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Courts & Law

A sign protesting the proposed PennEast Pipeline route in Carbon County, Pa. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Energy
Environment
StateImpact Pennsylvania

U.S. Supreme Court to hear PennEast pipeline eminent domain case

The 116-mile line would ship Marcellus Shale gas from Northeast Pennsylvania across the Delaware River to New Jersey.

4 years ago

Supporters of President Donald Trump who are wearing attire associated with the Proud Boys attend a rally at Freedom Plaza,
Crime
Public Safety

Canada designates the Proud Boys as a terrorist entity

The Canadian government designated the Proud Boys group as a terrorist entity on Wednesday, noting they played a pivotal role in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6

4 years ago

Police officers patrol Market Street in Wilmington
Delaware
Gun Violence
Policing

Wilmington shootings up 50% in 2020, case clearance drops amid pandemic

Police Chief Robert Tracy said COVID reduced the ability of officers to interact with the community and to solve the high number of violent crimes in Wilmington last year.

4 years ago

A Philadelphia Police Department cruiser is seen traveling down a Philly street.
Crime
Gun Violence
Public Health

Experts: Pandemic continues to fuel surge in shootings and homicides in Philly

One month into the new year, Philadelphia is on pace to set new records for shootings and homicides after a violent 2020.

4 years ago

A frame from a Rochester Police bodycam video showing a girl in handcuffs in the back of a police cruiser.
(Rochester Police-YouTube/Screenshot by NPR)
NPR
Policing
Social Justice

Rochester mayor suspends police officers who pepper-sprayed 9-year-old girl

The suspensions came after city officials released police body camera footage showing the encounter between officers and the girl.

4 years ago

Trump supporters participate in a rally ahead of a violent insurrection at the Capitol building
Law
Pennsylvania
Politics

Bucks County man charged with assaulting officer at US Capitol

According to the criminal complaint, the injured officer was treated for a concussion.

4 years ago

The suspect who placed two pipe bombs outside of Democratic and Republican headquarters in Washington, D.C., did so the evening before the Jan. 6, attack on the Capitol, the FBI said. (Federal Bureau of Investigation)
NPR
Crime
Policing
Public Safety

Pipe bombs believed to have been placed night before attack on U.S. Capitol

The FBI announced Friday that the bombs were staged the day before the riots at the Capitol, between the hours of 7:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.

4 years ago

Clock running down for NJ’s troubled marijuana legislation. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
New Jersey
Politics
NJ Spotlight

Clock running down for NJ’s troubled marijuana legislation

The push for legal weed remains mired in internal Democratic wrangling and is headed for a confrontation this Friday.

4 years ago

Protesters march from the scene of Walter Wallace Jr.’s killing to Malcolm X Park in Oct. 2020. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Policing
Protests

Legal observers sue Philly police alleging brutality at protest of officer shooting of Walter Wallace Jr.

The suit seeks punitive and compensatory damages, and is the latest in a slew of police brutality cases brought against the Philadelphia Police Department.

4 years ago

The correctional complex on State Road in Philadelphia.
Criminal Justice
Incarceration
Philadelphia

Philly prisons lift shelter-in-place measures, but COVID infections still on the rise

The move comes after receiving the results of court-ordered COVID-19 testing of all incarcerated people and staff in Philly’s four jails.

4 years ago

Riley Williams is pictured in the middle of a crowd
Pennsylvania
Policing
Politics

Lawyer says Pelosi laptop hasn’t been recovered from suspect

Public defender A.J. Kramer told a federal judge that investigators searched the car and Harrisburg residence of Riley June Williams but did not locate the computer.

4 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
National
Politics

Supporters’ words may haunt Trump at impeachment trial

Comments made by rioters at the Capitol, captured in interviews with reporters and federal agents, are likely to take center stage as Democrats lay out their case.

4 years ago

Philadelphia police say they are investigating an alleged plot to attack the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia connected to a Hummer parked nearby. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Crime
Elections
Philadelphia

Philly judge raises, but doesn’t revoke, bail for men accused of election interference

Joshua Macias and Antonio LaMotta will remain in custody until they can pay 10% of the difference. The judge again decided not to revoke bail.

4 years ago

Larry Rendall Brock Jr., an Air Force veteran, is seen inside the Senate Chamber wearing a military-style helmet and tactical vest during the rioting at the U.S. Capitol. Federal prosecutors have alleged that before the attack, Brock posted on Facebook about an impending
NPR
Military
Politics

Nearly 1 in 5 defendants in Capitol riot cases served in the military

Amid concerns over extremism, an analysis found military veterans were overrepresented in those charged in the attack on the Capitol when compared to the general population.

4 years ago

Delancey Place, an area of Philadelphia with many high-end rowhomes
Law
Philadelphia

Feds charge Pa. banking secretary’s stepson in cyberstalking case

Mikael La Ferla was charged in federal court. His mother is the second wife of Vague, a Texas native and Philly resident who is Pa. Banking Secretary.

4 years ago

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