October 2020

CITY OF WAPPINGER - Vincent "Vinny" Bettina, a long-time town councilor for the town of Wappinger before becoming the town's director of roads, died on Tuesday morning. City supervisor Richard Thurston ordered the town hall flag to be…

UNION COUNTY, NJ – Federal authorities said a Union County man admitted on Wednesday to making "corrupt payments" to an Orange Township official as a reward for the official's favorable treatment under a a municipal project.According to US…

TORONTO -- In Hamilton, Ont. woman says she was struggling financially when she was given the opportunity to consolidate her debt with a loan from a payday loan company. "I got an offer from a payday loan company…

October 12, 2020By: Another local official leaves the Democratic Party.Fifth District County Commissioner Anita Puckett said that while she will continue to represent her district and DeKalb County fairly and honestly, she "can no longer…

In the wake of the fallout from a foiled plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, 13 people have been charged with various offenses related to the attempted coup. One of the defendants, William Null, has local ties both through…

Top line A former Chinese government official was responsible for making decisions about what content to allow on TikTok, the Financial Time reported in a development that raises questions about the company's previous claim that the…

In July 2020, the Federal High Court ordered the provisional confiscation of assets believed to belong to the former president of the Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Ngozi Olejeme. The NSITF is an employer and federally…