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Female inmates interact in their cell in this file photo. (Rick Bowmer/AP Photo, Pool)
Courts & Law

Philly jails see increase in women who are incarcerated, move to consolidate population

Prison officials say the move is designed to maximize efficiency behind prison walls. They say it will also allow more women to have visitors.

3 years ago

Terrence Floyd, brother of George Floyd, waits to speak at a Get Out the Vote Rally outside the Brooklyn Museum, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)
Courts & Law

Ex-cop Lane gets 3 years in plea deal for aiding Floyd death

A former officer who pleaded guilty to a state charge of aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd was sentenced Wednesday to three years.

3 years ago

FILE - Donald Trump, right, sits with his children, from left, Eric Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and Ivanka Trump during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Trump International Hotel on July 23, 2014, in Washington. New York’s attorney general sued former President Donald Trump and his company on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022, alleging business fraud involving some of their most prized assets, including properties in Manhattan, Chicago and Washington, D.C. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
Courts & Law

NY attorney general sues Donald Trump and his company

Attorney General Letitia James’ lawsuit, filed in state court in New York, is the culmination of the Democrat’s three-year civil investigation of Trump and the Organization.

3 years ago

The exterior of Delaware County Memorial Hospital in Drexel Hill
Health

Crozer Health plans to permanently close Delaware County Memorial Hospital’s emergency department

The company plans to transition DCMH into a behavioral health hospital that offers detox and inpatient services. Springfield Hospital will become an ambulatory surgery center.

3 years ago

(AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Politics & Policy

Mail ballot fight persists in Pa. and other key states, sure to slow count

Former President Donald Trump and his allies seized on the drawn-out vote processing and counting in Pennsylvania during the 2020 election.

3 years ago

FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis listens to a question during a press conference Sept. 7, 2022, in Miami, Fla. The Republican governors of Florida and Texas have delivered migrants on planes and buses to Washington, D.C., New York City and even Martha's Vineyard, but they may just be getting started. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)
Courts & Law

Migrants sue Florida governor over Martha’s Vineyard flights

The lawsuit alleges that the migrants were told they were going to Boston or Washington, “which was completely false," and were induced with perks.

3 years ago

In this image made from a video released by the Russian Presidential Press Service, Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the nation in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022. (Russian Presidential Press Service via AP)

Putin sets partial military call-up, won’t ‘bluff’ on nukes

It’s the first mobilization in Russia since World War II and is sure to further fuel tensions with the Western backers of Ukraine, who derided the move as an act of weakness.

3 years ago

New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton.
Politics & Policy

New Jersey lawmakers move to create mobile service for seniors

Offering services like help completing applications, providing food and transportation to those in need, and assisting with technology.

3 years ago

On Saturday, Sept. 10, at Mill Creek Recreation Center, neighbors and loved ones paid tribute to Tiffany Fletcher, a mother of three who was killed by a stray bullet Friday afternoon in front of the center. (Emily Rizzo/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Where do Philly’s mayoral candidates stand on gun violence prevention?

Those looking to replace Mayor Jim Kenney have all highlighted gun violence as a top issue.

3 years ago

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Eastern State Penitentiary’s Halloween Nights Festival, featuring 5 haunted attractions, kicks off on Friday, Sept. 23, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Halloween Nights Festival to make a spooky return to Eastern State Penitentiary

Festival begins on Friday, Sept. 23, and continues on selected nights through Nov. 12. Includes haunted houses, historic tours, and live entertainment.

3 years ago

Former President Donald Trump's attorneys Linsey Halligan, James Trusty, and Chris Kise arrive at Brooklyn Federal Court on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, in New York.  (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman)
Courts & Law

Arbiter in Trump docs probe signals intent to move quickly

Raymond Dearie, the veteran Brooklyn-based judge, also appeared skeptical of the Trump team’s reluctance to say whether it believed the records had been declassified.

3 years ago

File photo: A picture of Mountain Region Champion Little League team member Easton Oliverson, from Santa Clara, Utah, is shown on the scoreboard at Volunteer Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Little League World Series baseball tournament in South Williamsport, Pa., Wednesday, Aug 17, 2022. Oliverson was injured when he fell out of a bunk bed at the dormitory complex. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Courts & Law

Family sues Little League over bunk bed fall, head injury

The lawsuit accuses Little League International and Savoy Contract Furniture of Williamsport of negligence for using or selling bunk beds without safety railings.

3 years ago

An old-fashioned meter with an expired sign.
Courts & Law

Pa. judge allows Chester receiver to terminate controversial parking contract

The state-appointed receiver found that the city was seeing no revenue from the contractor — despite residents paying the highest parking fees in the region.

3 years ago

Gopuff co-founder Rafael Ilishayev cuts the ribbon on a new distribution facility in Spring Garden, alongside (starting second from left) Philadelphia City Councilmember Mark Squilla, Gopuff cofounder Yakir Gola and Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Community

Gopuff marks 10 million order milestone and a new facility in Philadelphia

The company is working on ways to improve distribution and cut the ribbon on a new Philly facility.

3 years ago

Delaware Coastal Airport in Georgetown, Sussex county. (Delaware Coastal Airport)
Community

Delaware preps for possible migrant flights to Georgetown

State leaders coordinated with nonprofit groups Tuesday, preparing to help potential arrivals as southern governors say they’ll send migrants to Delaware.

3 years ago

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