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Fenton, population 226, brings in over $1 million per year through its mayor’s court, an unusual justice system in which the mayor can serve as judge even though he’s responsible for town finances.

The picture emerging from the scene was a harrowing one: police vehicles surrounding a Metro bus amid reports that a man with a gun had barricaded himself inside of it.

LAPD got approval from the Police Commission to extend their BolaWrap pilot on Metro in August, but hadn't advised Metro of their plans until after the fact.

Metro fortified turnstile entrances at MacArthur Park in order to curb fare-evading riders; sometimes this has adverse impacts on fare-paying riders

Chief Moore told the Police Commission that Earl Roots had been hospitalized "due to a complaint of having asthma."

Streetsblog talked to four Black bike advocates in Atlanta, Los Angeles, and the Twin Cities to get a snapshot of how they're fighting to overcome challenges and expand the vision for what a Black cycling community could look like.

Sometimes recycling isn't good for the environment.

A new book explores why America's revenue-focused approach to traffic policing isn't making streets safer, while harming the vulnerable people who get caught in its trap.

The drive-by was ruled out of policy. But the findings in the case were neither as critical nor as punitive as they could have been.