CRIME & SAFETY
Police ID Virginia victim in fatal single-car crash near Laurel on Saturday
The victim in a single-car crash near Laurel on Saturday has been identified as 27-year-old Sofonias Escalante-Perez, troopers said Monday. Delaware State Police say Escalante-Perez, of Bloxom, Virginia, was heading west on Sharptown Road, west of Mt. Pleasant Road, when the Chevrolet Trailblazer he was driving veered off the side of the road,...
Cleaning company fined nearly $650K for employing underage workers to work at Sioux City meat processing plant
The cleaning company that used underage workers to clean dangerous meat processing facilities, including one in Sioux City, has agreed to pay more than $600,000 in penalties after U.S. officials investigated the company.
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