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Courts & Law

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announces a major lawsuit against vaping company Juul at Radnor High School in Wayne, Pa. (Laura Benshoff/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pa. AG Shapiro sues Juul Labs for ‘epidemic levels’ of teen vaping

Pennsylvania has sued the e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs, joining Pennsylvania school districts, district attorneys and other states intent on reining in teen vaping.

6 years ago

U.S. Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-9th) said “USPS Fairness Act” could help secure the future health of the agency. (Corey Ryan Hanson/Pixabay)
Health Care
New Jersey

Lawmakers Act to ease fiscal burden of retiree benefits on USPS

All members of New Jersey delegation support move in House to go back to pay-as-you-go system for retiree health benefits

6 years ago

Philadelphia Police Department’s headquarters building at 7th and Race Streets. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia

Ex-cop freed after years without charges in child porn probe

A former Philadelphia Police sergeant has been released after spending four years in jail without charges because he failed to unlock his hard drives for investigation.

6 years ago

Rowhouses in Philadelphia burn after authorities dropped a bomb on the MOVE house in May 1985.
Criminal Justice
Race & Ethnicity

Last member of MOVE freed on parole in death of officer

The last jailed member of the radical group MOVE was released from prison Friday, according to an attorney who represented the members in their parole appeals.

6 years ago

(Joseph Darius Jaafari/PA Post)
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania
PA Post

In Pa. jails, women are paying more than double for the same tampons they’d get on the outside

A PA Post analysis found that the private companies in charge of providing goods to inmates are price-gouging items. But their contracts say that’s not allowed.

6 years ago

(NBC10)
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

‘Straw Hat Bandit’ gets 71-year sentence for Philly suburb bank robberies

Richard Boyle, 60, of Plumstead, was sentenced Wednesday to 71 years in prison for the most recent robberies he committed.

6 years ago

Delaware Governor John Carney shakes hands with Delaware Department of Corrections Warden Dana G. Metzger after a tour of the expanded maximum security education building at the James T. Vaughn Correctional Facility in Smyrna, Delaware on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020. (Butch Comegys for WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Delaware

New education building opens at Vaughn prison 3 years after deadly uprising

Vaughn prison’s new max-security education building is part of an effort to reduce recidivism and a response to recommendations after a deadly 2017 riot.

6 years ago

Color image of a gavel in a courtroom.
Criminal Justice
New Jersey

After 25 years in prison, N.J. men to walk free as prosecutors drop murder charges

A New Jersey appellate panel said new forensic evidence “powerfully undermines” the government’s sole eyewitness in the case.

6 years ago

Protesters gather at Philadelphia police headquarters to call for action against police officers who posted racist comments on Facebook. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia
Policing
Billy Penn

2 more Philly cops resign before firing over offensive Facebook posts

The PPD told City Council nine officers had left before being dismissed. The count is now up to 11.

6 years ago

The Lebanon County and City Building is seen on Aug. 29, 2019. (Ian Sterling for WITF)
Criminal Justice
Health Care
Pennsylvania
PA Post

Family says daughter sentenced to jail still hasn’t received cancer treatment

Ashley Menser was transferred to a state prison on Monday, 12 days after being taken into custody in Lebanon County

6 years ago

Mar 19, 2019; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Gritty, the Philadelphia Flyers mascot, against the Montreal Canadiens during the third period at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-USA TODAY Sports
Sports
Billy Penn

Gritty vindicated: Philly police say Flyers mascot did not assault kid

The allegations stemmed from an incident at a photo shoot at the Wells Fargo Center.

6 years ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Politics

In first court appearance, indicted Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson pleads not guilty

Prosecutors say Johnson allegedly stepped in twice to help Universal hang onto real estate in his district, which covers parts of South and Southwest Philadelphia.

6 years ago

A stretch of natural gas pipeline.
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania
NJ Spotlight

Federal regulator supports gas pipeline builder in appeal to SCOTUS

PennEast’s plans had suffered a severe setback when a federal appeals court ruled the company lacked authority to seize state lands

6 years ago

Evidence markers are pictured at the scene on Whitaker Avenue where David Jones was shot and killed by Philadelphia Police Officer Ryan Pownall
The Why
Philadelphia

Trial for ex-Philly cop involved in fatal shooting? Delayed for one word

The first trial of a Philly police officer charged with fatally shooting a suspect in nearly 20 years is being delayed indefinitely. The reason? It comes down to one word.

Air Date: January 30, 2020

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Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refinery on August 8, 2019. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Energy
Environment

Philadelphia, state join suit against EPA over chemical-safety rules at industrial sites

The city and state joined 13 other states and the District of Columbia in a federal lawsuit that says the new rules violate the Clean Air Act.

6 years ago

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