
Courts & Law
Attorneys dismiss suit over discharge of overweight trooper
Attorneys have agreed to dismiss a federal lawsuit filed by a former Delaware state trooper who claimed she was forced to resign because she was overweight.
8 years ago
Cold case squad looks to solve New Castle County murders
The two-man unit scours all sources for information on unsolved murders in northern Delaware, from DNA evidence to social media.
8 years ago
Listen 0:00Inmates sue Philly’s Federal Detention Center for right to see loved ones while they await trial
Two current inmates are suing Philadelphia's Federal Detention Center to overturn a policy that blocks some of their loved ones from visiting them as they await trial.
8 years ago
Listen 0:00N.J. lawmaker aims to prevent, rectify wrongful convictions
State Sen. Joe Pennacchio, a Republican from Morris County, said 27 people in New Jersey have been exonerated since 1989 after an average of 10 years behind bars.
8 years ago
The case for televising U.S. Supreme Court proceedings
The first Monday in October, the start of the U.S. Supreme Court’s new term, prompts an almost annual question: Why don’t ...
8 years ago
Pa. court weighs delaying gerrymander lawsuit similar to case before U.S. Supreme Court
Commonwealth Court Judge Dan Pelligrini heard arguments Wednesday over whether to stay a lawsuit over the state’s congressional distric ...
8 years ago
Why health care providers are pressing Trump to keep DACA
As the Trump administration moves to end DACA, health care providers rally behind the roughly 20,000 recipients they say fill important needs in the medical industry.
8 years ago
Listen 0:00Man dies in Dover Police custody
A 24-year-old man arrested for shoplifting last month died while being held at the Dover Police Department.
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Major fentanyl bust marks Montco’s designation as heavy drug-trafficking area
"Enough fentanyl to kill half the population of Montgomery County" was confiscated during a drug bust at a Cheltenham shopping center, county officials said Tuesday.
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Delaware police seize 11,000 bags of heroin in traffic stop
A Pennsylvania man faces multiple drug charges after a Delaware police say they found more than 11,000 bags of heroin in his car during a traffic stop.
8 years ago
Is ‘Jungle Jabbah’ a ruthless killer or vendetta victim? Two portraits emerge in Delco man’s trial
Mohammed Jabbateh came to the U.S. on a visitor's visa in 1998, shortly after the end of Liberia's first civil war.
8 years ago
Listen 2:22The federal case against former Wilmington Trust execs
Jury selection has begun for a trial to determine if four former Wilmington Trust executives are guilty of conspiracy and false statements.
8 years ago
Delaware senator enters plea, gets probation on gun charge
A Delaware state senator who carried a loaded handgun into a Maryland airport has reached a deal with prosecutors allowing him to avoid a criminal conviction and prison time.
8 years ago
Delaware could face steep competition if Supreme Court allows broader sports betting
Delaware's time as the only state to offer sports betting could be winding down.
8 years ago
Brady opponent to plead guilty — what will he say?
The former candidate whom prosecutors say U.S. Rep. Bob Brady paid to drop out of a 2012 primary challenge is scheduled to plead guilty in federal court Monday.
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