DOVER, Del. (AP) — A trial has begun for a high-ranking state medical official and former Delaware lawmaker who is charged with official misconduct and falsifying business records.
The News Journal reports that prosecutors and the defense have presented opening statements in the case against Rebecca Walker, the Division of Public Health’s director of nursing and a former state House representative. She’s accused of submitting phony employee alcohol and drug testing records while serving as the Division of Forensic Science’s deputy director. Prosecutors say Walker “slacked off and failed” to perform her duties.
Her defense attorney argues that Walker “never intended to commit any of these crimes,” noting that prosecutors must show intent to defraud or misrepresent for Walker to be found guilty.
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HOPKINTON, Mass. (AP) — The Boston Marathon returned to its springtime spot for the first time since the pandemic began. Race Director Dave McGillivray sent a group of about 20 from the Massachusetts National Guard out at 6 a.m., announcing the start of the 126th Boston Marathon in Hopkinton. It has been only six months since athletes raced 26.2 miles to Copley Square in Boston. The 2020 race was called […]
