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Activists block a street as police officers look on during an immigration protest outside of a detention center, Thursday, Feb. 23, 2017, in Elizabeth, N.J. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Immigration
Law
Neighborhoods
New Jersey

Immigration crackdown reaches deep into New Jersey communities

New data reveals that more than 90 percent of the state’s municipalities have cases pending in immigration court, the fifth-largest cas ...

8 years ago

 Kim DiSalvo holds Lorenzo's law after it was signed by Gov. John Carney in his Wilmington office.(Dan Rosenthal/WHYY)
Delaware
Home & Family
Kids

Lorenzo’s law helps Delaware parents of stillborn children

Delaware mothers who give birth to stillborn babies get a new form of support thanks to “Lorenzo’s law” signed by Gover ...

8 years ago

 This screengrab of a photo posted by Mike DeNardo @DeNardoKYW on Twitter, commenting'The blanket is off, as crews prepare to wash spray paint off of Rizzo statue' (Twitter)
Philadelphia
Policing
Race & Ethnicity

Suspect arrested for painting ‘black power’ on Rizzo statue

Updated: 10:30 a.m. Philadelphia police have arrested a man suspected of spray-painting the phrase “black power ...

8 years ago

 David Desper, 28, of Trainer, Pa., and the truck he was driving during the shooting (West Goshen PD)
Law
Streets & Roads

Suspect in fatal Pa. road rage shooting waives preliminary hearing

A man charged with fatally shooting a recent high school graduate in the head during a road rage confrontation waived his preliminary cou ...

8 years ago

 A South Seaside Park dune in 2015. (Justin Auciello for NewsWorks)
Down the Shore
Law
New Jersey
Real Estate

Judge rules against oceanfront homeowners in dune battle

A judge has ruled against a wealthy New Jersey shore enclave’s attempt to opt out of a protective sand dune plan. In a 52-pa ...

8 years ago

 Lillie Williams and Jonatan Palacios stand outside the offices of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in West Philadelphia after completing an interview to determine the legitimacy of their marriage. (Laura Benshoff / WHYY)
Home & Family
Immigration
National

After marrying U.S. citizens, undocumented immigrants coming out of the shadows attract ICE scrutiny

Marriage tests couples in any number of ways. Lillie Williams and Jonatan Palacios, both 27, have just spent about an hour being q ...

8 years ago

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 In this Monday, Nov. 7, 2016 photo, the exploded air bag that injured Rabiah binti Ibrahim, hangs from her steering wheel in her Honda City in Slim River, Malaysia. Five Malaysians have died in accidents linked to faulty Takata air bags that are at the center of one of the world’s largest auto recalls. (AP Photo/Lim Huey Teng)
Delaware
Streets & Roads
Transportation

Delaware Judge OKs Takata request to halt some lawsuits over air bags

A Delaware bankruptcy judge is temporarily halting the prosecution of lawsuits filed by Hawaii, New Mexico and the U.S. Virgin Islands ag ...

8 years ago

  (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Business
Economy
National

Trump disbands two White House business councils, amid criticism from CEOs for remarks on Charlottesville protest

Trump disbands two White House business councils, amid criticism from CEOs for remarks on Charlottesville protest. CEOs have been ...

8 years ago

 Anthropologists and archaeologists meet at Kimberlee Moran's lab at Rutgers-Camden to review some of the remains excavated from 218 Arch St. in Philadelphia last month.  (Elana Gordon/WHYY)
History
Infrastructure
Philadelphia

Philly judge charts future for historic human remains found at construction site

After months of uncertainty, a Philadelphia judge has outlined concrete steps for what will become of the remains of more than 300 people ...

8 years ago

The Philadelphia Criminal Justice Center (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Infrastructure
Law
Public Safety

Worker says warning about elevator risk before paralyzing Philly crash cost him his job

Was a former employee of the private company that oversees elevator maintenance at Philadelphia’s Criminal Justice Center a public ...

8 years ago

 DACA recipients discuss the impact the program has had on their lives at City Hall Tuesday, five years to the day since it was implemented. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Immigration
Kids
Philadelphia

With Obama DACA protections in jeopardy, young immigrants still hold fast to dreams

Five years ago, the Obama administration launched Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The program, which temporarily allows yo ...

8 years ago

 Angela Agrusa, attorney for entertainer Bill Cosby, who is accused of sexual assault by Judy Huth at the Playboy Mansion more than 40 years ago, speaks outside Los Angeles Superior Court after a hearing, Tuesday, June 27, 2017, in Santa Monica, Calif.  (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
Law
Philadelphia
Sex & Relationships

2nd defense attorney wants off Bill Cosby’s sex assault case

A second lawyer who defended Bill Cosby in his sex assault trial that ended with a deadlocked jury wants off the case before the start of ...

8 years ago

(Rich Pedroncelli/AP Photo, file)
Business
Delaware
Income Inequality

Delaware prison workers get new bargaining rights

Other staff members working inside Delaware’s prisons will now have similar bargaining rights as correctional officers, who already ...

8 years ago

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Business
Pennsylvania

Allentown company founder arrested over graffiti supporting Pawlowski

A 25-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of painting slogans on Allentown buildings in support of the city’s embattle ...

8 years ago

 Two Pennsylvania lawmakers have initiated the  process involved with holding a constitutional convention. The process would take at least two years. (Matt Rourke/AP)
Law
Pennsylvania

Lawmakers file memos to initiate a Pennsylvania constitutional convention

Two lawmakers are looking to introduce legislation that would force Pennsylvania to re-evaluate its constitution. The process is k ...

8 years ago

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