A Chattanooga cleaning contractor has been fined $400,000 by the US Department of Labor after employing children illegally and violating the Fair Labor Standards Act. QSI LLC, headquartered in Chattanooga, was investigated by the department’s Wage and Hour Division. They found that they were employing children on overnight sanitation shifts at 13 meat and poultry…
Among President-elect Donald Trump’s promises to conduct massive deportations, immigrant communities in the Tennessee Valley and surrounding areas are preparing for what his vows could look like locally. NBC reports the incoming administration intends to scrap a policy that has prevented ICE agents from arresting undocumented people at sensitive locations, including churches, schools and hospitals….
{KXLG – Watertown, SD} The Codington County Commissioners have approved a Facility Use Agreement and Pet Addendum with the American National Red Cross. The agreement will allow the Codington County Extension Complex to be used during emergencies. Emergency Management Director Andrew Delgado and Facility Manager Steve Molengraaf presented the agreement to the Commissioners. Delgado explained…
Police arrested a Danville man Friday on multiple charges following a road stop on South State Street. On Dec. 6, at about 1 a.m., Danville Police officers stopped a vehicle in the unit block of South State Street because it had a suspended vehicle registration. Officers identified the driver and sole occupant of the car…
The hearing for Former 2nd District Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner’s child support was postponed to Feb. 4. Robert Carbone, Scrivner’s attorney, requested to push the hearing back to January as it involves an ongoing criminal investigation. Attorney Amanda Azemika, representing Christina Scrivner, Zack Scrivner’s wife, also asked for the postponement as one of Christina’s…
A security guard who witnessed the fire at a karaoke bar in Hong Kong that killed 17 people nearly three decades ago called this week’s arrest of a fugitive involved in the case “justice” for the deceased, as he recalled the deep sadness he felt when he learned people he knew had died in the…
A security guard who witnessed the fire at a karaoke bar in Hong Kong that killed 17 people nearly three decades ago called this week’s arrest of a fugitive involved in the case “justice” for the deceased, as he recalled the deep sadness he felt when he learned people he knew had died in the…
Voters approved an Arizona ballot measure this month that promised to enhance border security through various means, including stricter punishment for people selling fentanyl and granting local law enforcement agencies sweeping authority to enforce federal immigration laws. Several provisions of Proposition 314 went into effect Monday, such as the crackdown on the sale of fentanyl….
{KXLG – Watertown, SD} The Boys & Girls Club of Watertown has announced in a notice sent to parents changes to its membership fee structure for 2025, effective from the next enrollment period. The increase would be the first increase in eight years for the club. According to the notice, the fee increase is necessitated…
Nov. 14—A Decatur man accused of holding two adults and two children captive on Autumnwood Drive — after a victim said she rejected his advances — was a credible threat to his ex-wife and children, according to a Madison County judge, and previously convicted of attacking his stepfather. “He has showed me what he is…