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Addiction
Crime
Delaware

‘They are dealing poison’: Delaware authorities intensify crackdown on fentanyl dealers

The Trump administration declared the ultra-potent opioid a “weapon of mass destruction” in December. Delaware is prosecuting plenty of cases.

9 hours ago

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In a video screengrab, Quakertown police officers are seen arresting someone outside Sunday’s Deli & Restaurant, where students had gathered to protest ICE on Feb. 20, 2026.
K-12
Pennsylvania
Protests
Social Justice

Bucks DA drops felony charges against Quakertown teen arrested during ICE protest

Quakertown police arrested five students on Feb. 20 after a confrontation with officers when they were protesting federal immigration enforcement.

3 days ago

The Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility on State Road in Philadelphia
Crime
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia

Former Philadelphia prison guard pleads guilty to civil rights violations, falsifying records

Christopher Knight, a former sergeant at Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility, will be sentenced in July.

3 days ago

Alina Habba speaks
Government Accountability
New Jersey

Judge throws prosecutor out of court and orders leaders of N.J.’s U.S. Attorney’s office to testify

U.S. District Judge Zahid N. Quraishi ordered Philip Lamparello, Jordan Fox and Ari Fontecchio to answer questions under oath.

5 days ago

The Ticketmaster logo
Explainers
Law
Music
National

Live Nation, Ticketmaster settled the DOJ’s antitrust case, but Pa., N.J. and other states push forward with a trial

A report detailing the “troubling connections” between the music behemoth and concert venues was released the same day the trial resumed. Here's what to know.

5 days ago

Tony Allen posing for a photo wearing a suit and tie.
Delaware
Higher Education
Public Safety

Tests showed Delaware State University president was intoxicated, but prosecutors still dropped DUI charge

Tony Allen’s attorney argued the state police traffic stop was illegal, as was the “confirmatory chemical test” of a blood alcohol level well above the legal limit.

5 days ago

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The majority of the victims of non-consensual sexual imagery are women.
Studio 2
Crime
Sex & Relationships
Technology

AI and sexual harassment

A case out of the Radnor School District, where a student allegedly used AI to generate nude images of classmates, is raising urgent questions about sexual harassment and AI.

Air Date: March 17, 2026 12:00 pm

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Dan Shelton and Donald Patton
Delaware
K-12

‘Hyperbolic’: Delaware district judge tosses $2.7M lawsuit filed by former school superintendent

The Delaware district court judge wrote a scathing opinion of the former superintendent’s arguments, citing a lack of evidence to back up his claims.

7 days ago

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A semi-automatic Glock pistol is fired
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Philadelphia sues Glock, says gunmaker’s firearms are too easy to make fully automatic

The lawsuit filed by District Attorney Larry Krasner alleges that the gunmaker’s firearms are contributing to mass shootings by their design.

1 week ago

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Las autoridades dijeron que Bill Stevenson
Criminal Justice
Delaware
Politics

El caso de asesinato de alto perfil en Delaware contra el exmarido de Jill Biden está rodeado de secretismo

Bill Stevenson y la futura primera dama se divorciaron hace medio siglo. Ahora, Stevenson se encuentra detenido bajo fianza de 2 millones de dólares.

1 week ago

Two officers wearing Sheriff vests stand with their backs to the camera
Crime
New Jersey
Policing

Man fatally shoots wife and her parents before killing himself in Ocean County, N.J.

Police say three children were unharmed and are with the Department of Child Protection and Permanency.

2 weeks ago

Police detain Emir Balat after he attempted to detonate an improvised explosive device
Crime
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

FBI finds explosive residue in storage unit after 2 Bucks County men are charged with lighting bombs in NYC

Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, live in the Philadelphia suburbs and drove together to New York City to carry out the attack near Gracie Mansion, officials said.

2 weeks ago

Larry Krasner at a podium
Crime
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Krasner warns against retaliatory shootings as weather warms up

Leave justice to the police and courts, or else risk arrest and long jail terms, Philly’s DA says.

2 weeks ago

Law enforcement officers respond to Manhattan's Upper East Side
Crime
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

Feds charge 2 Bucks County men for alleged ISIS-inspired bomb plot at NYC Gracie Mansion protest

Both Emir Balat, of Langhorne, and Ibrahim Kayumi, of Newtown, told officers the attack was inspired by ISIS.

2 weeks ago

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Authorities are seen responding to the fatal shooting of a state trooper in West Caln Township, Chester County
Pennsylvania
Policing
Public Safety

Pennsylvania state trooper fatally shot during traffic stop in Chester County

Gov. Josh Shapiro ordered flags to fly at half-staff on all state property to honor Pennsylvania State Police Cpl. Timothy O’Connor.

2 weeks ago

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