Gambino, the musical stage name of actor Donald Glover, was sued by Emelike Nwosuocha, who performs as Kidd Wes, in May 2021. Regarding copyright fair use, are we being ruled from beyond the grave by artists who died young? The Supreme Court just decided an important fair use case...
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Gov. Mike Parson could soon make Missouri one of the first states to establish 50/50 shared parenting time as the standard in child custody cases. But the bill on his desk, passed in the final hour of the legislative session, did not include changes that some...
QUESTION: Can you recommend some good organizations or websites for locating interesting volunteer opportunities? I’ve been doing some volunteer work since I retired last year, but most of the jobs I’ve tried haven’t been fun or satisfying. ANSWER: For many retirees, finding a volunteer opportunity that meets their interests, utilizes...
BOSTON – Rubin and Rudman, a Boston-based, full-service law firm, is pleased to announce that Winchester resident David M. Friedman has joined the firm as an Equity Partner in the firm’s Family Law Department. Prior to Rubin and Rudman, Friedman was a partner at Verrill Dana. Friedman represents and counsels...
The city of Hastings will contract with the South Central Economic Development District for administration of a $217,000 Community Development Block Grant award it has received on behalf of a local business. Gathered Monday at the City Building for their first regular June meeting, members of the Hastings City Council...
You may recall the story about the missing safe-deposit box at Wells Fargo’s Tanglewood branch. It was rented by Sally Gravely of Roanoke, sister of Archer “Twig” Gravely III. She died Dec. 30. The contents of her box have been missing since March, and perhaps longer. Turns out, there’s another...
West Virginia corrections officials were eager to call attention to severe staffing shortages throughout their facilities in a state legislative committee meeting in which other items were on the agenda. “We didn’t want to be in front of you guys with an opportunity to speak without talking about our most...
ABINGDON, Va. — The Washington County Board of Supervisors plans to discuss at least one of two potential lawsuits Tuesday related to two 2022 California murders committed by a former county sheriff’s deputy. Austin Lee Edwards, the former deputy and former Virginia State Police trooper, died of a self-inflicted gunshot...
Roger Akers Roger Dale Akers, 75, of Richmond, died Monday, April 3, 2023, at Baptist Health in Lexington. He was born in Pikeville, Oct. 25, 1947, to the late Fred and Zetta Akers, moved to Winchester in 1980, and finally to Richmond five years ago to be close to his...