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Closeup of gavel in court room A Jacksonville attorney’s law license has been suspended over an audit that concluded more than $100,000 was missing at times from a trust fund for clients’ money. “It is also my professional opinion that client funds were misappropriated,” Florida Bar auditor Matthew Herdeker wrote in an affidavit that was […]

Tina Dodd doesn’t mince words when it comes to the gravity of teens driving. “These vehicles are weapons. They’re weapons,” says Dodd, founder and owner of Drive Alert Training Academy in Greenville. Tina Dodd’s uses computer simulators (as well as one-on-one time behind the wheel of a car) to teach teens and others to drive. […]

When the Securities and Exchange Commission sued developer Rishi Kapoor in December, accusing him of defrauding investors in his real estate projects, the SEC’s lawsuit made no mention of his company’s consulting agreement with Miami Mayor Francis Suarez. But that didn’t leave Suarez, who was not named as a defendant, entirely unscathed. In April, Suarez […]

The state has awarded $135,000 for a study to explore shared services opportunities and possible regionalization among five school districts – Warren, Watchung, Green Brook, Watchung Hills Regional and Long Hill. Four of the school districts – Warren, Watchung, Green Brook and Long Hill – have their own elementary and middle schools but send their […]

Have an event or announcement you would like featured in THE DIGEST? It’s welcome! Please send an email to [email protected]. Time sensitive announcements should be sent a week ahead of time. Staunton West End workshop returns for round three STAUNTON – Staunton, for the third time, is calling for West End residents to tell the city […]

Have an event or announcement you would like featured in THE DIGEST? It’s welcome! Please send an email to [email protected]. Time sensitive announcements should be sent a week ahead of time. Monday: Free Fun Fitness Class in Colonial Heights The Colonial Heights Recreation & Parks Department has partnered with Sports Backers to bring locals a […]

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Monday started to evacuate the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip ahead of its expected military operation there. “We begin a limited scope operation to temporarily evacuate inhabitants of eastern Rafah,” an IDF spokesman said. The IDF called on the inhabitants of the eastern part of the […]

Russia plans to hold drills simulating the use of tactical nuclear weapons, the Defense Ministry announced Monday, days after the Kremlin reacted angrily to comments by senior Western officials about the war in Ukraine. The drills are in response to “provocative statements and threats of certain Western officials regarding the Russian Federation,” the Defense Ministry […]

Russia said Monday it plans to hold drills simulating the use of battlefield nuclear weapons amid rising tensions following comments by senior Western officials about the possibility of deeper involvement in the war in Ukraine. The announcement came on the eve of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inauguration to a fifth term in office and in […]