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Courts & Law

Down the Shore
New Jersey

Prosecutor: Elderly man killed himself in front of police after fatally beating wife with hammer

Authorities say an elderly New Jersey man called the police to report he had beaten his wife to death at their home, then fatally shot himself after police arrived.

7 years ago

 A Dec. 13, 2016  photo shows Bill Cosby leaving the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Speak Easy

Bill Cosby was not lynched

Removed from its historical context, 'lynching' it can be applied to anything

7 years ago

FILE – This Nov. 9, 2017, file photo shows Pennsylvania State University's shuttered Beta Theta Pi fraternity house in State College, Pa. Centre County, Pa.,(AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Serious charges dismissed in Penn State frat pledge death

A judge Monday threw out the most serious counts against a second set of defendants in a Penn State fraternity pledge's death last year

7 years ago

(Steve Ruark/AP Photo, file)
Mental Health
New Jersey

N.J. bill calls for treatment over jail time for criminal defendants with mental illness

Criminal justice advocates say correctional facilities are typically not equipped to provide adequate mental health care.

7 years ago

A bicyclist rides past Pennsylvania State University's shuttered Beta Theta Pi fraternity house Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017, in State College, Pa. Centre County, Pa., District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller announced Monday, Nov. 13, 2017, that more charges have been filed against fraternity brothers after investigators recovered deleted surveillance video footage recorded before the Feb. 4, 2017, death of 19-year-old Tim Piazza, of Lebanon, N.J., after a night of heavy drinking. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Second group charged In Penn State hazing case will know on Monday whether they go to trial

The three-day preliminary hearing for 12 defendants charged in relation to the hazing death of Penn State student Tim Piazza c ...

7 years ago

Tree clearing for construction of the Mariner East 2 natural gas liquids pipeline at site in Delaware County. DEP has issued more than 50 violations to Sunoco during the past year of construction. The agency recently fined the company for additional drilling mud spills. (Emily Cohen for StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania

DEP hits Sunoco with another fine for Mariner East 2 pipeline construction

The Department of Environmental Protection fined Sunoco/Energy Transfer Partners an additional $355,622.

7 years ago

Six former officers of Wilmington Trust have been sentenced to prison for financial crimes. (image via Google Maps)
NewsWorks Tonight
Business
Delaware

Four former Wilmington Trust executives guilty of fraud

A 12-member jury has found four former Wilmington Trust executives guilty on all charges.

7 years ago

Listen 1:28
Bill Cosby arrives with his wife, Camille, for his sexual assault trial, Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)

Camille Cosby calls her husband’s conviction the result of a ‘lynch mob’ pushed by media

In a three-page statement, Camille calls for the district attorney who prosecuted Cosby to be criminally investigated.

7 years ago

Protesters rally in support of women who say they were sexually harassed at Comcast call centers.
Business
Gender

Fired Comcast worker pushing company to review policies on sexual harassment

Former employees bring petition from others who say they've been sexually harassed to Comcast's Philly headquarters.

7 years ago

(Jim Saksa/PlanPhilly)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Politics
Transportation

ACLU sues SEPTA, claiming ad policy violates First Amendment

SEPTA did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

7 years ago

Listen 2:31
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announces new policies that will make it easier for people to clear their criminal records.
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia

Philly DA’s new policy makes it easier for some to clear criminal records

Under the policy, the DA’s office will no longer object to anyone seeking to clear their record of non-convictions.

7 years ago

Scott Reynolds, owner of Express Transmission in Beaver County, shows an array of gas cap adapters. The adapters are used as a part of Pennsylvania's vehicle emission testing program. (Amy Sisk/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Environment
National
Transportation

Pa. N.J., Del., join suit over plan to scrap car emission standards

California and 16 other states sued the Trump administration on Tuesday over its plans to scrap standards on vehicle greenhouse gas emissions.

7 years ago

Judge Steven O'Neill is weighing whether to publicly identify members of the jury that convicted Cosby of sexual assault. He tore into the news media at a Tuesday hearing, accusing reporters of stalking jurors at their homes and bombarding them with phone calls since last week's verdict. (Mark Makela/Pool Photo via AP)
Criminal Justice
Law

Bill Cosby judge weighs publicly disclosing jurors’ names

Judge Steven O'Neill berates reporters, accusing them of stalking jurors who convicted Cosby

7 years ago

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross (center) and deputies at City Council hearing (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Policing
Race & Ethnicity

Racist graffiti found in Philadelphia police station

Area is secured, so the culprit likely to be a member of the force or support staff, police commissioner says.

7 years ago

Philadelphia City Hall (Emma Lee/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Gender
Law
Philadelphia

Federal judge blocks Philly’s salary-history law aimed at closing the pay gap

The ruling was a victory for the local Chamber of Commerce, which had sued the city to challenge the law set to take effect later this month.

7 years ago

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