Pennsylvania
Kathleen Kane, once Pennsylvania attorney general, released from jail
Kathleen Kane left the Montgomery County Correctional Facility in the Philadelphia suburbs about 8:20 a.m. When asked by a reporter how she felt, Kane replied "grateful."
7 years ago
V-tolls: What they are and why you might be paying them if you travel the Pa. Turnpike
Mysterious charges appeared on E-ZPass statements of Pennsylvania Turnpike customers at least 350,000 times over the course of a year.
7 years ago
GOP in Pa. swing county posts, then deletes, ‘Jihad Squad’ image
The mock movie poster, which was photoshopped to show one of the lawmakers holding a handgun, remained on the Northampton County GOP’s Facebook page for about 12 days.
7 years ago
Mariner East opponent heads to appeals court to obtain PUC risk assessment
A Delaware County pipeline foe thought he’d get PUC information on the Mariner East risk, but now he’ll have to fight for it in court.
7 years ago
SEPTA Regional Rail paper Trailpasses will disappear starting in August
SEPTA is phasing out its paper monthly and weekly Trailpasses. All passes will be sold as Key card purchases starting in August. Click for details.
7 years ago
This Pa. school suspended fewer students by using a restorative model
School staff were trained to think of discipline differently. They were asked to find out why students are disruptive rather than remove them from school.
7 years ago
The Pa. loophole a Penn prof and confessed killer almost slipped through
Penn economist Rafael Robb bludgeoned his wife, Ellen to death in 2006 and was released after only 10 years. Why his case revealed cracks in Pa.'s criminal justice system.
Air Date: July 29, 2019
Listen 12:24Wolf admin says SNAP restriction could impact 200,000 Pennsylvanians
More than 1.7 million people use SNAP in Pennsylvania, according to the administration.
7 years ago
Three Mile Island Unit 2, site of nation’s worst nuclear accident, to be sold, dismantled
A Salt Lake City-based company is in talks to purchase and dismantle Three Mile Island’s long-mothballed Unit 2 reactor — the site of the nation’s worst nuclear accident.
7 years ago
Cosby appeal to focus on other women’s testimony, quaaludes
Cosby's lawyers have raised a long list of alleged trial errors as they try to get last year's verdict overturned.
7 years ago
Pa. AG Shapiro works to drum up support for gun tracking among police, sellers
Pennsylvania's attorney general is trying to convince firearms dealers and police precincts around the commonwealth to do a more effective job tracking guns.
7 years ago
SEPTA’s solar-powered train signals expected to improve safety in severe weather
With the new solar technology, SEPTA train engineers should be able to keep Regional Rail lines running safely when the main energy grid goes down.
7 years ago
‘Mud Row’ tells the story of black history in West Chester’s east end
Award-winning playwright Dominique Morisseau chooses West Chester’s east end for a play about gentrification.
7 years ago
Listen 2:59Bucks and Montco activists skeptical about Pentagon PFAS task force
The new Secretary of Defense says he wants to review how chemicals in firefighting foam contaminated groundwater near military bases nationwide.
7 years ago
Judge orders ICE to release Irish man slated for deportation after decade in Montco
After two weeks in ICE custody, Irish national Keith Byrne, who had been living in Montco for more than a decade, will be released on a judge’s orders.
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