From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

If you've ever been to a restaurant with a group of people and wondered how all of your food arrived at the same time -- even though you asked for the boneless wings and your friend ordered the tavern ...

Expediter brothers Hershey and Jacob Fekete have had some issues staying on the straight and narrow. On May 23, 2008, Jacob Fekete was sentenced to three years’ probation and 200 hours of community ...

Contractor and permit expediter Walter Wong, right, pictured here in 2018 with ex-Public Works boss Mohammed Nuru. Photo by Susana Bates for Drew Alitzer Photography. Walter Wong, the man at the ...

Owner-operator Robert Burton (above, center) was named the Expediter of the Year in an awards ceremony at the end of the Expedite Expo, held July 14-15 in Lexington, Ky. Donating the $500 prize that ...

San Francisco has reached a $1.7 million civil settlement with a major figure in the ongoing public corruption scandal, long-time permit expediter and contractor Walter Wong. Wong, 70, agreed to plead ...