Charity calls for 'expensive and ineffective' short sentences to be scrapped A charity that works to prevent people from reoffending has said short sentences must be scrapped to ease pressure on ...

MAYOR JAY RUIZ AND THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN REACHED AN AGREEMENT LAST NIGHT. THE FINAL AGREEMENT ADDS $3.5 MILLION TO THE BUDGET, BRINGING IT TO 238.4 MILLION. ACCORDING TO THE MAYOR’S OFFICE ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka on Saturday denied trespassing at a new federal immigration detention center during a confrontation that led to his arrest while the Democrat was at the facility with three ...

WE’ Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested Friday at an ICE Detention Center where he was protesting its opening, a federal prosecutor said.Related video above: Mass. police respond after ICE ...

NEWARK, N.J. — (AP) — Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was arrested Friday at an ICE Detention Center where he was protesting its opening, a federal prosecutor said. Alina Habba, acting U.S. Attorney ...

NASCAR Cup Series drivers hit the track for the first time on Saturday at Kansas Speedway, with practice and qualifying sessions falling in consecutive order. Kyle Larson beat Chris Buescher by 0. ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was released after spending several hours in custody following his arrest at a new federal immigration detention center he has been protesting against. Baraka was accused ...

Downtown KC business owners demand action; mayor pushes back over text message dispute Vasquez currently serves as director of city planning and development and assistant city manager. According ...

Recent arrests by ICE agents in Bloomington raised concerns, prompting the mayor to remind citizens that despite the city's "principles of dignity and safety," laws prohibit local officials from ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - In his monthly sit-down interview with FOX13's Good Morning Memphis on Wednesday, Mayor Paul Young talked about the recent spike in violence across the city. He said he knows ...

NEWARK, N.J. (WPIX) – The mayor of Newark, New Jersey, was taken into custody by homeland security at an ICE facility on Friday afternoon, according to Alina Habba, the interim U.S. Attorney for ...