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Washington County schools' maintenance backlog tops $53 million
julieg@herald-mail.comWashington County Public Schools has $53.8 million in deferred maintenance, including its non-school buildings and Americans with Disabilities Act deficiencies, according to a school system document. Board of Education Vice President Jacqueline Fischer...Tags: Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Local Government, Education, Teaching and Learning
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Wells House photos taken during police search sealed until further notice
dona@herald-mail.comA Washington County Circuit Court judge on Friday ordered that photos of patients taken during a police search of a Hagerstown drug and alcohol treatment facility be turned over to the court, citing issues of patient confidentiality. Circuit Judge John...Tags: Laws, Judges, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Judicial panel to hear Jefferson County's appeal of W.Va. congressional redistricting plan
matthew.umstead@herald-mail.comA three-judge panel will hear the Jefferson County Commission's federal challenge of the state Legislature's reapportionment of the state's three congressional districts earlier this year. John Preston Bailey, chief judge for the Northern District of...Tags: Earl Ray Tomblin, Pocahontas, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Elections
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Remembering the Bill of Rights on Independence Day
The first 10 amendments to the U.S. Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights, were ratified by Congress on Dec. 15, 1791.
The amendments limit the power of the federal government and provide protection for such freedoms as free speech, religion and...Tags: Gun Control, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Behavioral Conditions, Crimes, Human Interest
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New regulations reviewed at business relations group meeting
dona@herald-mail.comA new year means new federal and state laws with which employers must comply, including regulations for an alphabet soup of programs in health care, genetic information and employee credit checks. "Legislative stuff can be a little tedious," Janice B....Tags: Maryland General Assembly, Career and Workplace, Health, Employment, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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Pa. bill would change rules for use of deadly force
waynesboro@herald-mail.comA criminal homicide trial in Franklin County (Pa.) Court this week ended in a guilty verdict for voluntary manslaughter, but it left one state legislator wondering how the outcome could've been affected by a bill he has introduced. A jury of eight men...Tags: Career and Workplace, Health, Misdemeanors, Civil and Public Service, Crimes
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Kimberly McBroom's Blog
Tuesday, May 7 I truly hope you were able to catch "Susan's Story," either last night at 6 or today on WDBJ 7 Mornin'. Susan Bahorich bravely shared her personal struggle with ovarian cancer. I am so proud of her for being open and honest with what she is...Tags: Colorado Avalanche, Scott Hamilton, Government, The Dark Knight (movie), YMCA
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City approves civil lawsuit settlement against former officer
KWCH 12 Eyewitness NewsThe Wichita city council has approved a settlement in a civil lawsuit against a former police officer. Joseph McGill pleaded guilty to sex crimes against two women while on duty. One of those women filed a civil lawsuit against the city and the...Tags: Laws, Justice System, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, Abusive Behavior
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Closing Northwestern High
It's understandable that Northwestern High School alumni are dismayed by the Baltimore City school board's decision to close the school in 2016. Northwestern was once a venerable neighborhood institution, several of whose graduates went on to become...
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Lawyer alleges illegal race-based L.A. council district maps
L.A. NOWA lawyer representing African Americans in South L.A. announced he is preparing to file a federal lawsuit alleging that the City Council and a redistricting commission discriminated against his clients when they redrew council maps last year.... -
ASK PETE : Special licenses could help city
With this weather, I am really looking forward to spring! I read last year that the city approved downtown riverfront liquor licenses for establishments. How can a business get one and how many people have taken advantage of the new program? T.L.J....
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Nicholasville faces federal lawsuit regarding Westgate subdivision
kmckinney@jessaminejournal.comThe conflict over the Westgate subdivision has made it to a federal courthouse with the filing of a lawsuit by R. J. Corman Real Estate alleging the city of Nicholasville has violated the federal “Clean Water Act” in allowing storm water...Tags: Real Estate, Environmental Issues, Justice System, Natural Resource Industry, Crime, Law and Justice
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