Courts & Law
Man pleads guilty to 4 Asian spa killings, sentenced to life
Robert Aaron Long, 22, still faces the death penalty in the four other deaths, which are being prosecuted in a different county.
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Delco DA Stollsteimer announces criminal charges in Brookhaven fuel spill
District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer says a Lee Transport Systems employee making a delivery allegedly caused an environmental “catastrophe.”
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Pa. DEP to require landfills to test for radioactivity from fracking waste
Leachate is tested for dozens of potential pollutants. But until now, landfills haven't had to test it for radium, a radioactive material common in oil and gas waste.
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A police killing in Philadelphia could change Pa. use-of-force cases forever
Philadelphia’s district attorney wants the state’s highest court to alter the instructions jurors hear before rendering verdicts in cases where police use deadly force.
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Bucks County police officer among 4 arrested in attempted child luring case in Atlantic City
Police say the men were caught after an operation was carried out by a concerned citizens group affiliated with Colorado Ped Patrol, whose members pose as underage children.
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Murder-for-hire plot revealed in Philadelphia
Federal officials say they are putting all hands on deck to fight violent crime.
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Philadelphia man sentenced to 25 years in prison for murdering transgender woman
Troy Bailey was convicted of third-degree murder and other offenses in May for fatally shooting Michelle “Tamika” Washington.
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Rhode Island legalized supervised injection sites. Will we follow suit? And, Marc Zumoff joins us to discuss his decision to retire and the NBA draft. Plus, zoo vaccinations?
Air Date: July 26, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:15Mental health response teams yield better outcomes than police in NYC, data shows
The program dispatches mental health specialists and paramedics instead of police for certain nonviolent emergency calls has resulted in more people accepting assistance.
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Mississippi is trying to get the Supreme Court to reverse Roe
In May, the justices agreed to consider whether state laws that ban abortions before fetal viability are unconstitutional.
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Krasner sues Pa. AG over settlement agreement with opioid distributors
The complaint effectively asks a state judge to allow an ongoing lawsuit against opioid manufacturers to continue, which the settlement jeopardizes.
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As Philly weighs minor car stops ban, community group wants Black residents to know their rights
The event comes as Philadelphia City Council considers a bill that would bar police from pulling over people solely for minor traffic violations.
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Listen 1:33Philly DA not happy with proposed opioid settlement
A settlement involving many states, including Pennsylvania, might not be good enough for city officials.
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Listen 1:33Pa. justices deal blow to outdated claims of child sexual abuse
The 5-2 decision ended plaintiff Renee Rice's legal effort to recover damages from the Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown for allegedly covering up and facilitating sex abuse.
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Atlantic County prosecutor resigns amid ethics complaints
The Atlantic County prosecutor, Damon Tyner, resigned Tuesday after facing multiple lawsuits and ethics complaints.
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