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Courts & Law

Timothy Piazza is seen with his parents in a file photo
Crime
Higher Education
Pennsylvania

Former Penn State frat leaders sentenced to 2–4 months for 2017 hazing death

Brendan Young and Daniel Casey were leaders of Beta Theta Pi when Timothy Piazza died from multiple falls after consuming a large quantity of alcohol in 2017.

1 year ago

A closeup of the lights of a police vehicle
Crime
Philadelphia
Transportation
6abc

N.J. woman, Pittsburgh man latest to be charged after chaotic car meetups in Philly

Officials said meetups happened last weekend at 11 different intersections throughout the city, attracting crowds and vehicles and resulting in injuries and property damage.

1 year ago

Delaware State Capitol Building in Dover. (Paul Brady/Bigstock)
Delaware
Government
Government Accountability

Delaware’s Public Integrity Commission won’t investigate alleged impropriety by state officials over embezzlement

The Civic League of New Castle County argued top state officials created an air of impropriety by withholding details of a 2023 embezzlement.

1 year ago

Listen 0:55
Crowds gather for an illegal car meet-up in the city where large crowds of people took over multiple streets and intersections
Crime
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia
Policing
Streets & Roads

Man charged in illegal car meetup in Philly that caused thousands of dollars in damages

Philadelphia authorities announced charges Thursday against a man they say tried to run over officers during an illegal car meetup.

1 year ago

Philly DA Larry Kranser
Criminal Justice
Law
Philadelphia

Philly DA Larry Krasner scores legal win against GOP impeachment effort

In its ruling, the state Supreme Court found the articles of impeachment “became null and void” when that legislative session came to a close.

1 year ago

Photo, books and supplies litter the floor in this Indiana classroom during an intruder drill in 2016. Delaware requires schools to conduct two lockdown/active shooter drills a year. (Associated Press)
Crime
Criminal Justice
Government
K-12
National
Politics
Public Safety

Biden signs executive order to tackle gun violence

The executive order will improve active school shooter drills and tackle firearm threats of machine gun conversion devices, guns without serial numbers and ghost guns.

1 year ago

Listen 0:53
U.S. Appeals Judge Theodore A. McKee
Incarceration
Pennsylvania

U.S. appeals court says man can sue Pennsylvania over 26 years of solitary confinement

A U.S. appeals court has ruled that a man who spent 26 years in solitary confinement in Pennsylvania can sue prison officials for alleged cruel and unusual punishment.

1 year ago

Ryan Wesley Routh takes part in a rally in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 30, 2022.
Elections
National
Public Safety

Man who staked out Trump at Florida golf course charged with attempting an assassination

In a statement, Trump accused the Justice Department of “mishandling and downplaying” the apparent assassination attempt by bringing charges that were a “slap on the wrist.”

1 year ago

products hanging on a shelf
Explainers
New Jersey

What to know about the New Jersey law that regulates the manufacturing and sale of Delta-8 products

Intoxicating hemp, known as Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol, is now regulated in New Jersey, and sales to minors are banned.

1 year ago

Listen 1:12
a hand holds mail-in ballots
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania
Politics
AP

Court takes ‘naked ballots’ case over Pennsylvania mail-in voting

The justices said Friday they will take the case that could determine the fate of thousands of votes that may otherwise be canceled in the Nov. 5 election.

1 year ago

Robert Listenbee speaks behind a podium
Philadelphia

Philly man facing charges as an adult for making and testing bombs at his home

The district attorney’s office says the suspect did extensive research about LGBTQ+ parades and planned to join a terrorist group in Syria.

1 year ago

DUI checkpoint
Delaware
Policing
Streets & Roads
Transportation

Halted by COVID, Delaware resumes ‘five-star’ tool to reduce traffic fatalities — DUI roadblocks

The first checkpoint since 2019 occurred this month. The goal is to reduce roadway deaths, which in 2022 reached 165, tying a 34-year record.

1 year ago

Listen 1:28
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Crime
Criminal Justice
Food & Drink
New Jersey
Philadelphia
6abc

4 Philadelphia men arrested in ‘Operation Beef Bandit’ in connection to organized cargo theft ring

Four men from Philadelphia have been arrested in New Jersey in connection to what police are calling an organized cargo theft ring.

1 year ago

police car lights flashing
Crime
Pennsylvania

Prosecutors: Armed man barricaded in Montco basement charged officers with weapon, was shot and killed

Montgomery County authorities say they are investigating the death of a man who allegedly charged at police officers with a weapon before being shot and killed.

1 year ago

Two people wearing Gaudreau jerseys sit and hold a kid at the memorial
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Sports

Driver charged with killing NHL’s Johnny Gaudreau and his brother had .087 blood-alcohol level

The driver, 43-year-old Sean M. Higgins of nearby Woodstown, New Jersey, is charged with two counts of death by auto.

1 year ago

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