama officer still getting paid after murder conviction
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — An Alabama police officer is still getting paid two months after he was convicted of murder.
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Report: Great Lakes region needs about $2B for flood repairs
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Shoreline cities and towns in the Great Lakes region will be spending heavily in coming years to fix public infrastructure...
Video: Mississippi deputy retreated before shooting man
BILOXI, Miss. — Security camera video shows a Mississippi sheriff's deputy running backward and tripping before he fatally shot a man authorities say was...
Minneapolis to evaluate pursuit policy after motorist killed
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said Thursday the city will review its police pursuit policy after a chase that ended with an officer...
IOC’s Bach arrives in Tokyo; greeted by state of emergency
TOKYO — IOC President Thomas Bach arrived in Tokyo on Thursday to find Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihde Suga set to declare a state of...
Confederate monument damaged but still stands in Tuskegee
TUSKEGEE, Ala. — A council member using a saw cut into a 115-year-old Confederate memorial at the center of historic Tuskegee on Wednesday but...
Israel again demolishes Palestinian village in West Bank
JERUSALEM — Israel on Wednesday demolished the Bedouin herding community of Khirbet Humsu in the occupied West Bank, the latest chapter in the military's...