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Some of the cases encompassed face-to-face “person crimes,” where defendants were charged with beating, assaulting or threatening the safety of victims
Pittsburgh police will work with the ROOTS team to provide assistance for those experiencing substance abuse issues, mental illness and homelessness
President Biden signed the bill to fix prison cameras after rampant staff sexual abuse, inmate escapes and high-profile deaths
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The New York City police commissioner reports fewest shooting incidents for 2016 and near record lows for homicides.
Tesla’s SolarCity will hire 1,500 workers out of a state-owned plant in Buffalo and will employ 2,000 across New York state.
The North Carolina attorney general and governor-elect wants the state’s bathroom bill directing which bathrooms transgender people should use repealed.
Sustainability
Under consent decree, Dupont will pay to restore Virginia’s South and Shenandoah Rivers from mercury pollution released from 1929 to 1950 and discovered in 1976.
New complaints since the Oakland, Calif., “Ghost Ship” warehouse fire have focused attention on artist spaces that don’t meet building code standards.
Transportation investments fund self driving truck tests on Columbus area roads.
Mayor Mike Rawlings personally funds suit to bring the Dallas pension board to court in March and stop lump sum pension withdrawals.
The Oakland warehouse that caught fire killing more than 30 people was an illegal residence that former tenants say did not always have water or heat
Home building is way up, but could a labor shortage under President-Elect Donald Trump’s administration slow an industry already lagging well behind demand?
Several “Sanctuary Cities” mayors vow they will not turn on neighbors and will uphold longstanding policies despite the president-elect’s funding threats.