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LA Suburb Votes Overwhelmingly for Council Member Recall

BELL, Calif. -- Voters in the scandal-plagued suburb of Bell turned out in force, leaving no doubt that they wanted four embattled council members facing corruption charges to get out. More than 95 percent of voters cast ballots Tuesday in favor of recalling council members Teresa Jacobo, George Mirabal, Mayor Oscar...

Calif. Town Cheers Arrests in Corruption Scandal

(Sept. 22) -- Residents of the small, blue-collar city of Bell, Calif., have been outraged for months over reports that their leaders were among the highest-paid municipal workers in the country. Now they're cheering the news that eight current and former city officials have been arrested, charged with misappropriating...

Mayor Among 8 Arrested in Bell, Calif., Salary Scandal

LOS ANGELES (Sept. 21) - The mayor and ex-city manager of the Los Angeles suburb of Bell were among eight current and former city officials arrested Tuesday in a corruption scandal that authorities said cost the blue-collar city more than $5.5 million in excessive salaries and illegal personal loans. Kevork Djansezian,...

Scandal-Ridden Bell, Calif., Forced to Refund Taxes

(Sept. 13) -- The state is forcing the tiny city of Bell, Calif., a two-square-mile urban stretch south of downtown Los Angeles, to give back to residents some $3 million in overpaid property taxes that were forked over at a time when city managers were pulling down salaries in the high six figures. Lt. Gov. Abel...

California Cities Struggling Under Wave of Corruption

(Aug. 16) -- Call it the New Jersey of the West. Recent revelations of exorbitant salaries paid to top officials in the Southern California city of Bell are only the latest developments in a long-running saga of corruption embroiling a string of cities along the Los Angeles River. The scandals encompass city councils...

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05/26/12 Thurs. night storm causes damage in Northern Wis. Source: ABC - WKOW 27 - Madison WI Storms that tore through the state Thursday night have caused a lot of damage in Western and Northern Wisconsin.
05/25/12 West Busway closed Sunday; two bus routes changed Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh PA Port Authority's West Busway will be partially closed from 6 a.m. to midnight Sunday for a Special Olympics event.
05/24/12 Firm that audited Bell's books hit with disciplinary... Source: The Homicide Report The state filed disciplinary proceedings Thursday against a prominent accounting firm that failed to detect any financial irregularities in Bell, where former city leaders now stand accused of looting the town's treasury as it teetered on the edge of bankruptcy.
05/24/12 Bell welcomes Astral Media shareholders' approval of... Source: PR Newswire Transaction to acquire Québec's leading media company supports Bell's broadband investment strategy, levels competitive field in Québec media MONTREAL , May 24, 2012 /CNW Telbec/ - BCE Inc. (Bell) welcomed the decision by Astral Media Inc. (Astral) shareholders to approve Bell's acquisition of the leading Québec media company at a special Astral shareholders meeting held here in Montréal today.
05/23/12 Steroids Help Unfreeze Bell's Palsy (CME/CE) Source: MedPage Today: Breaking Medical News Early treatment with the corticosteroid prednisolone appeared to significantly reduce mild to moderate sequelae in Bell's palsy as judged by two scoring systems, according to results from a large Scandinavian trial.