Phila. 'Mental Health Court' Marks Five Years of Helping Mentally Ill Defendants
"Most of these individuals are committing nonviolent crimes, but crimes that are usually the result of their mental health issues," explains Judge Sheila Woods-Skipper.
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"Most of these individuals are committing nonviolent crimes, but crimes that are usually the result of their mental health issues," explains Judge Sheila Woods-Skipper.
Whatever the motivation, Christie says, if Trump wants in, no problem.
The schools have more than 1,300 students all together, and Whole Foods says the funds raised will directly support students.
Several years ago, citing a procedural error, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court overturned a law that made assault due to sexual orientation a hate crime.
Students asked Wolf how he would help the struggling Chester-Upland School District if he's elected governor. He told them a five-percent severence tax on Marcellus Shale would go a long way.
Ignacio Constantino, 51, was arrested in Wilmington on Wednesday for a 2001 murder in Morristown, TN.
While Philadelphia police continue to investigate last week's attack on a gay couple in center city, federal authorities are waiting in the wings to press their own case, if warranted.
The measure, which passed 14-2, embodies the compromise announced last week by Mayor Nutter and the bill's sponsor, councilman Jim Kenney.
An elementary school in Philadelphia was forced to temporarily evacuate students Thursday morning due to an unknown fume inside the school.
Spruce Street Harbor Park, open until September 28, is the perfect place for you to say so long to summer and hello to fall. Mosey down the boardwalk to do some people watching or chill out for the night at the urban beach.
Your summer nights used to consist of bonfires, beach bashes and bros. Now it's fall and you've reserved a permanent spot on the couch with a six pack and your dog. That's just as good, right?
A Pennsylvania man has been charged with making three 911 calls to report bogus emergencies simply because he was lonely and wanted paramedics to show up.
One student sustained minor injuries in a crash involving a school bus in Philadelphia Thursday morning.
A newlywed couple who lured a stranger to his death through a Craigslist ad were sentenced to life without parole by a judge who said they must be permanently removed from society.
