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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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Det. Brian Shahan, M/Cpl., Heather Carter and Glenn Davis discuss New Castle County Cold Case Squad. (Andrea Gibbs/WHYY)
First
Delaware
Law
Public Safety

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

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Bright lights illuminate an imposing grey stone building against a dark night sky
Law
Philadelphia

Inmates 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

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Sen. Joe Pennacchio stands in a suit at a mic
New Jersey
Policing
Social Justice

N.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 U.S. Supreme Court (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Law
National

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

Mimi McKenzie and David Gersch, two of the plaintiffs' lawyers arguing state lawsuit on Pa.'s congressional map, stand outside Commonwealth Court  in Harrisburg in October. (Lindsay Lazarski/Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

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

A woman speaks through a bullhorn, immigrants hold signs, listen to her speak during a rally
Economy
Immigration
Medicine

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

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(photo courtesy of Dover PD flickr page)
Delaware

Man dies in Dover Police custody

A 24-year-old man arrested for shoplifting last month died while being held at the Dover Police Department.

8 years ago

Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin R. Steele announces a drug bust in which authorities seized a kilogram of the deadly opioid fentanyl.
Behavioral Health
Law
Policing

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.

8 years ago

State police charged Vincent Clark of Pennsylvania with multiple drug charges after they say he had more than 11,000 bags of heroin in his possession. (photo courtesy Del. State Police)
Delaware

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

A man walks past the federal courthouse in Philadelphia
Immigration
Law

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

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Six former officers of Wilmington Trust have been sentenced to prison for financial crimes. (image via Google Maps)
Business
Delaware

The 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 state Sen. Brian Pettyjohn agreed to probation before judgment after carrying a loaded handgun into a Maryland airport. (photo via Delaware.gov)
Delaware

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

In this Jan. 14, 2015, file photo, odds are displayed on a screen at a sports book owned and operated by CG Technology in Las Vegas. (John Locher/AP Photo, File)
Delaware
Sports

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

Close-up of Congressman Bob Brady
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Law
Philadelphia

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.

8 years ago

This front page story raising questions about a local law firm was mentioned in an ad sales pitch.
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Philadelphia

Lawyer: Inquirer tied ad sale pitch to investigative story

A Philly attorney said he got an ad sales pitch from the Philadelphia Inquirer suggesting he could get clients fleeing another law firm profiled in an earlier story.

8 years ago

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