Courts &amp; Law

Two losing Pa. House candidates ask court for new election

Two losing candidates in a special election to for Pennsylvania State Representative seat in the 197th District argued in federal c ...

9 years ago

Feds seek delay of child sex abuse trial of former Dover airman

Kids

Law

Federal prosecutors are seeking to postpone the trial of a former Dover Air Force Base airman charged with sexually abusing a teenage run ...

9 years ago

Second incident of racist graffiti in Wilmington

Another car in Wilmington was spray painted with, “KKK,” “White Power,” and other racist graffiti. The car ...

9 years ago

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matthew Leinbach, right, from the New Jersey Air National Guard's 108th Security Forces Squadron, instructs airmen on squad tactics and danger crossing techniques at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., April 23, 2017. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht/Released)

N.J. National Guard to provide security during Irma relief efforts in U.S. Virgin Islands

More than two dozen New Jersey National Guard troops are heading to the U.S. Virgin Islands to assist with security efforts during the in ...

9 years ago

Two of the protesters are put on a freight elevator at City Hall after being removed from Council chambers. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)

Sheriff deputies remove 5 protesters from Philadelphia City Council meeting

Sheriff’s deputies forcibly removed five people from Philadelphia City Council’s weekly session Thursday. Megan ...

9 years ago

Former FBI Director Louis Freeh speaks in view of a Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare's ChildlLine during a news conference, Thursday, July 12, 2012, in Philadelphia. After an eight-month inquiry, Freeh's firm produced a 267-page report that concluded that Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno and other top Penn State officials hushed up child sex abuse allegation against Jerry Sandusky more than a decade ago for fear of bad publicity, allowing Sandusky to prey on other youngsters. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)

Kids

Law

Report: Pennsylvania child abuse workers swamped, underpaid

The county caseworkers who investigate child abuse in Pennsylvania are underpaid, inadequately trained, plagued by high turnover and face ...

9 years ago

NAACP demands equal justice in building collapse case

Social Justice

The Philadelphia NAACP said it wants the black contractor involved in the 2013 fatal Center City building collapse to receive the same tr ...

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Mentor Frantz Herr (left) and returning citizen Isaac Rivera (right) have a discussion before the Lancaster County re-entry program at the Ebenezer Baptist Church Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. (Bradley C. Bower/Philadelphia Inquirer)

Behavioral Health

Lancaster knows how to keep people out of jail, but it’s expensive

Policing

After nearly two decades in prison, Isaac Rivera was ready to remake himself. The 41-year-old from Lancaster served time after a 1 ...

9 years ago

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U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez speaks during a news conference, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017, in Union Beach, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

New Jersey

Personal Finance

Prosecutors cite private plane trip as bribe in Sen. Menendez trial

A wealthy donor on trial for bribery with U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez spent more than $8,000 to fly Menendez back to Washington from Florida o ...

9 years ago

(image via U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform)

Delaware slips in ranking in legal climate report

Delaware has fallen short this year in an annual report that explores how fair the states’ tort liability systems are to businesses. ...

9 years ago

Supreme Court weighs gun ban in Delaware parks, forests

Public Safety

Public Spaces

Delaware’s Supreme Court is weighing a decision in a lawsuit challenging bans on non-hunting firearms in state parks and forests. ...

9 years ago

In this 2017 photo, protesters in Harrisburg call on lawmakers to support redistricting reform. (Katie Meyer/WITF)

Income Inequality

Ralliers try to convince Pa. lawmakers to act on gerrymandering

Reinvention

Advocates for overhauling the redistricting process packed the Capitol rotunda in Harrisburg Tuesday hoping to persuade lawmakers to take ...

9 years ago

Law