
Keystone Crossroads Archive
Activists renew call to shut down Berks immigrant detention center
Pennsylvania DHS already declined to renew the center's federal license, but a federal judge ordered it reinstated.
7 years ago
Allentown priest charged with sexual assault of high school student
Updated: 3:59 p.m. Lehigh County prosecutors have charged a catholic priest from the Allentown Diocese with assa ...
7 years ago
Listen 2:22In wake of clergy abuse report, a likely legislative fight brews in Pa.
Early responses indicate some of the most significant reforms will still face roadblocks.
7 years ago
Unique housing program combats ‘studentification’ in neighborhoods surrounding Penn State
It’s a short walk from the municipal building in downtown State College where Ed LeClear works as borough planning director to a two-st ...
7 years ago
Listen 5:34On front lines of opioid crisis, recovery houses slowly accepting contested treatment approach
Patients using medication-assisted treatments slowly being accepted into group recovery homes.
7 years ago
Listen 6:14Former priest with insider view among the 1,000 victims in Pa. clergy abuse report
James Faluszczak quit the priesthood in 2014, and he’s one of dozens of witnesses who testified before the grand jury about their experiences of abuse.
7 years ago
Listen 5:24Catholics in Allentown grapple with clergy abuse report and their church’s response
Some parishioners were heartened by Allentown Bishop Alfred Schlert's message. Others struggled more with the allegations, the response, and how they feel about their church.
7 years ago
Central Pa. districts discuss ways to improve school safety with new state funding
At the roundtable, lawmakers and school officials agreed the school safety needs of different school districts can vary greatly.
7 years ago
Pope condemns reported sex abuse by priests in Pennsylvania
Vatican condemns sex abuse described in Pennsylvania grand jury report, says Pope Francis is on victims' side.
7 years ago
Ahead of climate change projections, some Pa. farmers make adaptations to new weather patterns
For many farmers in the state, last month's intense precipitation is part of a pattern of weather changes of which they are trying to adapt.
7 years ago
New Pa. school safety funding on track for March 2019
The funds are part of a bipartisan bill signed into law in the months after the Parkland, Florida school shooting that killed 17 people.
7 years ago
Father of son abused by clergy falls deeper into ‘dark hole’ in wake of new report
For victims and their families, having these reports come to light can be a vindication, but there are also a lot of difficult emotions that can be a struggle to process.
7 years ago
Listen 6:57Pa. grand jury interim report on clergy child sexual abuse is public. What’s next?
More than 300 “predator priests” allegedly sexually abused over one thousand victims in six Pennsylva ...
7 years ago
Report details 1,000 victims of child sexual abuse by 300 ‘predator priests’ across Pa.
The roughly 900 page report, paints a horrid portrait of activity that occurred in the dioceses of Scranton, Allentown, Harrisburg, Greensburg, Erie and Pittsburgh.
7 years ago
Listen 11:55Pennsylvania Catholic church abuse report to be released
Time is ticking down to a court-ordered deadline Tuesday afternoon to decide what information to black out in a forthcoming grand jury report investigating child sexual abuse
7 years ago
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