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Down the Shore
New Jersey

Police issue summonses after N.J. men rescued from ocean

Two men rescued from the ocean off Ocean County Wednesday evening received summonses for swimming without lifeguards present.

7 years ago

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, walks on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. A key vote on Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination, she said Thursday that the FBI investigation seemed
NPR
Politics
Social Justice

Kavanaugh’s fate rests with small number of undecided senators

Only one copy of the report is being made available.

7 years ago

A sign outside of the Navient office
Higher Education
Personal Finance

Teachers union sues student loan servicer Navient

At the center of the lawsuit is the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.

7 years ago

Activists chant during a protest outside the office of Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa.
NPR
National

Senate to get FBI report on Kavanaugh, setting up finale in confirmation drama

Only one copy is being made available to senators and their aides.

7 years ago

The Blair County Courthouse sits on Allegheny Street in Hollidaysburg, PA. Private funding for the District Attorney Office and local law enforcement has put immense pressure on the county's public defenders. (Min Xian/Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Criminal Justice
Government Accountability

With private money fueling fight against drug crime in Blair County, public defenders feel squeezed

The opioid crisis has brought with it an onslaught of drug cases that are adding to the burdens of public defenders.

7 years ago

Philadelphia police investigate the scene of a multiple shooting on Germantown Avenue near Manheim Street Wednesday afternoon. Five men were shot; one later died of his injuries. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Public Safety

1 man dies after 5 are shot in Germantown; police call it targeted hit

Search is on for suspects in shooting Philadelphia police commissioner says was not random.

7 years ago

Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen is accused by Turkish officials of orchestrating a coup attempt from his home in the Poconos. Gulen denies the accusation. (Selahattin Sevi/AP, file)
International
Pennsylvania

‘Warning shot’ fired by guard at wanted Muslim cleric’s U.S. compound

Police said that the suspected intruder fled the scene.

7 years ago

Shawnray Byrd has been represented by the Allegheny County Public Defenders Office four times since 2001. (An-Li Herring/Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

Decades after landmark lawsuit, caseload concerns continue in Allegheny County’s public defender office

On a humid summer day, Shawnray Byrd works a new job renovating a home just outside Pittsburgh. During a break, he says he’s grateful t ...

7 years ago

Listen 7:08
Christine Blasey Ford, the woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her at a party 36 years ago, chats with her attorneys as she testifies before the US Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, September 27, 2018. (Saul Loeb/Pool Photo via AP)

Lawyers for Kavanaugh accusers question FBI’s thoroughness

Lawyers for two women who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct are casting doubt on the thoroughness of the FBI investigation.

7 years ago

Authorities say dune trees were cut in the area of the 32nd Street beach. (Google image)
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey

N.J. beachfront homeowner admits cutting down dune trees

A Pennsylvania man has admitted he cut down some trees on sand dunes near his beachfront property in southern New Jersey.

7 years ago

In this 2018 file photo, Kabeera Weissman, a co-founder of DelcoCPR, lays out the reasons the group and other residents want the privately managed George W. Hill Correctional Facility in the the public's control. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)

Delaware County residents want to end private control of Thornton prison

Group hopes to convince Delco officials to take over George W. Hill Correctional Facility.

7 years ago

Listen 1:05
State Sen. Stewart Greenleaf, R-Montgomery. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

Despite outlier status, Pa. lawmakers don’t make public defense a priority

If you hunt hard enough around Harrisburg, it is possible to find lawmakers who are on board with allocat ...

7 years ago

Listen 6:57
Authorities investigate the scene of this Saturday's fatal car explosion in Allentown, Pa., Monday, Oct. 1, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Investigators back on scene of deadly Pennsylvania car blast

Authorities said Monday that the three people who died in a car explosion in downtown Allentown, including a father and his toddler son, ...

7 years ago

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee last month.
(Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
Criminal Justice
National

The process is a lie — and that’s the truth

The confirmation process has become a ridiculous pantomime, where nominees proclaim their generic 'philosophy' without telling you what they think about specifics.

7 years ago

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh gives his opening statement at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018 on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Michael Reynolds/Pool Image via AP)
Government Accountability
National

Yale classmate recalls Kavanaugh as frequent, heavy drinker

Charles "Chad" Ludington, who now teaches at North Carolina State University, said he was a friend of Kavanaugh's at Yale

7 years ago

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