Union City
Coverage of Union City in the Nexus archive.
- Attorneys for Darrell Hines Await an Answer on Whether a Controversial Doctor Will Participate in Execution
Attorneys for Darrell Hines, scheduled for execution on Aug. 13 for a 1985 murder, are seeking clarity on whether Mark Walton Fowler, a family medicine doctor with prior execution involvement, will participate. Fowler faced scrutiny after failing to insert an IV during an aborted execution in May and admitted in a deposition that his last central IV line placement was around 2013, with no hospital privileges. Tennessee's secrecy laws protect the identities of execution participants, but opponents argue they obscure accountability.
- The population crisis hiding in California's suburbs
California's suburbs are experiencing significant population declines, with 52 of 177 cities with at least 50,000 residents shrinking annually between 2021 and 2025. The losses are concentrated in inner-ring suburbs of Los Angeles County and the Bay Area, driven by a housing affordability crisis affecting working-class and immigrant communities.
- Former Bay Area bank manager gets federal prison time for embezzlement
A Union City man was sentenced to 1.5 years in federal prison for embezzlement and money laundering after using his position at a Wells Fargo bank branch to steal over $800,000. Tamim Haidar, 34, was convicted of embezzling funds through his role at the bank.
- Man arrested in Union City after barricading himself for 2+ hours in stolen SUV, police say
A man with a prior record for being armed was arrested in Union City after barricading himself in a stolen SUV for over two hours. Union City police confirmed the incident occurred on Friday afternoon.