OSWEGO – The city and the Port of Oswego agreed Aug. 9 in state Supreme Court to a temporary order of consent halting construction of the Port’s new granary until a judge can rule further on the issue. On Aug. 20, the Oswego Port Authority issued a statement on that entire lawsuit challenging the legality … Read more
Kenda Culpepper, Rockwall County District Attorney ROCKWALL, TX (September 1, 2021) Rockwall County District Attorney Kenda Culpepper was named Texas Prosecutor of the Year for 2021 by the Texas District and County Attorneys Association and the State Bar of Texas Criminal Justice Section. The award will be presented later this month at the TDCAA annual … Read more
HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania District Attorneys Association announced that Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele has been elected President of the association following the untimely death of Washington County Attorney Gene Vittone. Vittone, 61, died on August 21 after a battle with lung cancer. In July he was elected president of the nationwide group. Steele, … Read more
FALLS TOWNSHIP >> The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office is investigating a shooting involving officials in the Falls Township on Sunday, August 29th. The Falls Township Police were dispatched to an apartment on Block 400 on Federal Lane at 12:04 p.m. because domestic unrest was reported. A man in the residence was pronounced dead at … Read more
CHICAGO – Jussie Smollett’s attorneys cannot name the Chicago prosecutor’s office as a witness whose office dropped the initial charges for accusing the actor of staging a racist, anti-gay attack on himself in 2019, a judge ruled Thursday. Smollett’s attorneys also fail to mention various lawsuits related to his case, Cook County Judge James Linn … Read more
CANTON – The St. Lawrence County’s Legislature Finance Committee passed a motion Monday night setting a date for a public hearing to review the salary of District Attorney Stephen D. Button. According to the resolution, a proposed local law will fix the district attorney’s salary. However, the law requires that any adoption of local laws … Read more
To help defenders and provide customers with more services and programs, the San Mateo County Private Defender Program has hired Supervising Social Worker Harpreet Samra to implement and deliver more social worker assistance. “I really love being here and I’m looking forward to getting started. It will be a gradual process. I want to make … Read more
Moore County’s District Attorney Misty Leland’s contributions to ensuring North Carolina, its counties and communities get a fair share of the $ 26 billion national opioid deal has been praised by two state organizations. The 5-5-5 Opioid Settlement Work Group helped draft an allocation agreement that was used to distribute North Carolina’s $ 750 million … Read more
This new model of service delivery treats people with dignity and compassion. It put the burden of coordination on a professional who would allow the client to focus their efforts on healing, recovery, and self-care. Customers can access appointments at Monarch, attend court hearings remotely, be interviewed in an environment that welcomes their children and … Read more
UPDATE (10:38 a.m.) – The preliminary hearing for Paul and Ruben Flores began on Wednesday with Paul’s attorney Robert Sanger filing a motion to disqualify the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney from continuing the case. Sanger claims prosecutors are biased because Assistant District Attorney Chris Peuvrelle wore purple ties several times during the preliminary … Read more