Dogs cast vote for DC mayor by choosing between colored treats at Humane Society event

Dogs cast DC mayoral vote by munching on treats

No really, that’s where I live _ Microsoft, Xbox sorry for blocking gamer from Fort Gay, W.Va.

Xbox blocks W.Va. gamer over town’s name: Fort Gay

Xbox rules chief apologizes to W.Va. gamer suspended for listing real home town of Fort Gay

Gamer suspended over name of W.Va. town: Fort Gay

Mass. man wanted for faking death to avoid trial on traffic violation

Authorities: Mass. man fakes death to avoid trial

Pennsylvania mayor using new website to shame owners of blighted property in city

Pa. city shames owners of blighted property on Web

Boxer rebellion: Colorado town says no more people in their underwear at council meetings

No more debating in your underwear in Colo. town

After home burglarized, Minnesota 8-year-old tells his city council to crack down on crooks

Boy, 8, tells Minn. council: Crack down on crooks

Mass. city councilor wants to name and shame people who access porn on library computers

Mass. official aims to shame library porn viewers

Hey, your music is too loud! Sorry officer, I can’t hear you, my music is too … ‘what?’

Mich. man gets citation for bumpin’ car stereo

Fish finally get the rod as fishermen sculptures are erected in Pacific Northwest town

Town’s sculptures show fish finally get the rod

After 2 bikes are stolen from DC mayor’s home, mayor accepts blame for leaving the garage open

2 bikes stolen, mayor takes blame for open garage

Colorado city councilwoman urges boycott after coffee shop employs bikini-clad baristas

Bikini coffee shop sparks boycott in Colo.

Raw in the rain: Seattle residents don’t shrink from seeking nude beach

Suitless in Seattle: Residents want nude beach

Providence mayor’s brother goes from federal inmate to sandwich shop owner

RI mayor’s brother, an ex-con, opens sandwich shop

Mayor: NC town bans swimmers from wearing thongs in hope of remaining ‘Mayberry with a beach’

No thongs for swimmers in ‘Mayberry with a beach’

Topless Colorado gardner wins fight after landlord drops effort to ban behavior

Topless Colo. gardner wins fight with landlord

Voters in small Tennessee town elect a dead man as mayor even though he had died weeks earlier

Dead man wins mayor’s race in small Tennessee town

Mayor says Jordanian paper’s April Fool’s joke about UFOs almost leads to town’s evacuation

Jordan: Newspaper’s April Fool’s UFOs cause panic

Yield to the giant rabbit: California police stop using bunny costume as decoy after complaint

Pedestrians _ and giant bunnies _ get right of way

Housing authority in Colorado town wants tenants to cover up after gardener goes topless

Colo topless gardener complaints prompt new rules

Housing authority in Colorado town plans change in rules in wake of concern over nudity

Nudity concerns in Colo. town prompting new rules

PETA offers trash cans for Colo. Springs parks, but only with anti-meat lettuce bikini motif

PETA offers anti-meat trash cans for Colo. parks

Now on eBay: the Xbox that brought down Baltimore’s mayor; evidence sales to fund teen jobs

eBay item: Xbox that brought down Baltimore mayor

Mayor unofficially renames Topeka ‘Google’ to lure Internet company to Kansas capital

Topeka renames (unofficially) to ‘Google, Kan.’

Complaint claims Carson mayor cuts off public speakers at council meetings with mute button

Complaint claims mayor uses mute button on speakers

Burning bagel causes evacuation of Portland City Hall; mayor apologizes for interruption

Burning bagel empties Portland City Hall

PORTLAND, Ore. — An overdone bagel forced the evacuation of Portland’s City Hall. The Oregonian reported that City Hall emptied for about 20 minutes Wednesday morning while firefighters dealt with the burning bagel in the break room of Mayor Sam Adam’s office. There’s no immediate word on who burned the bagel in the toaster oven or what type of bagel it was.