Charles Burton

PERRYVILLE — Arthur Samuel Johnson, 75, of Perryville died Friday, Jan. 13, 2012, in Danville. He was the husband of Mattie Warner Johnson. Born April 7, 1936, in Boyle County, he was a son of the late William C. and Annie Mae Mundy Johnson. Sammy...

The shipbuilding future of Maryland is 90 feet long and smells of Spanish cedar and fresh paint. Tied to the dock, with tradesmen swarming on deck and below, the Hunting Creek bobs gently on the Wicomico River. Within weeks, the tugboat with the gleaming...

It's possible that a famed figure of the 2000 presidential recount could return to Palm Beach County elections canvassing board. Judge Charles Burton's name was tossed around Wednesday as a possible appointment to the panel. Chief Judge Kathleen Kroll.......

In the battle for the presidency, Florida courts issued a series of rulings yesterday that favored Texas Gov. George W. Bush's bid and gave Vice President Al Gore the chance to prove he won the race. Circuit Judge Terry P. Lewis' ruling, perhaps the most...

Steamy South Florida grew hotter yesterday as ballot counters in Broward and Palm Beach counties sprinted toward today's 5 p.m. deadline for completing manual recounts of contested presidential ballots. As demonstrators faced off in the streets and...

Florida's elections chief, after omitting new votes from Palm Beach County because a hand recount wasn't finished by yesterday's 5 p.m. deadline, declared Texas Gov. George W. Bush the winner of the state's heatedly contested presidential race and its...

The fight for Florida's electoral votes shifts to a Miami courtroom today, with each side digging in its heels over a manual recount of presidential ballots. Texas Gov. George W. Bush, whose minuscule lead in Florida has been shrinking to below 300 votes...

Displaying statistical charts and voting machines brimming with chads, two expert witnesses for Vice President Al Gore testified yesterday about the likelihood that a machine count of Election Day ballots overlooked votes for president. The testimony...

After 10 hours of tedious hand-counting of Palm Beach County ballots yesterday, Vice President Al Gore closed to within fewer than 300 votes of Texas Gov. George W. Bush in his quest to claim Florida's 25 electoral votes - enough to give him the...