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Courts & Law

The entrance to Erie Coke. (Amanda Gillooly/Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP))
Energy
Pennsylvania

Erie coke plant to keep operating pending ruling on appeal

A company attorney said the failure to grant relief would impose "a corporate 'death penalty'" on the company by destroying its primary asset — two batteries of coke ovens.

7 years ago

(Asbury Park Police Department)
Down the Shore
New Jersey
Public Safety

2 injured after shots fired on N.J. boardwalk following fireworks display

Two women were injured after shots were fired on the Asbury Park boardwalk after a fireworks display Thursday evening, officials say.

7 years ago

Protesters found a way around the police barricade and blocked Philadelphia’s Fourth of July Parade. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Immigration
Philadelphia
Social Justice

Dozens arrested for protesting Trump immigration policies during Philadelphia July Fourth parade

The protest action was organized as part of a national “Never Again Week of Action,” which saw Jewish-American organizations orchestrate similar marches across the U.S.

7 years ago

Court gavel, brown wood against a dark background
New Jersey

N.J. judge who cited ‘good family’ in teen rape case to stay on bench

A judge who sparked outrage with his comments about a teenager accused of rape is staying on the bench, over the objections of a high-ranking state senator.

7 years ago

In this file photo, VisionQuest appears for Judge Paula Patrick for a Zoning Board hearing, at City Hall, on May 23, 2019. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Immigration
Kids
Philadelphia

North Philly center for immigrant minors stalled by Pa. appeals judge

A Pennsylvania appeals court has stayed the opening of a contested immigrant youth facility in North Philadelphia.

7 years ago

Berks County Residential Center. (Laura Benshoff/WHYY)
Immigration

Wolf administration: Only Washington can shut down Berks County immigrant detention center

“Governor Wolf urges the Trump Administration to shut this center down."

7 years ago

Philadelphia Phillies baseball player Odubel Herrera arrives at court for a hearing on a domestic violence case in Atlantic City, N.J., Wednesday, July 3, 2019. (Jessica Griffin/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, Pool)
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Sports

Charges dropped in Phillies’ Herrera domestic assault case

Domestic assault charges against Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Odubel Herrera have been dismissed.

7 years ago

The Inspector General at the Department of Homeland Security observed overcrowding of families on June 10 at a detention center in McAllen, Texas. The OIG issued a blistering report raising concerns that overcrowding and prolonged detention represent an immediate risk to DHS agents and detainees.
(Office of Inspector General)
NPR
Immigration
Policing
Social Justice

DHS Inspector General finds ‘dangerous overcrowding’ in border patrol facilities

The report comes amid growing outrage over detention conditions for migrants

7 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

Philadelphia will fire some Facebook cops. Here’s why they’ll get their jobs back.

Mayors and police commissioners have been trying to reform the arbitration process for more than half a century.

7 years ago

Susquehanna Township police Lt. Francia Done shows a Motorola body camera. May 15, 2019. (Dan Gleiter/PennLive)
Pennsylvania
Policing
PA Post

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

The entrance to Erie Coke. (Amanda Gillooly/Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP))
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

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

Sheriff Carolyn
Pennsylvania

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

Bill Baroni and Bridget Kelly (Julio Cortez and Seth Wenig/AP Photos, file)
New Jersey

‘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 University Hospital. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health Care
Philadelphia

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

The Columbia County Sheriff's Department weapons storage facility is at 75 percent capacity of its weapons storage, according to Sheriff Timothy Chamberlain. Columbia and other rural counties tend to take multiple guns -- often dozens -- from defendants ordered to relinquish their weapons as part of protection from abuse orders. (Emily Previti/PA Post)
Pennsylvania
Public Safety
PA Post

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

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