Ogden’s elected highway superintendent is operating under an unusual employment agreement with the town that, because of complaints of “workplace misconduct,” forbids him from meeting with most of the town’s highway department employees without the presence of another person. The agreement with Highway Superintendent Dan Wolf appears to greatly restrict what he can do on […]
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — After three weeks of sifting through more than 12,000 bogus complaints over Utah’s transgender bathroom law, the Utah State Auditor’s Office says it’s received only a handful of submissions that might be legitimate. In a statement Wednesday, State Auditor John Dougall wrote that while most complaints to the state’s tip […]
In 2016, the Miami Beach City Commission voted to proceed with a major resiliency project on First Street, a low-lying area in a city deeply vulnerable to the effects of sea-level rise. But eight years later, and four years after officials approved a roadway redesign, construction has yet to begin. At a City Commission meeting […]
Carroll school board president Cameron Bryan said the district did not receive findings of fact or legal conclusions in a letter from the Department of Education, three years after discrimination complaints were filed. Bryan spoke after several parents pleaded with the school board to provide answers to the community concerning negotiations with the DOE after […]
This post may contain graphic images or details. Reader discretion is advised. SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — More than 12,000 tips have been filed regarding Utah’s new bathroom law, with most being fake and many containing graphic content, according to Utah State Auditor John Dougall. “Hi! I’m a concerned citizen, just calling to say suck my […]
AIRMONT ‒ A New York state regulatory agency is assessing the village’s code enforcement program amid claims by some residents that the government has been lax in enforcing state fire and building codes. The Ramapo village has had a history of zoning and enforcement issues since it was formed in 1992. That history includes divisiveness […]
As a matter of jurisprudence, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has reason to be pleased. After Donald Trump and Senate Republicans added three new more conservative members to the high court, the right now dominates the institution in ways unseen in generations. The result has been a predictable series of reactionary, far-right rulings, including the […]
When Iranetta Wright took over as superintendent of Cincinnati Public Schools two years ago, she talked about her passion for collaboration and teamwork. That, she said, was how the district would improve outcomes for kids. “This is a community’s work,” she said in her inaugural speech. But the district’s unions, employees and other community leaders […]
LANSING — When the Michigan Department of Corrections was required to produce an employee database that logged complaints related to sexual assault allegations made against them by prisoners, one officer was “off the chart.” Robert Lincoln, a corrections officer at the Richard A. Handlon Correctional Facility men’s prison in Ionia from 2000 until his retirement […]
Not everyone seems happy about Jaylynn Parker’s blue catfish record, but when has universal happiness ever been achieved in any doings involving the human race? Suffice to say that, after displaying a few loose hairs initially judged as made for splitting, the 101.11-pound blue cat taken from the Ohio River on April 17 at New […]
Disclaimer: All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty. JEFFERSON PARISH, La. (WGNO) — An investigation into alleged contractor fraud in Jefferson Parish has led to a man’s arrest. Deputies with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office announced Friday, May 3, the arrest of 50-year-old Marlon Thomas. According to deputies, the arrest comes after several complaints […]
Rob Marciano, the veteran ABC News meteorologist who provided weather updates for Good Morning America and World News Tonight, has been fired by the network, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to The Daily Beast. ABC News gave Marciano the boot on Tuesday following complaints from multiple network staffers over his behavior, sources noted. […]