Criminal Fraud Section has undergone its most significant reorganization in years, according to its recently released 2025 Year ...

The 2025 year closed out with just a handful of inspections at Columbia restaurants. Routine restaurant inspections happen two to three times per year based on priority and location of Columbia ...

Tax season is officially here, and the Better Business Bureau warns scammers are posing as IRS agents to steal your money and personal information. Bitter cold air and wind chills that will cut you ...

The Trump administration’s Department of Homeland Security is out of control, endangering the well-being and lives of ...

A fire inspection report revealed numerous safety violations at the University Inn & Suites in Stevens Point. Violations included blocked exits, missing fire doors and non-operational smoke detectors.

SPOKANE, Wash. -- The U.S. Marshals Service arrested a man for violating his probation in Spokane on Friday. According to the U.S. Marshals, Keantray Davon Bryant-Muellner was arrested in 2024 for ...

CONWAY, SC (WMBF) - A Conway church coffee shop was found in violation of child labor laws after a Department of Labor review. The Rock Church’s C-3 Coffee Shop was investigated following the ...

Officials with CONN-OSHA found no standards were violated in the death of Plainville Firefighter Ray Moreau last year. CONN-OSHA outlined recommendations for the department regarding additional safety ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

A $12 million renourishment project is underway at Sarasota's Lido Beach. The beach will remain open, but some sections will close temporarily as work progresses. This effort is part of a 50-year ...

When a police force is supposed to seek the truth and uphold the law, what happens when the evidence they present to officials and the public is, as Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood put it, "exaggerated ...