A quadriplegic fan and a nonprofit group allege Pocono Raceway in northeastern Pennsylvania has failed to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The Pocono Record reports a federal lawsuit filed this week by New Jersey nonprofit advocacy group Independence …
Federal aviation authorities say there is no evidence that a helicopter that crashed in northeastern Pennsylvania earlier this month, killing two people, had any mechanical problems. The National Transportation Safety Board says in a preliminary report that a passenger had …
A former northeastern Pennsylvania deputy coroner has been sentenced to six to 23 months in prison in an arson-for-profit scheme. Fifty-eight-year-old Joseph Swoboda of Clarks Summit pleaded guilty in March to arson with the intention of collecting insurance. Prosecutors in …
A federal appeals court says an insurance company doesn’t have to pay $1.75 million in damages as part of a settlement involving privately owned juvenile detention facilities in northeastern Pennsylvania. Travelers Property Casualty Co. claimed it was free from paying …