Pennsylvania
Chester County DA: Man who shot at ex, killed parents is found dead
Chester County District Attorney Tom Hogan said during a media briefing early Thursday that 59-year-old Bruce Rogal was dead after a manhunt and a police chase.
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Pa. state police upping presence in certain schools
New rules will require more frequent visits to schools in areas that don't have their own police departments, and so they rely on state police for coverage.
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Pa., an outlier in life-without-parole, faces growing push for change
Pennsylvania sentences more people to life in prison without the possibility of parole than any other state.
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Cumberland County criticizes Mariner East 2 pipeline builder for dodging safety questions
Cumberland County’s commissioners are accusing the company building the Mariner East 2 pipeline of ignoring residents’ safety concerns about its new natural gas liquids line.
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Pennsylvania leads world in imposing life sentences
Life without parole applies automatically to first- and second-degree murder, and sometimes to third-degree murder.
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Toomey lauds Senate’s passage of sweeping opioid crisis legislation
The wide-ranging package known as the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 rolls up 70 bills that will be backed by about $5 billion in funding.
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‘False’ accusation, labor endorsements in Bucks County congressional race
Fact-checkers flag an attack ad against Democrat Scott Wallace; his opponent, Brian Fitzpatrick, gets a valuable labor endorsement.
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Why we chose online school for our teen
Anyone who’s ever heard me stumble through trying to explain the identifiable traits of a mammal, watched me do 5th grade math, or list ...
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Pa. Senate leader proposes bill to open primary elections
Scarnati is saying he's concerned closed primaries are making both parties more extreme.
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Instruments in need of more than just TLC are brought back to life by Montco luthier
NewsWorks Tonight’s Dave Heller visited the workshop of restorative luthier, Tim Huenke, who owns and operates Superior Guitar Works in Flourtown, Pa.
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Listen 7:01As Pa. overhauls prison book policies, inmates’ rights groups cry foul
All books will now have to go through the Department of Corrections.
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Scott Wagner proposes plan to combat opioid crisis
Wagner said that Gov. Tom Wolf has not done enough to combat the opioid epidemic.
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Obama to stump for Democrats in Philadelphia rally
Obama will headline a Sept. 21 rally in Philadelphia to boost the re-election campaigns of Sen. Casey and Gov. Wolf.
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Guests: Stephen Medvic, Chris Potter We’re going to discuss Pennsylvania politics and the mid-term election ...
Air Date: September 13, 2018 10:40 am
Listen 18:32Outside groups spend $4.3M on Philly-area congressional races
SuperPACs focus on four of the 15 congressional races in the region.
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