NEW BEDFORD — The state Attorney General's Office found no evidence to warrant criminal charges in its investigation of land deals involving the Fairhaven Mills-Home Depot project and the Portuguese cultural club site during the administration of...

When Tom and Mary Dowling bought their new home in October, they didn't mind that the Gibsonton subdivision was in its infancy. Living among rumbling bulldozers, they figured, was a small price to pay for getting a good deal on their home.

Vito Chiesa and Les Weidman are pouring tens of thousands of dollars and countless hours walking neighborhoods into their contest to replace outgoing Stanislaus County Supervisor Tom Mayfield.

MELBOURNE -- During the long-awaited May 19 meeting about Daily Bread, Mayor Harry Goode vowed to steer conversation toward land-use regulations and to avoid "all that other fluff-fluff stuff" about feeding the hungry.

The economic downturn, logistical problems and, critics say, design flaws have dimmed prospects for the plan.