A Mayor's lawsuit shut down a newspaper over fake stories. Now he faces corruption charges
Mayor Carlo DeMaria's defamation lawsuit led to a $1.1 million settlement against a local paper for false allegations, highlighting issues of truth in reporting.
Everett is going to investigate every payment made to its mayor since 2016
The council voted to abolish the city's longevity bonus ordinance, hire an independent auditing firm to examine payments to the mayor over the last nine years.
