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In a city struggling with violent crime, the Philadelphia City Controller’s Office has found that there are fewer police officers now than in recent years.

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HARRISBURG, March 2 – State Reps. Brian Sims and Chris Rabb, both D-Phila., have proposed a bill that would reform the state law that financially...

The Wilkes-Barre city employees most likely to come into contact with COVID-19 patients don’t receive the same financial protections as some others if they miss work for COVID-related reasons.

PHILADELPHIA – A trio of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit agreed with a lower federal court that an injured, part-time police officer filed suit for denial of her medical benefits too quickly, before the benefits themselves were officially denied.

Recology Makes Case for Rate Increase at Town-Hall; Meeting Drew One Comment Though most Recology Del Norte customers could see their rates increase by about 5 percent in July, a town hall meeting allowing them to protest the potential change Tuesday drew a single comment. Stringent regulations and changes in the recycling market, both locally and globally, are forcing Recology Del Norte to change its rates, according to General Manager Jeremy Herber. But Donna Westfall, former Crescent City co...

A Moosic police officer who sued the borough alleging she was wrongly denied benefits owed for a work-related injury can move forward with the lawsuit, a federal magistrate ruled Monday. Attorneys for Moosic wanted U.S. Magistrate Judge Joseph Saporito to toss the suit brought by Heather Bird because the borough claims she does not qualify for benefits under the Heart and Lung Act — a state law that allows police officers hurt in the line of duty to get 100% of their pay until they return ...