Articles by Patrick Walters and Peter Jackson

As River Recedes from Lee, Pennsylvanians Return to Wilkes-Barre Homes

Tens of thousands of evacuated Pennsylvania residents were allowed to return home starting Saturday as rivers swollen by the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee receded across Pennsylvania after flooding that was the worst in some areas since Hurricane Agnes nearly …

Firefighter Investigated in String of Pennsylvania Arsons

Investigators are trying to determine if a firefighter charged with the latest fires in an arson-plagued suburb of southeast Pennsylvania could be responsible for any other unsolved blazes. Robert Tracey Jr., of Coatesville, was charged Monday with lighting two small …

Philadelphia Attorney Accused of Faking Accidents for 25 Years

A Philadelphia attorney and four others were accused of making fake accident claims that netted $2.5 million over the last 25 years. Most of the cases involved people slipping and falling on cracked sidewalks outside stores, banks and other businesses, …

Pa. Insurance Mandate Violates Free Speech, White Supremacists Tell Court

A white supremacist group asked a panel of federal judges Tuesday to throw out the city of York, Pennsylvania’s public-assembly ordinance, saying it violates the right to free-speech by putting an unfair burden on some groups. Five members of the …

Pennsylvania Truckers Back Database of Drivers’ Drug Test Results

In search of a new tool to weed out problem truckers, a Pennsylvania trucking association is pushing for a statewide database that would compile employer records on drivers’ drug test results. Traffic violations and criminal convictions can be found on …