Courts & Law
Judge dismisses charges against Amtrak engineer
A judge has dismissed criminal charges against the engineer in an Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia that killed eight people. The ...
7 years ago
Listen2 N.J. contracting companies allegedly scammed Sandy victims
State authorities allege that contractors doing business along the Jersey Shore used deceptive practices to obtain more than $1.3 million ...
7 years ago
Philly cop who killed suspect has good chance of getting job back
A soon-to-be-fired Philadelphia police officer could get his job back. On Thursday, the police department announced that Officer R ...
7 years ago
ListenDelaware daycare terrorized, man accused of grabbing infants
Police say a Newark man ran into a daycare center, grabbed two infants and tried to kidnap them. 47-year-old Calvin Davis rang the ...
7 years ago
Why lawmakers, neighbors want to crack down on Philly’s ‘stop-and-go’ stores
Pastor William Brawner shook his head. Across the street, a handful of older men was carousing around a car parked at the far end ...
7 years ago
Listen 4:51Wilmington leads the country in shooting rate among young people
When the shots rang out — “pop, pop, pop,” and then a thunder roll of gunfire — Maria Williams hit the floor. The ...
7 years ago
Judge warns prosecutors against turning Menendez case into ‘tabloid trial’
Minutes after the first witness took the stand Thursday in the federal corruption case against U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, a Democrat from Ne ...
7 years ago
ListenNew Jersey hoping an amnesty approach on Medicaid fraud might work
New Jersey is trying a pilot program that will allow Ocean County residents who fraudently obtained Medicaid to avoid prosecution if they ...
7 years ago
Philly officer will be fired for shooting fleeing suspect in back
A Philadelphia police officer who fatally shot a fleeing suspect in the back during a routine traffic stop has been suspended and will be ...
7 years ago
Listen 2:15DiNardo, cousin will stand trial in slaying of 4 men in Bucks
A judge has held both defendants accused in the Solebury Township, Pennsylvania, killings of four young men for trial in October. ...
7 years ago
Several African-American cops allege racism, corruption in Philly police unit
A group of African-American cops wants the Philadelphia Police Department to investigate allegations of racial discrimination and corrupt ...
7 years ago
Philadelphia woman sentenced to 8 years in prison for aiding ISIS
A 33-year-old mother of two from North Philadelphia was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in federal prison for online support of the Is ...
7 years ago
Prosecutors: Menendez did favors for friend to protect his lavish lifestyle
Justice Department prosecutor Peter Koski began his opening arguments in federal court in Newark with a seemingly innocuous story: “ ...
7 years ago
Listen 5:22Del. State Dreamers fear deportation following Trump DACA announcement
Dreamers in Delaware are concerned after U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the end of DACA. When Kevin Gutierrez was 8 ...
7 years ago
Mayor criticizes McNesby over ‘rabid animals’ comment
Philadelphia’s mayor is criticizing the head of the city police union for labeling protesters outside an officer’s home a ...
7 years ago