This article originally appeared on Philly.com by Samantha Melamed on July 11th, 2016. For 34 years, home for Daniel Peters has been a prison cell. He has been locked up since age 17, with the promise of life in prison. But on June 24, he was released to a halfway house in Philadelphia’s Callowhill neighborhood.   It was terrifying, […]

This article originally appeared on ABC 27 News by Samantha Galvez on July 7, 2016.  Two bills pending in the state legislature would prohibit pet owners from leaving their cats and dogs alone in a car if it endangers the animal’s health. House Bill 1516 and Senate Bill 977 would include Pennsylvania among a growing number of states that have laws to

This article originally appeared on CBS Philly by Lynne Gold-Bikin. I’ve been asked before if people really do fight over pets. The answer is “yes.” You may have heard of the story about singer/actress Mandy Moore and her estranged husband Ryan Adams. She recently filed for spousal support to cover the cost of caring for their eight

This article originally appared on CBS Pittsburgh on July 7, 2016 Police are investigating after a driver reportedly put his Tesla car in autopilot mode and crashed on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The Detroit Free Press reports Albert Scaglione and his son-in-law Tim Yanke both survived the rollover crash last Friday near Bedford. The crash came just one day after

This article originally appeared on LeHigh Valley Live by Jim Flagg on July 5th, 2016. Sunday and Monday were noisy times in many neighborhoods — further evidence that fireworks laws in Pennsylvania and New Jersey are evaded easily by  people who want to set off their own private shows. In some neighborhoods, loud booming firecrackers and skyrockets went on well after

This article originally appeared on Huffington Post by Cristian Farias on June 23rd, 2016. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday clarified limits the Constitution places on police officers who seek to measure blood-alcohol level following a drunk-driving arrest. In a fractured ruling that commanded a five-justice majority, the court said police officers need a warrant if they want to test the blood

This article originally appeared on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette by Marie McCullough on June 28th, 2016. In a big win for abortion-rights advocates, the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday struck down a Texas abortion law that required clinics to meet hospital-like surgical standards and doctors to get admitting privileges at a local hospital. The 5-3 ruling was the most

This article originally appeared on Penn Live by Steve Marroni on June 30th, 2016. Those who were recently busted while boozing and cruising could be getting a bit of a break on their penalties as prosecutors review hundreds of pending cases. in light of a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling. “It’s a big case, and we had to react right

This article originally appeared on Palm Beach Post by Zach Dennis on June 24th, 2016. A man, who has been wanted in Pennsylvania since 2011, was caught in Stuart earlier this week by Martin County Sheriff’s deputies and U.S. Marshals. Joshua Yuhas, 31, was said to be living on Darling Street near Stuart. He was captured by deputies after

This article originally appeared on Huffington Post by Christian Farias on June 27th, 2016. WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court struck as unconstitutional part of a restrictive Texas statute that threatened to shutter half of the state’s remaining abortion clinics and deny millions of women the right to a safe abortion. The ruling in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt represents the most significant victory for