The scandal-plagued city of Bell mismanaged at least $50 million in bond money, levied illegal taxes and paid exorbitant salaries to its leaders, according to a state audit released Wednesday.
The mayor and ex-city manager of the scandal-plagued Los Angeles suburb of Bell were among eight current and former city officials arrested Tuesday in a corruption investigation.
For 5-year-old Andrew Polasky, being loud has paid off. Andrew was the winner of last weekend's moose-calling contest at the Alaska Zoo in Anchorage.
City Council members in Cincinnati on Thursday approved an ordinance banning the sending, reading or writing of text messages while driving.
Stefanie Moser hadn't touched a Hula Hoop since she was a kid. So when she went to a wedding and the bride insisted the guests hoop instead of dance, she gave it a twirl.
Levi Johnston, the father of Sarah Palin's grandson, will appear on CBS' "The Early Show" for an interview scheduled to air Friday.
Levi Johnston, the father of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin's grandson, has filed papers to run for office in his hometown of Wasilla, Alaska, next year.
In the never-ending quest to extract money from the public, municipal busybodies have turned to spying on your trash. Cleveland wants its residents to participate in the feel-good ritual of recycling. On Wednesday, the City Council voted to expand installation of radio-frequency identification (RFID) spy chips in everyone's dumpsters to track the trash and eventually dish out $100 fines to anyone who fails to participate.
Texas House officials criticized one of their own members Tuesday for billing both his campaign and taxpayers for the same travel expenses, saying the reimbursements might prompt an internal investigation, criminal probe or both.
