
Courts & Law
Upper Makefield residents sue Energy Transfer, Sunoco Pipeline L.P. over pipeline leak
Plaintiffs’ demands include shutting down operation of the pipeline while investigation into the leak is ongoing.
2 months ago
Listen 0:52Michael Kealty was a decorated cop, Army vet and family man, but he also shared child porn and convinced a 16-year-old Ohio girl to send explicit pics.
2 months ago
Listen 1:42New Jersey sees 74% increase in child pornography arrests since 2020
The state’s top law enforcement agent to those possessing and distributing child porn: If you harm our kids, we’re going to catch and prosecute you.
2 months ago
Listen 1:13Former Philadelphia detectives found guilty of lying under oath in Anthony Wright trial
Manuel Santiago and Frank Jastrzembski were found guilty of lying during the 2016 retrial of Anthony Wright. Martin Devlin was acquitted of all charges.
2 months ago
Despite some fierce public opposition to the bill nationwide, it easily passed both chambers of the General Assembly and was signed into law.
2 months ago
Listen 1:00Supreme Court upholds Biden rule requiring serial numbers and background checks for ghost guns
Sales of the homemade firearms grew exponentially after kits that let people easily build them at home came on the market, Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote in the majority opinion.
2 months ago
Oil companies ask Bucks County judge to dismiss climate lawsuit
A Bucks County judge must decide whether a lawsuit against several oil companies can proceed. The county says Big Oil should pay for damages.
2 months ago
Listen 1:27Another U.S. judge issues temporary ban on Trump’s removal of transgender service members
On Monday, a federal judge in New Jersey issued a temporary ban on the removal of two transgender men from the Air Force. The ruling follows a similar one last week.
2 months ago
At Nadine Menendez trial, prosecutors portray her as ‘partner in crime’ with her convicted husband
Lawyers gave opening statements Monday in the trial of the wife of former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, who was convicted last year of accepting bribes of cash and gold.
2 months ago
Man shot by police in Point Breeze was carrying airsoft-style BB gun
The 46-year-old officer who fired his weapon has been placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of this ongoing investigation.
3 months ago
Tasha Oliver allegedly abused the girl from 2010 to 2014. After she was arrested last year, law enforcement and district officials said nothing.
3 months ago
Listen 1:45Man grabs Philadelphia police officer’s gun outside hospital, shoots him before being fatally shot
The man was driven to a psychiatric hospital in a police van but was not handcuffed because he had agreed to go voluntarily.
3 months ago
West Oak Lane tenants say their landlord illegally collected rent for months. Now they’re suing
The class-action complaint calls on Odin Properties to make Bentley Manor safe and repay tenants who unlawfully paid rent.
3 months ago
Listen 1:13Police shoot man in Philly’s Point Breeze neighborhood, rifle seen lying in street
Officers confronted the man on the 1600 block of Moore Street after he was seen walking with a rifle. The man is hospitalized in critical condition; no officers were injured.
3 months ago
Federal judge transfers Columbia student activist Mahmoud Khalil’s case to New Jersey
Khalil, 30, a legal U.S. resident with no criminal record, was detained by federal immigration agents March 8 for participating in pro-Palestinian demonstrations.
3 months ago