PHILADELPHIA, Pa.—Pennsylvania’s largest city is gearing up to elect a new mayor. A group of candidates spoke recently at an open house event aiming to provide solutions to rising crime and poverty in the city. Eleven Democrats and one Republican are vying to become the 100th mayor of Philadelphia. Some of the candidates gathered at the Community…

LOUISVILLE, Ky.—A Kentucky man who police said fired a handgun at a Louisville mayoral candidate has been indicted on attempted murder and endangerment charges. Quintez Brown, 21, was arrested shortly after the Feb. 14 shooting. The mayoral candidate, Craig Greenberg, was not hit by the gunfire at his campaign office but said a bullet grazed…

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Organizers who launched a recall campaign against Los Angeles Mayoral Candidate and City Councilman Kevin de León last summer have refiled another notice of intent to recall, according to LA City Clerk records on Feb. 28. The same lead-organizer, Pauline Adkins, told The Epoch Times that over the last eight months, “the frustrations…