WASHINGTON, March 31 (TNSrep) -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development Inspector General issued the following report on March 28, 2024, entitled "Pandemic Relief Experiences: A Focus on Six Communities." Here are excerpts: * * * Across the six communities we visited, we received similar feedback, information, and concerns from the government, community, and business leaders we spoke to about the effects of the pandemic on their communities and how they worked together to respond. We  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A Massachusetts man was arrested today in Hanson, Massachusetts, for allegedly possessing dogs for participation in a dogfighting venture at his Massachusetts home. According to the criminal indictment, John Murphy, 50, of Hanson, was charged on nine counts of possessing animals for use in an animal fighting venture, in violation of the federal Animal Welfare Act. At his home, Murphy possessed items assoc  more