Elevated Beach Homes the Norm Since Superstorm Sandy April 24, 2017 By CLAIRE LOWE, The Press of Atlantic City Ten years ago, dozens of single-story beach cottages dotted the streets of Merion Park, a low-lying neighborhood in Ocean City’s... Read More
Pennsylvania Busts License Plate Fraud Ring April 21, 2017 By MARC LEVY Pennsylvania’s attorney general’s office on Wednesday charged a dozen people as part of an organized crime ring that it said... Read More
Waivers Allow Felons to Become Insurance Agents in Pennsylvania April 18, 2017 Waivers granted in Pennsylvania and many other states to allow convicted felons to become insurance agents have sometimes missed ongoing... Read More
New Jersey Shore Homeowners Drop Suit Fighting Sand Dunes April 18, 2017 By WAYNE PARRY Some of the most resolute holdouts against a plan to build protective sand dunes in a part of the New... Read More
Hurricane Matthew Flood Victims Still Recovering 6 Months Later April 11, 2017 By MECHELLE HANKERSON AND RYAN MURPHY, The Virginian-Pilot In the months since Hurricane Matthew, Dawn Sawyer has watched her 9-year-old, Sam, bite his nails down to “nubs.” She’s... Read More
Thousands Fail Background Checks for Uber, Lyft in Massachusetts April 10, 2017 By STEVE LeBLANC Massachusetts officials say more than 10 percent of drivers for ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft have failed a required background... Read More
Professor Behind Designated Drivers Turns Focus on Distracted Ones April 7, 2017 By BOB SALSBERG A Harvard University professor who introduced Americans to the concept of designated drivers to deter drunken driving is now taking... Read More
Connecticut Bill Makes it A Crime to Distract Service Dogs April 4, 2017 By SUSAN HAIGH Service dogs may be tempting to pet, but a proposed Connecticut law would make it a crime to intentionally interfere... Read More
New York Central Park Blast Remains a Mystery 9 Months Later April 4, 2017 By JAKE PEARSON New York Detective Paul Arroyo and Special Agent Peter D’Antonio are frustrated. For nearly nine months, the investigators have tried... Read More
New Delaware Museum Exhibit Provides Insight into Art Fraud April 3, 2017 By RANDALL CHASE A painting with problematic pigment. A Chanel suit dressed up with acetate trim instead of silk. A Stradivarius violin that,... Read More