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The scene of a fire at a Bucks County nursing home
Aging
Energy
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

Lawsuit claims Bristol Township explosion could’ve been prevented; nursing home, PECO failed to protect people

The lawsuit filed against PECO and the company operating the Bristol Health and Rehabilitation Center says both companies failed to evacuate residents, staff and visitors.

16 hours ago

Ben Wallace (izquierda) y Julianne Murray
Delaware
Government
Politics

Delaware reemplaza al candidato de Trump para fiscal de EE. UU. sin el drama legal visto en New Jersey y Virginia

El nombramiento de Julianne Murray estuvo en peligro tras el fallo de la corte federal de apelaciones de este mes. Los jueces de su estado también decidieron no retenerla.

16 hours ago

James T. Vaughn Correctional Facility
Delaware
Incarceration

Delaware settles lawsuit that alleged ‘systemic failures’ with how state provides special education services for prisoners

The state’s consent decree with the Community Legal Aid Society will be monitored by an independent evaluator and U.S. District Court.

1 week ago

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Housing
New Jersey

New Jersey housing advocates hail court decision protecting rights of renters facing eviction

The decision in a North Jersey rental dispute establishes how much renters need to pay to avoid being evicted from their homes.

1 week ago

The exterior of the Allegheny County courthouse.
Criminal Justice
Mental Health
Personal Finance

Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County implementing involuntary outpatient mental health care services

Officials were motivated by people's calls for helping someone before they reach the legal threshold of being a danger to themselves or others.

2 weeks ago

Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small leaves a conference room
Government
Law
New Jersey

Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small acquitted of all child abuse charges

The mayor, who was charged in 2024, has called the case against him and his wife politically motivated.

3 weeks ago

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El cierre del Centro Correccional Comunitario Plummer
Delaware
Incarceration
Policing

‘Un faro para Wilmington’: Ex–presos y políticos instan al estado a reconsiderar el plan de cierre del centro de trabajo y libertad condicional de Plummer

Los defensores de la comunidad dicen que la instalación es fundamental en la transición del encarcelamiento a la libertad para los residentes de Wilmington y sus familias.

3 weeks ago

Ben Wallace (left) is seen in a side-by-side photo with Julianne Murray
Delaware
Government
Politics

Delaware replaces Trump’s pick for U.S. attorney without legal drama seen in New Jersey, Virginia

Julianne Murray’s appointment was in jeopardy after this month’s federal appeals court ruling. Her state’s judges also decided not to keep her.

3 weeks ago

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Kilmar Abrego Garcia joins supporters in a protest rally outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Baltimore
Immigration
Incarceration
Pennsylvania

Judge orders Kilmar Abrego Garcia to be immediately released from immigration detention

The judge in Maryland ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement had no legal basis to detain Abrego Garcia. The Department of Homeland Security plans to appeal.

4 weeks ago

Katrina Blackwell speaking at a podium
Pennsylvania
Policing

Chester city selects Katrina Blackwell as police commissioner

Katrina Blackwell was elevated to the top job after serving as interim police commissioner for nearly a year.

4 weeks ago

Large office building
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Politics

Former Montco employee sues county, alleges it violated ADA, committed ‘fraud’ and hid ‘financial mismanagement’

Anthony Olivieri alleges the county did not accommodate his disabilities, saying he had complications from anxiety and depression.

1 month ago

The University of Delaware campus in Newark.
Crime
Criminal Justice
Delaware

‘Kill all’: University of Delaware student arrested with machine gun, manifesto and plans to attack the school’s campus

The 25-year-old was found with handwritten notes targeting a member of the University of Delaware Police Department and a drawing of a school building.

1 month ago

A group of Philadelphia police officers gather in a parking lot behind caution tape
Studio 2
Philadelphia
Policing
Public Safety

How Philly turned the tide on homicides

Philadelphia police are closing homicide cases at a rate the city hasn’t seen in decades. We talk with the deputy commissioner and a criminal justice reporter.

Air Date: December 1, 2025 12:00 pm

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Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Policing
6abc

Woman hospitalized following police-involved shooting in North Philadelphia

Police say a woman was holding a firearm to her head in the 900 block of Erie Avenue, and that she was shot by officers after pointing the firearm in their direction.

1 month ago

cans of campbells soup
Business
Food & Drink
New Jersey
Race & Ethnicity

Campbell’s fires executive who was recorded saying company’s products are for ‘poor people’

Campbell's said Wednesday it listened to a recording of Ballys meeting with Garza and fired Bally on Tuesday.

1 month ago

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