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Aamirah Brown said the operators of Bill’s Deli Mart should better control crowds after six people were shot outside the market Sunday. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Delaware
Public Safety

Wilmington shuts down corner market after six people shot outside

Bill’s Deli Market has been cited repeatedly for health and other violations. But Sunday’s violence led police to shut down the corner store temporarily.

7 years ago

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents gather before serving a employment audit notice at a 7-Eleven convenience store in Los Angeles in January.
Immigration
New Jersey

Immigration agents arrest 123 in 14 New Jersey counties

Those arrested range in age from 19 to 56 and included 41 nationals of Mexico, 24 from Guatemala, 16 from Ecuador and 14 from Honduras.

7 years ago

In this March 5, 2019 file photo, Ruth Aracely Monroy walks with her sons in Tijuana, Mexico. After requesting asylum in the United States, the family was returned to Tijuana to wait for their hearing in San Diego. (Gregory Bull/AP Photo)
Immigration

Judge blocks Trump’s asylum policy but delays enforcement

A U.S. judge decided Monday to block the Trump administration's policy of returning asylum seekers to Mexico as they wait for an immigration court to hear their cases.

7 years ago

U.S. Senator Bob Menendez proposed legislation that would place sanctions on China and Chinese entities who support and supply fentanyl trafficking in the U.S. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Criminal Justice
International
New Jersey

Menendez, Toomey back bill to stop the flow of deadly fentanyl from China

The bill would place sanctions on Chinese drug manufacturers that knowingly supply fentanyl to traffickers.

7 years ago

In this April 3, 2019 file photo, actress Felicity Huffman arrives at federal court in Boston to face charges in a nationwide college admissions bribery scandal. In a court filing on Monday, April 8, 2019, Huffman agreed to plead guilty in the cheating scam. (Steven Senne/AP Photo)
National

Huffman, 12 other parents to plead guilty in college scheme

Actress Felicity Huffman and a dozen other prominent parents have agreed to plead guilty in the sweeping college admissions cheating scam that has ensnared wealthy families.

7 years ago

Six people were shot Sunday night near the corner of 10th and Pine streets in Wilmington. (John Jankowski for WHYY)
Delaware
Policing
Public Safety

Six shot as gunfire erupts at Wilmington corner

Gun violence has dropped considerably in Wilmington, once dubbed “Murder Town USA” by Newsweek. But with six shot Sunday in one blaze of gunfire, many are concerned.

7 years ago

Pa. Capitol Building, Harrisburg. (Kevin McCorry/WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

Formerly incarcerated legislative aide hired to lead Pennsylvania pardons board’s office

A former legislative aide who did prison time for drug and weapons offenses has taken over as secretary of the Pa. Board of Pardons to streamline the clemency process.

7 years ago

The office of International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda (center) says her visa for U.S. travel has been stripped. The State Department confirmed the move Friday.
(Koen Van Weel /AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
International
Military

U.S. strips visa from International Criminal Court prosecutor pursuing war crimes inquiry

While the U.S. claims its citizens and military personnel are outside of the ICC's jurisdiction, the court says Afghanistan is within its purview.

7 years ago

As a child attending Catholic school, Todd Kostrub was abused by a Franciscan brother from 1974-1986. He's now one of many victims awaiting Governor Murphy's signature on a bill to extend the statute of limitations for victims of sexual abuse (Joe Hernandez/WHYY)
New Jersey
Politics
Public Safety

Sex abuse survivors await Murphy’s signature on N.J. statute of limitations bill

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to sign a bill allowing child sex abuse victims to sue many years later. Current law bars suits more than two years after abuse.

7 years ago

Listen 4:18
Vaughn Correctional Center near Smyrna, Del. (Suchat Pederson/The Wilmington News-Journal via AP, File)
Criminal Justice
Delaware
Policing

In rare verdict, jury awards Delaware prisoner $65K

Jurors found Corporal Eben Boyce committed assault and battery and violated prisoner Jake Fox's constitutional right against cruel and unusual punishment.

7 years ago

Listen 1:25
Bill Cosby arrives for his sexual assault trial, Thursday, April 19, 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)

Bill Cosby agrees to settle 7 defamation lawsuits

Filings in federal court in Springfield, Mass. show the two sides have negotiated a settlement since Cosby went to prison last fall in a separate Pa. sexual assault case.

7 years ago

Automobiles drive into the Fort Washington Interchange of the Pennsylvania Turnpike (AP, file)
Pennsylvania
Transportation

Judge rejects lawsuit over Pennsylvania Turnpike toll hikes

A federal judge is dismissing a lawsuit over Pennsylvania Turnpike toll increases that are financing payments to help fund transit agencies.

7 years ago

Tech 9 (Photo via Instagram)
Philadelphia

Rapper Tech 9 faced sexual abuse charges before mysterious death

Rapper Akhiym “Tech 9” Mickens’s sudden death rocked hip-hop fans. Newly revealed sexual abuse allegations add a shocking layer to the case.

7 years ago

Marijuana
New Jersey

New Jersey stops training police dogs to sniff out weed

New Jersey has halted training state police dogs to sniff out pot.

7 years ago

Mariner East 2 pipeline construction in Delaware County. The project spans multiple counties, including neighboring Chester and Berks. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Energy
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Sunoco agrees to settlement, safety inspections after Mariner East 1 leak

Sunoco will pay a $200,000 fine and conduct more frequent and rigorous safety inspections of the ageing Mariner East 1 pipeline after a leak in 2017.

7 years ago

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