CLAUDIA LAUER | The Seattle Times

FILE – In this Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015 file photo Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop of Washington, stands in the doorway of the Apostolic Nunciature, the Vatican’s diplomatic mission in Washington. Pope Francis has accepted Friday Oct. 12, 2108 the resignation of Washington Cardinal Donald Wuerl after he became entangled in two major sexual abuse and cover-up scandals and lost the support of many in his flock. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File) ALT211 ALT211

October 12, 2018 at 3:20 am

Pennsylvania AG: Cardinal faces no penalties by resigning WATCH

NORRISTOWN, Pennsylvania (AP) — Amid unfolding sex-abuse scandals, Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Donald Wuerl as archbishop of Washington. But the pope's...

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October 9, 2018 at 8:37 am

Students settle suit alleging excessive force at school

A Pittsburgh-area school accused of creating a culture of verbal abuse and excessive force that allowed resource officers to shock students with stun guns and...

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October 3, 2018 at 12:54 pm

Ex Pennsylvania governor joins safe injection site effort

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell has joined the effort to open Philadelphia's and possibly the nation's first supervised drug injection site— saying...

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September 26, 2018 at 8:54 am

Pennsylvania’s high court hears argument from unnamed clergy

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Lawyers for nearly two dozen Pennsylvania clergy argued before the state Supreme Court on Wednesday that their clients' names should continue to...

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September 21, 2018 at 9:42 am

Philadelphia names street for controversial former mayor VIEW

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Former Philadelphia Mayor W. Wilson Goode Sr., who led the city in 1985 when police dropped a bomb on a rowhouse and...

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September 20, 2018 at 10:41 am

Young girl injured in crash sues city over police chase

A young girl seriously injured after a 2015 high-speed chase with police ended in a head-on collision is suing the city of Pittsburgh and the...

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September 19, 2018 at 12:19 pm

Police kill gunman who shot 4 in Pennsylvania court lobby VIEW

A gunman opened fire outside a crowded Pennsylvania courtroom Wednesday afternoon, shooting at police and others before an officer fired multiple shots at him, killing...

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September 18, 2018 at 8:10 am

Philadelphia agrees to overhaul property seizure law

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia has agreed to overhaul its civil forfeiture laws as part of a proposed lawsuit settlement announced Tuesday, limiting what law enforcement...

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September 17, 2018 at 11:10 am

Catholic dioceses sued over disclosure of abuse allegations

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Parents of children in the Roman Catholic Church and survivors of sexual abuse by clergy filed a lawsuit Monday against Pennsylvania's eight...

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September 4, 2018 at 1:04 pm

Prosecutors ask for accusers to testify at Cosby sentencing

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Prosecutors in the sexual assault case against Bill Cosby asked a judge Tuesday to allow testimony at his sentencing hearing about uncharged...

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