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Judge finds mass firings of federal probationary workers were likely unlawful

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge in San Francisco on Thursday found that the mass firings of probationary employees were likely unlawful, granting temporary relief to a coalition of labor unions and organizations that has sued to stop the Trump administration's massive dismantling of the ...

Wood Magistrate

PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on Feb. 6: * Jerry Lentz Saintvil, 1035 Market St., Parkersburg, had a preliminary hearing waived for two counts of manufacture or possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver a Schedule I or II ...

Trump administration says it’s cutting 90% of USAID foreign aid contracts

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said it is eliminating more than 90% of the U.S. Agency for International Development's foreign aid contracts and $60 billion in overall U.S. assistance around the world, putting numbers on its plans to eliminate the majority of U.S. development and ...

Wood Magistrate

PARKERSBURG — The following cases were handled in Wood County Magistrate Court on Feb. 4: * Ozzy Benjamin David Huffman, 1239 Lynn St., Parkersburg, pleaded guilty to obstruction with threats of harm and fined $226.48. * Nia Marie Robinson, 13605 North Peach Ridge Road, Athens, Ohio, ...