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An inmate serving a life sentence in the State Correctional Institution at Houtzdale has lost his attempt to gain greater access to the institution’s law library, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ruled Monday. Patrick McCamey, 46, contended his constitutional right to gain access to the courts was being denied because SCI Houtzdale, addressing the COVID-19 pandemic, reduced the number of h...

Yale Daily News After pausing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a Yale Law School Library initiative that brings books to prisons is back. The program first launched in 2020 and returned with a delivery in late February to a facility less than one mile from Yale Law School that did not have a library. The initiative was spearheaded by Julian Aiken, assistant director for access and faculty servic...

The emergency tones came over the city police radio for a reported stabbing inside an apartment in the 600 block of Rose Street about 7:50 a.m. on Sept. 16. An ambulance and a paramedic supervisor also raced to the scene, Officers spoke with the caller, Bryan Yaggie, 40, of 349 Rural Ave., as well with others at the scene, police said. Yaggie claimed there was a man inside with a machete, acc...

Commentary A storm passes over the Capitol. (Ned Oliver/Virginia Mercury – Sept. 11, 2018) It’s no surprise the General Assembly evinces a certain contempt for journalists. After all, we expose legislators’ shortcomings, hypocrisies and pettiness. Lawmakers don’t have to make my job any easier – and it’s rare when they do. Why those folks hold such disdain for Virginia’s residents, though, ...

File photos: Gersh Kuntzman A new law may finally force the Department of Transportation to install life-saving street-safety measures near schools without being able to hide behind federal anti-pedestrian guidelines — but residents, activists and local pols are still wondering why getting a simple Stop sign can take years of relentless pressure. The law, Int 0009, first introduced by then-Co...

NEW YORK -- A federal judge ruled that minor leaguers are year-round employees who work during training time and found Major League Baseball violated Arizona state minimum wage law and is liable for triple damages. U.S. District Judge Joseph C. Spero in San Francisco also ruled MLB did not comply with California wage statement requirements, awarding $1,882,650 in penalties. Spero unsealed a 1...

Local sheriffs are among those who are closely watching rising gas prices. Burning fuel is just a part of what it takes, they say, to keep communities safe by staying on patrol on the road, in the air, or out on the water. But some crime prevention tactics might be scaled back if gas prices do not level out. Martin County Sheriff William Snyder said agencies budget for fuel costs each year, b...

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge ruled that minor leaguers are year-round employees who work during training time and found Major League Baseball violated Arizona state minimum wage law and is liable for triple damages. U.S. District Judge Joseph C. Spero in San Francisco also ruled MLB did not comply with California wage statement requirements, awarding $1,882,650 in penalties. Spero unsealed...

The dry area of Prairie Grove is mainly impacting businesses downtown that want to sell liquor with the law allowing alcohol across U.S. Highway 72. "The downtown area of Prairie Grove has always been the source of income," said Larry Nelson, downtown Prairie Grove business owner and supporter of the petition. One revenue downtown Prairie Grove has been missing out on for nearly eight decades...

No decision yet in Waterville on the Marijuana Law  WKTV