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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.

8 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.

8 years ago

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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 ...

8 years ago

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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, ...

8 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.

8 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

8 years ago

Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown adopts its own net neutrality law prompting the Justice Department to sue the state in an effort to block what's describe as the
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Government Accountability
Media
Technology

Justice Department sues California over net neutrality law

An equal playing field that prevents internet companies from slowing down or blocking some content was signed into law by California Gov. Jerry Brown

8 years ago

Crystal Weimer was arrested in 2004 for third degree murder, a crime she didn’t commit. She spent nearly 12 years in prison and was exonerated on June 27, 2016, and all charges were dropped with prejudice. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

Wrongful murder conviction points to problems with public defense in Pa. — only state without central funding, oversight

Crystal Weimer’s nightmare began in 2004, when she was arrested for a crime she didn’t commit. ...

8 years ago

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Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Thursday. (Melina Mara-Pool/Getty Images)
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Politics

FBI contacts Deborah Ramirez, Kavanaugh accuser, as investigation begins

On Saturday, the FBI began its first full day of work on an additional background investigation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

8 years ago

A police officer stands on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. (Education Images/UIG via Getty Images)
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National
Politics

Trump administration moves to escalate census lawsuits to Supreme Court

The DOJ's civil rights division argues that it needs responses to the citizenship question in order to better enforce the Voting Rights Act.

8 years ago

Protesters blocked pipeline construction equipment on the property of The Adorers of the Blood of Christ, an order of Catholic nuns, in Lancaster County last year. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Business
Energy
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Lawmakers consider tougher penalties for vandalizing pipelines, power plants

Pa. lawmakers are considering a bill establishing tougher penalties against people who vandalize “critical infrastructure.”

8 years ago

(Sally Deng for NPR)
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Immigration

Thousands could be deported as government targets asylum mills’ clients

More than 13,500 immigrants who were granted asylum status years ago are facing possible deportation.

8 years ago

A man talks on the phone while he rides a bike in Amsterdam. Legislation proposed in the Netherlands would impose a fine on bicyclists who use a mobile phone while they're on their bikes.
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International
Public Safety
Transportation

Netherlands proposes legislation to ban use of phones on bicycles

The Dutch government is considering a proposal to ban the use of smartphones and other "mobile electronic devices" on bicycles.

8 years ago

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., questions Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh as he testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2018. (Win McNamee/Pool Photo via AP)

Committee approves Kavanaugh nomination; requests delay for FBI investigation ahead of full Senate vote

GOP Sen. Jeff Flake calls for delay in the Kavanaugh vote

8 years ago

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Radio Times
Criminal Justice
Politics

The Kavanaugh/Ford hearings

Guests: Laura Little, Michael Moreland The back-to-back testimony of Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh ab ...

Air Date: September 28, 2018 10:00 am

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