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“D-day,” as some in the entertainment industry were calling it, was looming. It was just two weeks before May 6, the date when the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. — the group that puts on the Golden Globes — had promised to unveil a slate of reforms aimed at “transformational change.” The pledge had come after a Times investigation highlighted allegations of financial and ethical lapses by the group and pointed out that not one of its 86 members is Black, spurring outrage in Hollywood. On that April Tuesday, a handful of consultants for the embattled association met with a group of ...

After a Times investigation, the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. vowed to make sweeping changes, but the group behind the Golden Globes has struggled along the way.

Read Article LIVERMORE — Auditor Ronald Smith told selectpersons Monday that while some progress has been made on the town’s accounting practices, there is still much more work to be done. The town is not always in compliance with federal and state rules or even its own policies and procedures, Smith said. While some improvements have been seen, some concerns noted previously remain, he noted. The board had asked Smith to look at the math, various other concerns regarding errors in payroll calculations and other procedures. “We will provide you with a blueprint of the math we’ve gone...

The Lindale Police Department has announced that suspect who is wanted in connection to a shooting that occurred last week has been captured after a multi-agency manhunt that lasted several days.

Five occupants, including an infant, were safely rescued from a partially submerged truck on Preston-Vickers Road. Author: WSMV Nashville Updated: 6:57 AM EST March 1, 2021 DEKALB COUNTY, Tenn. — Five occupants, including an infant, were safely rescued from a partially submerged truck on Preston-Vickers Road in DeKalb County. Shortly after 1 p.m., DeKalb County Fire Department and Smithville-DeKalb Co. Rescue Squad were called to the scene where the vehicle had slid off a water-covered bridge and into the water becoming partially submerged. Teams with the Leb...