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Criminal Justice
Delaware
Policing
Social Justice

Ex-Wilmington cop shot two suspects in a four-year period. Now he’s a convicted felon for lying to police

MacColl’s conviction stems from statements to supervisors after shooting a teen suspect in an armed carjacking. He faces up to three years behind bars.

2 years ago

This Hummer was parked near the Pennsylvania Convention Center in November 2020. Inside, police found a semi-automatic rifle, ammunition, a lock-pick kit, among other items
Criminal Justice
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Gun Violence
Law
Philadelphia

Trump supporters convicted of driving guns to Philadelphia spared more jail time

Prosecutors had sought sentences of at least three years. Defense attorneys argued the men made no attempt to interfere with the counting of votes.

2 years ago

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Business
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

Hate crime charges for Hatboro woman who launched racist rant against Amy’s Pizzeria

Rita Bellew has been charged with “ethnic intimidation and harassment” by the Hatboro Police Department. She told WHYY News she’s “horrified” and “ashamed” by her behavior.

2 years ago

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Delaware
Government Accountability

Delaware has the reserves to weather the cost of Supreme Court ruling on unclaimed property, state leaders say

The justices said MoneyGram checks should have been returned to the states where they were issued. Other states said the amount is $250 million.

2 years ago

The welcome sign at Lehigh Valley International Airport
National
Pennsylvania
Public Safety
Transportation

No bail for Pennsylvania man with explosives in suitcase

Federal authorities say a Pennsylvania man admits packing explosive materials, fuses and a lighter into a suitcase he checked for a commercial flight to Florida.

2 years ago

File photo: Former President Donald Trump speaks at the East Palestine Fire Department as he visits the area in the aftermath of the Norfolk Southern train derailment Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023
Elections
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Law
National
Politics

Trump can be sued for Jan 6 actions, Justice Dept says

The department's position that Trump is not immune from suit was laid out in a filing before a federal appeals court.

2 years ago

FILE - A Transportation Security Administration officer works at Dallas Love Field Airport on June 24, 2020, in Dallas. A man was arrested Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, after an explosive was found in a bag checked onto a Florida-bound flight at Lehigh Valley International Airport federal authorities said. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)
Pennsylvania
Policing
Public Safety
Travel

Explosive found in bag at Pennsylvania airport, man arrested

A man was arrested after an explosive was found in a bag checked onto a Florida-bound flight at an eastern Pennsylvania airport, federal authorities said.

2 years ago

Vanessa Bryant (center) Kobe Bryant's widow, leaves a federal courthouse with her daughter Natalia (center left) soccer player Sydney Leroux (center right) in Los Angeles
National
Sports

Kobe Bryant family settles photo lawsuit for $28.5 million

County deputies and firefighters had shot photos of the bodies and shared them with others in their departments.

2 years ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Bobby Henon, left, accompanied by his attorney Brian Mcmonagle, walk to the federal courthouse in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021
Criminal Justice
Government
Government Accountability
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Former Councilmember Bobby Henon sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for taking bribes

The ex-lawmaker from Northeast Philly was convicted last year after a federal investigation into the John Dougherty-led IBEW Local 98 union.

2 years ago

The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday, Feb.11, 2022, in Washington
Business
Delaware
Government Accountability

U.S. Supreme Court ruling against Delaware in unclaimed property case could cost the state up to $250 million

The case centered on $250 million from unused money orders issued by MoneyGram, which is based in Texas but headquartered in Delaware.

2 years ago

students protesting outside of the Supreme Court
Higher Education
Income Inequality

Student loan forgiveness gets its day in court: What to know

The Supreme Court is meeting Tuesday to hear two cases challenging President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan.

2 years ago

A scale is seen as a symbol of law and justice
Delaware
Law
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Delaware bar exam changes designed to increase racial diversity and ‘rip some barbed wire from the welcome mat’

The exam, considered one of the nation’s toughest, will now be given twice a year. The passing score was lowered slightly and fewer essays will be required.

2 years ago

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FILE - New graduates walk into the High Point Solutions Stadium before the start of the Rutgers University graduation ceremony in Piscataway Township, N.J., on May 13, 2018. The Supreme Court is about to hear arguments over President Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan. It's a plan that impacts millions of borrowers who could see their loans wiped away or reduced. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Government
Higher Education
Income Inequality

Supreme Court student loan case: The arguments explained

So far, Republican-appointed judges have kept the Democratic president's plan from going into effect.

2 years ago

A row of CBD gummies products
Business
Pennsylvania
Public Health
6abc

Fentanyl, heroin found in CBD gummies, Montco district attorney warns

Anyone who purchased these items, and still has them in their possession, is warned not to eat them.

2 years ago

Dr. Rahul Gupta at a podium
Addiction
Criminal Justice
Incarceration
New Jersey

White House official calls Camden County jail’s addiction treatment program a ‘model for the nation’

A Biden administration official used Camden County Correctional Facility’s addiction treatment program as a model example for the nation to build on.

2 years ago

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