Mayoral Hopeful Accused of Stealing Vacuum
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LAKE PLACID, N.Y. - A mayoral candidate known for walking around town with a parrot on his shoulder has been charged with burglary, accused of stealing an acquaintance's Dirt Devil vacuum. The bird apparently gave him away.
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An arrest warrant was issued Thursday for the mayor of Mississippi's largest city on charges that he violated terms of his probation, which had been set because of misdemeanor weapons charges, officials said.
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The former mayor of Washington, DC who served prison time on a drug charge more than a decade ago claimed the Democratic nomination for a City Council seat on Tuesday, a spot that almost
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Democratic hopeful gambles on challenge to former president, accusing him of distorting facts
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A man accused of stalking San Francisco's mayor was being sought by police Wednesday for trying to drive over a person three times, authorities said.
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BRENTWOOD, N.H. - The former Citizen of the Year in Derry pleaded guilty Friday to stealing more than $250,000 from the nonprofit agency she led. Police accused former Derry Economic Development Corporation chief Cheryl Crawford, 58, of taking the money and gambling it away on the Internet.
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Calls for mayor to quit after leaked email claimed 'mayhem with explosives' was Islamic policy
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Â· Party boss likely to face more corruption charges  Â· Case would hamper presidential ambitions
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A brother of the mayor of Philadelphia was arrested Monday on outstanding traffic warrants, authorities said.
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Just a month before the elections, a former Republican fundraising star is set to go on trial on charges that he stole millions of dollars from a state investment in rare coins.
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Letter: Reporter was basically receiving stolen property.
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Presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy is accused of abusing police power to recover his son's scooter.
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It's not out of the question, analysts say. His money and track record as mayor could help.
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A U.S. congressman from Louisiana, under investigation by the FBI after they found $90,000 in cash in his freezer, was endorsed by New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin on Saturday and vowed that allegations of bribery would not hurt his re-election campaign.
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By Josh Poltilove, Tampa Tribune, Fla.  Feb. 13--TAMPA -- Tampa City Councilman John Dingfelder said Monday that he plans to separate his campaign e-mail from e-mail related to his official capacity as a council member.
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A U.S. congressman from Louisiana,  under investigation by the FBI after they found $90,000 in cash  in his freezer, was endorsed by New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin on  Saturday and vowed that allegations of bribery would not hurt  his re-election campaign.
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The election count for mayor of the nation's seventh-largest city ended Friday with incumbent Dick Murphy leading by 2,205 votes, but a court challenge could keep alive the write-in candidacy of a maverick city councilwoman and surf-shop owner.