Courts & Law
Police body cameras can help officers and suspects, so why don’t more Pa. departments have them?
“You need to say if we do this, this is the commitment we would have to make financially."
7 years ago
Pennsylvania environmental regulators move to shut down Erie Coke plant
State environmental regulators are moving to shut down Erie Coke, a foundry with a lengthy history of environmental violations.
7 years ago
Chesco sheriff paid boyfriend $67K in ‘unmerited’ overtime, controller alleges
Chesco Sheriff Carolyn ‘Bunny’ Welsh authorized over $67,000 in overtime to her boyfriend, according to a report by the county controller’s office.
7 years ago
‘Bridgegate’ defendant to be freed amid high court appeal
U.S. District Judge Susan Wigenton signed an order Monday for Bill Baroni's release. He was serving an 18-month sentence.
7 years ago
Hahnemann Hospital bankruptcy complicates Philadelphia’s bid to keep it open
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has confirmed it will put an independent monitor in place to oversee Hahnemann University Hospital’s closure.
7 years ago
For Pa. sheriffs, new law means more guns in their hands. The question is where to put them all
Act 79 took effect in April – and already, some counties are noticing an impact on weapon storage capacity and/or manpower.
7 years ago
Facebook to make jobs, credit ads searchable
Facebook says it will make advertisements for jobs, loans and credit card offers searchable for all U.S. users following a settlement designed to eliminate discrimination.
7 years ago
Whistleblower: Lancaster General settlement with DOJ fails to address core problems
Penn Medicine has agreed to pay $275,000 to the Department of Justice to settle allegations that Lancaster General Hospital submitted false claims to Medicaid
7 years ago
FBI urges universities to monitor some Chinese students and scholars in the U.S.
American research universities are being encouraged to develop protocols for monitoring students and visiting scholars from Chinese state-affiliated research institutions.
7 years ago
Lawsuit claims Philadelphia Energy Solutions failed to give workers ample warning of layoffs
A federal lawsuit has been filed on behalf of workers recently laid off from their jobs at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in South Philadelphia.
7 years ago
White supremacist sentenced to life in prison for deadly Charlottesville car attack
An avowed white supremacist who drove his car into a crowd of anti-racism protesters during a white nationalist rally has been sentenced to life in prison on hate crime charge
7 years ago
Supreme Court takes up DACA appeal
The fate of almost a million people brought to the country illegally as children, known as "Dreamers," is now in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court.
7 years ago
Supreme Court agrees to hear ‘Bridgegate’ case
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to hear a case involving two former state officials convicted in New Jersey's "Bridgegate" scandal.
7 years ago
SCOTUS decision doesn’t impact Pennsylvania’s redistricted Congressional map
The decision does not impact Pennsylvania’s recently redistricted map, because the case was based on the state constitution.
7 years ago
ACLU says Pa. police are improperly racially profiling and detaining drivers
The Pennsylvania chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is suing state police for, it says, illegally turning drivers over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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