Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration became so concerned about how three cases of neglect or abuse of older people were handled in Philadelphia that it is ordering improvements at an agency there.
The test case centers on a nonprofit group’s Safehouse project in Philadelphia.
Governor Wolf called for unity from politicians in Harrisburg to provide the funding needed not just for Philadelphia, but also for the rest of the state.
Rickia Young was driving through West Philadelphia when she found herself in the middle of a protest. Officers dragged Young and her nephew out of her car, beat them and kept her away from her son for several hours.
Some of those whisked out of Afghanistan in the final days of the U.S. occupation were American citizens or green card holders, but the majority were not.
The National Museum of American Jewish History hopes to reopen soon
Common Pleas Court Judge Paula Patrick said last year’s decision to remove the statue from Marconi Plaza was unsupported by law and based on insufficient evidence.
At least 910 refugees from Afghanistan resettled in Pennsylvania between 2009 and 2019, mostly in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Harrisburg/Lancaster.
