
Pennsylvania
Witness says officer questioned teen’s actions in shooting
A witness in the shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white police officer said he saw the officer panicking, saying, "I don't know why I shot him."
6 years ago
Redevelopment coming for large parcel of Norristown State Hospital grounds
The plan to relinquish 78 acres to Norristown Borough calls for keeping mental health services on the remaining 120 acres with the option of redevelopment.
6 years ago
Beto O’Rourke makes early impression in Pennsylvania visit
Former U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke is making an early impression in Pennsylvania, a late-voting state that may yet play a role in the crowded 2020 Democratic presidential primary.
6 years ago
ACLU of Pa. back in court, says treatment wait for mentally ill inmates still too long
The state chapter of the ACLU is taking legal action over what it says is are unacceptably long wait times for mentally ill inmates in county prisons to get care.
6 years ago
White officer on trial in fatal shooting of Antwon Rose, 17
A prosecutor urged jurors Tuesday to focus on a white police officer's frame of mind when he shot and killed an unarmed black teenager near Pittsburgh last summer.
6 years ago
After 24 years, men’s basketball coach Phil Martelli out at St. Joe’s
In 2003-2004, he was named AP coach of the year after leading the Hawks to an undefeated season.
6 years ago
Pa. House moves Janus-enforcing bill, but a veto likely looms
State House Republicans are trying again to pass a bill that would require union employers to let new hires know they can opt out of collective bargaining.
6 years ago
Glen Mills was once one of the most prestigious reform schools in the country. Now, students are being pulled out in waves following allegations of widespread abuse.
Air Date: March 19, 2019
Listen 49:46Pennsylvania lawmaker facing sex assault claim quits House
A western Pennsylvania state lawmaker has resigned two months after being stripped of a chairmanship following allegations that he had sex with an incapacitated woman.
6 years ago
In our Monday Regional Roundup, we talk about a proposed hyperloop for Pa, Delaware's popular vote bill, and teenage sleep and school start times.
Air Date: March 18, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:44Federally approved Real ID driver’s licenses are now available in Pa.
Pennsylvania has beat the federal deadline to make available the new Real ID driver's licenses.
6 years ago
Come Monday, Pennsylvanians can apply for pardons for free
The commonwealth's Board of Pardons has voted unanimously to get rid of all application fees, starting March 18.
6 years ago
Pa. school may remodel locker rooms over transgender student access
The moves come after protests over how the Eastern Lancaster County School District is providing locker room and bathroom access for a transgender student.
6 years ago
Shippensburg brews up courses to train Pa.’s craft beer workforce
In 2011, its economic impact on the state was just over $1 billion. By 2017, that figure grew to more than $6 billion.
6 years ago
Pa. auditor general on climate change: Each disaster is ‘a hit to the state’s taxpayers’
Pa. Auditor General Eugene DePasquale hosted a public hearing to gather input for a special report looking into the state’s response to climate change.
6 years ago