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Pennsylvania Senate advances bill to overhaul probation system
The bill aims to limit the length of probation sentences and the circumstances under which a non-violent offender on probation can be sent to jail.
3 years ago
Medical marijuana law update would lift the advertising ban on Pa. doctors
A sponsor of the legislation said it would help “level the playing field” between doctors and third-party companies.
3 years ago
Philadelphia towing company charged in multi-million dollar catalytic converter theft ring
The Bucks County DA's office announced charges Tuesday against 11 people and a Philadelphia towing company in a multi-million dollar catalytic converter theft ring.
3 years ago
Most Americans, regardless of political party, support stronger gun laws according to a new survey. Pa. still lacks many of those policies.
3 years ago
A phone in Philly’s Rail Park lets you speak to the dead
An old-fashioned rotary telephone, wired to nothing, encourages people to speak to their loved ones as a form of grief therapy.
3 years ago
Listen 1:24Building Better Communities initiative in Delaware expands to new neighborhoods in New Castle County
The initiative aims to improve the quality of life and reduce violence with expansion to Brookside and Pleasantville communities.
3 years ago
Tower Health to sell shuttered Brandywine Hospital to Penn Medicine
Tower Health and Penn Medicine signed a letter of intent that would allow Penn to acquire Brandywine Hospital in Coatesville.
3 years ago
Former Philly police officer charged with 233 counts of sexual abuse
New charges against Patrick Heron stem from alleged incidents between 2005 and 2017, according to the DA’s Office.
3 years ago
This company turns food scraps into compost for Philly community gardens at an old city building
“Food waste from our rec centers becomes high-quality compost, adding valuable nutrients back into city soils,” one official said.
3 years ago
Delays, cancellations fluctuate at Philadelphia International Airport due to inclement weather
The number of delays and cancellations at the Philadelphia International Airport are continuing to fluctuate Tuesday after weather disruptions began Monday.
3 years ago
How Pennsylvania has (and hasn’t) spent billions of COVID-19 stimulus dollars (FULL LIST)
Pennsylvania received $7.3 billion in state and local pandemic relief funding from the American Rescue Plan Act and had spent more than $5.6 billion as of March.
3 years ago
‘We are not fully operational’: Philly prison commissioner blames jailbreak on short-staffing
"People are fatigued, people are tired, people are walking around like zombies,” said the head of the corrections officers’ union.
3 years ago
Non-US citizens would be eligible to teach in Pennsylvania under a bill passed by the state House
The House of Representatives late Monday passed the bill by a vote of 110 to 93. It now goes on to the state Senate, which is considering own version of the measure.
3 years ago
Supreme Court makes it more difficult to convict someone of making a threat
The case could make it harder for prosecutors to convict certain people who threaten elected officials including the president.
3 years ago
Pennsylvania’s mail-in voting law is upheld again, as court rules against Republican challenge
It is the latest of several refusals by a state court to invalidate Pennsylvania's 2019 mail-in voting law, enacted barely months before the COVID-19 pandemic began.
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