The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian are part of the growing number of hospitals in Pennsylvania and New York that have stopped providing gender-affirming care to patients under 19…
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A Second Chance: Legal Advocates Push to Reshape Sentencing for New York’s Youth
In an effort to reshape how New York’s criminal justice system handles young people who commit serious crimes, two public defenders are making waves with an op-ed recently published in the Albany…
NY FOCUS: Trump’s Federal Cuts Push New York Mental Health Programs to Brink of Collapse
This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. Mental health providers are scrambling to prevent mass layoffs…
SPOTLIGHT PA: Man Charged in Arson Threatened to Beat Gov. Shapiro With Hammer, Police Say
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan, and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. This…
Troopers Investigate Officer-Involved Shooting in Monticello
State Police are investigating a police-involved shooting that occurred Thursday afternoon at the Evergreen Housing Complex in Monticello. The incident took place shortly after 3 p.m. on April 10, drawing a heavy…
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Deportation of Venezuelans Held in Orange County Jail
A federal judge in New York has temporarily halted the deportation of two Venezuelan migrants being held at the Orange County Jail in Goshen, bringing national immigration policy into sharp focus in…
Remembering Barbara Yeaman, Delaware Highlands Conservancy Founder
The Delaware Highlands Conservancy has been protecting the forests, farmland, clean waters, and wildlife habitat of the Upper Delaware River region for over 25 years thanks to the tireless efforts of founder…
PennDOT Temporarily Closes Delaware River as Bridge Demolition Looms
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) has announced a temporary closure of the Delaware River to all river traffic in Wayne County due to the upcoming demolition of the historic Skinner’s Falls…
Local Resident and DCS File Federal Lawsuit to Stop Demolition of Skinners Falls Bridge
Damascus Citizens for Sustainability (DCS) and Milanville, PA resident Cynthia Nash have filed a federal lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania seeking to halt the planned…