Pew gives $1.15 million for a greening program in Nicetown and Tioga
Listen to article • 0:00 minThe Pew Charitable Trusts has awarded $1.15 million over the next four years to the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society to support the next phase of its…
Torrance officer once charged with fatal shooting returns to active duty
A Torrance police officer who at one time faced a criminal charge in the shooting death of a Black man inside a parked car has been reinstated within the department,…
Barnes & Noble opens sprawling store at South Coast Plaza
Barnes & Noble opened its fourth new store in Orange County, a sprawling, 27,000-square-foot, single-story homage to all things books and media at South Coast Plaza. The store sits on…
Lower Merion has issued more than 600 violations from red light cameras since mid-July
Listen to article • 0:00 minLower Merion’s automated red-light cameras have captured hundreds of violations since they went into effect last month. As of Monday, red-light cameras installed at the…
Philly judge imposes six month of outside supervision for sheriff’s auctions
Listen to article • 0:00 minA Philadelphia judge on Wednesday took the rare step of imposing six months of outside supervision of sheriff sales after years of dysfunction in processing…
Investigators sift for evidence at burned Montana home where 8 family members were killed at dinner
By MATTHEW BROWN, GENE JOHNSON and MIKELLA SCHUETTLER BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Shovelful by shovelful, investigators sifted through the charred remnants of a Montana home where four generations of a…
ACLU-NJ has urged Bellmawr police to investigate its officers after alleged unlawful targeting of protesters
Listen to article • 0:00 minThe American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey has urged the Bellmawr Police Department to investigate its officers’ conduct after local protesters alleged the department…
Homelessness rising for California students, UCLA study finds
The number of California students experiencing homelessness has risen 10% since the 2018-19 school year, reaching a record 298,254 students in 2024-25, according to a UCLA report released Wednesday. Southern…
Westminster councilmember sees bribery charge dropped after completing diversion program
A judge decided Wednesday, Aug. 26, that Westminster City Councilmember Amy Phan West met the terms of a diversion program and dismissed her bribery case. “I feel relieved,” Phan West…
FBI posts $25,000 reward for gunman who killed two in bloody Bronx, Bklyn robbery spree
The FBI is offering a $25,000 reward to help capture the cold-blooded killer who gunned down two innocent victims during a robbery spree in Brooklyn and the Bronx. The manhunt…