Tag: Local governments
Alabama town magistrate stabbed in City Hall attack
BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala. — A man who entered Bayou La Batre City Hall with plans to kill police officers on Tuesday stabbed the...
Bosnia authorities move migrants to camp in northern town
<p>SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — Bosnian police on Tuesday rounded up more than 200 migrants who were squatting in an abandoned building in a northern town...
Prosecutor’s reelection pits reform against rising gun crime
<p>PHILADELPHIA — Voters in Pennsylvania will cast ballots Tuesday in the Democratic Primary for Philadelphia District Attorney that pits a reform-minded incumbent against a...
Alabama town magistrate stabbed in City Hall attack
<p>BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala. — A man who entered Bayou La Batre City Hall with plans to kill police officers on Tuesday stabbed the...
Leftist leads race for Zagreb mayor after Croatia local vote
ZAGREB, Croatia — The candidate of a leftist-green group has taken a strong lead in voting for the mayor of Croatia’s capital, Zagreb, dealing...
Downtown stores, businesses await their customers’ return
NEW YORK — In many downtown areas where companies closed their offices and commuting ground to a halt, sandwich shops, bakeries and other small...
Case dismissed in officer’s use of pepper spray amid protest
PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia judge has dismissed charges against a former police officer seen on video lowering the mask of at least one protester...
Governor’s OK means S Carolina now allows open carry of guns
COLUMBIA, S.C. — Gov. Henry McMaster said Monday he signed into law a bill allowing people with concealed weapons permits from the state to...
Arizona sheriff’s immigration patrols to cost public $200M
PHOENIX — The costs to taxpayers from a racial profiling lawsuit stemming from former Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s immigration patrols in metro Phoenix a decade...
Minneapolis mayor says police changes will increase safety
MINNEAPOLIS — Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey announced a sweeping set of public safety proposals Monday that he said would make all neighborhoods in the...