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This Tuesday Dec. 25, 2018 file photo shows the Delaware River at Washington Crossing, Pa. On Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, the Delaware River Basin Commission voted to permanently ban natural gas drilling and fracking in the watershed. (Jacqueline Larma / AP)
Environment
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Pennsylvania
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Sustainability

Fracking ban in Delaware River Basin survives Pa. GOP lawmakers’ challenge in federal court

The court said the municipalities lacked standing because the injuries claimed — lack of revenue from fracking operations — were “hypothetical.”

4 years ago

Kent County Courthouse. (Delaware Courts)
Criminal Justice
Delaware
Kids

‘Child torture’: Indictment describes horrific abuse of two sons by Delaware couple

Mary and Charles Vinson of Kent County face a total of 646 felony and misdemeanor charges, including attempted strangulation and kidnapping.

4 years ago

A courtroom sketch of Judge Raymond Dearie in New York in January 2013. (Reuters)
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What to know about Judge Raymond Dearie, the Mar-a-Lago search special master

The former chief judge of the federal court in the Eastern District of New York was one of the candidates suggested by Trump whom the Justice Department did not object to.

4 years ago

A view from above of a sprawling building with a pool and green laws, with a beach and ocean in the background.

Veteran NY judge named as arbiter in Trump Mar-a-Lago probe

Raymond Dearie, a former federal prosecutor who for years served as the chief judge of the federal court based in Brooklyn.

4 years ago

The skyline in Philadelphia is pictured along the Schuylkill River
Business
Law
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Philadelphia area company accused of racism by ex-employee

Jerome Staley alleges AAMCO used him as a shining example of its diversity program while paying him $40,000 a year less than his white counterparts.

4 years ago

Protesters confront a construction crew for the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline in central Pennsylvania. (Marie Cusick / StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Energy
Environment
Philadelphia
Religion

Catholic nuns seek damages against pipeline company, citing religious freedom

The Adorers of the Blood of Christ say the Transco Atlantic Sunrise pipeline that runs through their land violates their commitment to care for the Earth.

4 years ago

Emergency crews on the scene at SCI Phoenix prison on Thursday morning following an accident during a training exercise. (6abc)
Incarceration
Pennsylvania
Policing
6abc

5 law enforcement officers injured in explosion during training exercise at SCI Phoenix prison

According to authorities, three members of the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office Bomb Squad, a Pennsylvania State Police trooper and an FBI Philadelphia agent were injured.

4 years ago

A mail ballot is positioned in a mailbox
Delaware
Elections

Judge says Delaware vote-by-mail law is unconstitutional

The judge ruled that the law violates a provision in Delaware’s constitution that spells out the circumstances under which a person is allowed to cast an absentee ballot.

4 years ago

FILE - Musician R. Kelly, center, leaves the Daley Center after a hearing in his child support case on May 8, 2019, in Chicago. Closing arguments are scheduled Monday, Sept. 12, 2022 for R. Kelly and two co-defendants in the R&B singer’s trial on federal charges of trial-fixing, child pornography and enticing minors for sex, with jury deliberations to follow. (AP Photo/Matt Marton, File)
Crime
Public Safety

R. Kelly convicted on many counts, acquitted of trial fixing

Kelly, 55, was found guilty on three counts of child pornography and three counts of child enticement.

4 years ago

Philadelphia Police investigators work the scene of a fatal overnight shooting on South Street in Philadelphia, Sunday, June 5, 2022.
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Policing
Public Safety

Pinpoint plateau: Philly’s group violence intervention program makes single-digit percentage differences

As of Sept. 11, the year-to-date statistics from "Operation Pinpoint," Philadelphia’s group violence intervention program, show only slight decreases.

4 years ago

Prof. Xiaoxing Xi and his wife before entering the courthouse on September 14, 2022. (Hannah Beier for the ACLU)
International
Philadelphia

Temple professor continues long legal journey to sue FBI for wrongful prosecution

The FBI’s accusations against Temple’s Xiaoxing Xi fell apart after he was arrested. He went to the U.S. Court of Appeals in Philly to hold the agency accountable.

4 years ago

A view of the Roundhouse building.
Black Lives Matter
Philadelphia
Policing
Social Justice

Ex-Philly police officer on trial for murder of Dennis Plowden Jr.

Prosecutors said that former Officer Eric Ruch Jr. shot and killed Dennis Plowden Jr. less than six seconds after arriving on the scene, even as other officers held their fire

4 years ago

Siren light on roof of police car at street.
Government Accountability
New Jersey
Policing

New N.J. dashboard of internal affairs investigations is a good first step, but analysts say more should follow

Analysts say the dashboard showcasing internal affairs cases from law enforcement is a great first step, but suggest more transparency should follow.

4 years ago

File photo: Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner speaks during a news conference in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 31, 2022
Elections
Government
Philadelphia
Politics

Krasner says he’s working to ensure a safe and secure voting experience in November

DA Larry Krasner says city, state, and federal officials will be on the lookout for vote tampering in Philly during the upcoming midterms.

4 years ago

This image captured from bodycam video released by the Childersburg (Ala.) Police Department and provided by attorney Harry Daniels shows Michael Jennings, left, in custody in Childersburg, Ala., on May 22. Jennings was helping out a friend by watering flowers when officers showed up and placed him under arrest within moments. (Childersburg Police Department via AP)
NPR
Government Accountability
Law
National
Policing

A Black pastor sues the police who arrested him while watering his neighbors’ flowers

The lawsuit names the city of Childersburg, Ala., which oversees the police department that arrested Jennings, as a defendant.

4 years ago

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