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PPL's Brunner Island is a three-unit, coal-fired plant located on the west bank of the Susquehanna River, is seen in York Haven, Pa. (Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo)
Delaware
Environment
New Jersey

Delaware, New Jersey join lawsuit against EPA’s cross-state pollution rule

Delaware, New Jersey and four other states are challenging the EPA’s ruling on reducing pollution that blows across state lines.

7 years ago

Union Leader John Dougherty exits federal court after he pled not guilty at his arraignment Friday afternoon. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Philadelphia

Philadelphia union leader ‘Johnny Doc’ pleads not guilty to bribery, theft

Dougherty pleaded not guilty and was released on $50,000 bail.

7 years ago

Ray Kemble of Dimock, displays a jug of what he identifies as his contaminated well water in this August 2013 file photo (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Gas driller Cabot wants Dimock man thrown in jail for contempt

A gas driller is escalating its campaign against a Pennsylvania homeowner who’s long accused the company of polluting his water, demanding that he be thrown in jail over his f

7 years ago

Stenographers take rapid-fire dictation at twice the speed of speedy typists, deciphering regional accents and paying ardent attention to the most arcane talk. (AP Photo/Haraz Ghanbari)
Radio Times
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Race, dialect, and the courtroom

A new study finds that Philadelphia court stenographers often make errors when transcribing the testimony of African Americans.

Air Date: February 1, 2019 10:00 am

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Philadelphia City Councilman Bobby Henon wears a Local 98 T-shirt at the Labor Day parade. Henon's office at City Council was searched by the FBI a month before. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Politics
PlanPhilly

Councilman indicted on union corruption charges introduces contractor review bill

Bobby Henon did not attend Council because of his arraignment but Councilman Bill Greenlee introduced the bills on his behalf.

7 years ago

Andrea Constand walks to the courtroom during Bill Cosby's sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., Tuesday, June 6, 2017. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, Pool)
Pennsylvania

Cosby victim Andrea Constand settles defamation suit with ex-prosecutor

Andrea Constand has settled a defamation lawsuit against a former prosecutor Bruce Castor who said she added details to her story over time.

7 years ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Bobby Henon. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Criminal Justice

Henon pleads not guilty to federal corruption charges

Philadelphia City Councilman Bobby Henon pleaded “not guilty” to a string of criminal charges outlined in a sweeping federal indictment.

7 years ago

Philadelphia City Councilman Bobby Henon wears a Local 98 T-shirt at the Labor Day parade. Henon's office at City Council was searched by the FBI a month before. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia

Power abuse: Doc, Henon and the public trust

Wednesday’s indictment of John Dougherty, Philadelphia City Councilman Bobby Henon, and six others, laid out 116 counts of theft, bribery, and embezzlement.

7 years ago

A file photo of former ZBA chair James Moylan (Moylan Chiropractic website)
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Politics
Real Estate
PlanPhilly

Feds: Former ZBA head embezzled from nonprofits

James Moylan, former head of Philadelphia’s Zoning Board of Adjustment, was indicted Tuesday by federal authorities on embezzlement charges.

7 years ago

Chester’s Mayor Thaddeus Kirkland discusses the city's decrease in crime, including homicides. (Aaron Moselle/WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Public Safety

Chester City records fewer murders amid drop in crime

In 2018, Chester City was dubbed one the “murder capitals of America.” But crime is down, including the rate of homicides.

7 years ago

A menorah is installed outside the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh on the first night of Hanukkah.The synagogue was the site of a mass shooting in October. It was one of a number of tragedies and revelations that made 2018 a difficult year for the city of Pittsburgh. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

Hate crimes charged in Pittsburgh synagogue massacre case

A federal grand jury added 19 charges to the 44 counts previously levied against Robert Bowers, 46, of Baldwin, Pennsylvania.

7 years ago

Former Deputy Executive Director at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Bill Baroni outside Newark Federal Court following his arraignment. (Stephen Nessen/WNYC)
Politics

‘Bridgegate’ co-conspirator to be resentenced next month

Bill Baroni is scheduled to appear in court in Newark on Feb. 26, according to an order filed by a federal judge last week.

7 years ago

Roger Stone, a confidant of President Trump, walks out of the federal courthouse following a hearing Friday in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Stone's next court date is in Washington. (Lynne Sladky/AP Photo)
NPR
National
Politics

Roger Stone pleads not guilty in D.C. federal court following Florida arrest

Stone was arrested Friday in South Florida but the grand jury that indicted him operates in the nation's capital, so he could eventually face trial in Washington.

7 years ago

Acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker announces an indictment on violations including bank and wire fraud, Monday, Jan. 28, 2019, of Chines telecommunications companies including Huawei, at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Elections

Mueller investigation nearly finished, acting AG says

Robert Mueller's investigation into potential coordination between Russia and the Trump campaign is "close to being completed," say acting Attorney General Matt Whitaker.

7 years ago

Unmarked boxes taken from John 'Johnny Doc' Dougherty's home during a raid in 2016. (Bobby Allyn/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Politics

N.J. contractor pleads guilty to union bribes linked to Local 98 probe

The charges are linked to a years-long federal probe into the operations of Local 98, Philadelphia’s powerful electricians' union.

7 years ago

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