Bobby Allyn

Bobby Allyn appears in the following:

Philadelphia Plans To Open Medically-Supervised Injection Facility

Monday, October 08, 2018

Philadelphia has opened a nonprofit planning what may be the first supervised injection site in the country amid threats of a crackdown from the Trump administration. City advocates say they are not backing down.

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20 Dead In N.Y. Limo Crash; Called Nation's 'Most Deadly Accident' In 9 Years

Sunday, October 07, 2018

National and state officials are investigating a collision that occurred Saturday in Schoharie, after a stretch limousine blew past a stop sign. The driver, all the passengers and 2 pedestrians died.

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Supreme Court Term Begins In The Shadow Of Kavanaugh Confirmation Battle

Monday, October 01, 2018

For now, the court will be evenly divided between conservative and liberal justices. In the next week, the Court will hear cases involving endangered species, the death penalty and immigration law.

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Cosby Sentenced To 3 To 10 Years In Prison

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Actor and comedian Bill Cosby is sentenced to at least three years in state prison after his conviction earlier this year for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman.

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Bill Cosby Sentenced To At Least 3 Years In State Prison For Sexual Assault

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Cosby, 81, is the first celebrity to be sent to prison in the #MeToo era. The sentence completes the TV dad's stunning fall from groundbreaking cultural icon to convicted sex offender.

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Sentencing Hearing For Bill Cosby Begins In Philadelphia

Monday, September 24, 2018

Entertainer Bill Cosby's sentencing hearing got underway Monday in suburban Philadelphia. The 81-year-old comedian faces the possibility of prison time for three counts of aggravated indecent assault.

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Bill Cosby's Sentencing: How We Got Here, What His Punishment Could Be

Sunday, September 23, 2018

The 81-year-old comedian faces as much as four years in prison after a jury convicted him of three counts of aggravated indecent assault in April. Cosby's sentencing hearing begins Monday.

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Justice Department Promises Crackdown On Supervised Injection Sites

Thursday, August 30, 2018

A standoff is heating up between the Trump administration and local leaders who are trying to open facilities where people can use opioids under the eye of medical staff.

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News Brief: U.S. And Canada Trade Negotiations, Don McGahn, Supervised Injection Sites

Thursday, August 30, 2018

The U.S. and Canada are scrambling to compromise on a new NAFTA deal. Also, White House counsel Don McGahn will leave his post and the DOJ responds to cities planning supervised injection sites.

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Jacksonville Shooting Witness Recalls 'People Crying' And 'Running For Their Lives'

Monday, August 27, 2018

Ryen Aleman tells NPR how he and another gamer hid in a restroom to avoid the shooter. As the two huddled in a stall, they could hear gunshots and the cries of people who had been hit.

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Judge Invalidates Key Parts Of Trump's Executive Orders On Unions

Saturday, August 25, 2018

A ruling by a federal judge late Friday was seen as a victory for public-sector unions.

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Emails Reveal DHS Sought 'Positive Gems' To Justify Ending Immigrant Protections

Saturday, August 25, 2018

Department of Homeland Security emails show Trump officials portrayed war-torn countries as safer than they are to justify ending temporary protective status for their citizens living in the U.S.

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Hawaii Braces For 'Life Threatening' Flash Flooding, After Lane Weakens

Saturday, August 25, 2018

Hurricane Lane weakened to a tropical storm after dumping 3 feet of rain. But residents have not seen the end of intense rainfall. Officials also worry about brush fires and possible landslides.

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DHS Asks For 'Positive Gems' About War-Torn Countries To Justify Returning Immigrants

Saturday, August 25, 2018

Before ending temporary protected status for immigrants whose home countries suffer from war or disasters, officials tried to show the countries were getting safer, even when that was not true.

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Names Of Accused Bishops To Be Removed From Buildings At 2 Catholic Pa. Colleges

Wednesday, August 22, 2018

University of Scranton assistant professor Adam Pratt says the actions in response to the report on clergy sex abuse is "part of a healing process ... that we need to do as a community."

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More Than 400 Have Called Pennsylvania's Hotline Since Clergy Sex Abuse Report

Tuesday, August 21, 2018

State investigators are listening to all the new calls of horrific abuse and say they are committed to vetting and pursuing them as far as the law will allow.

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Some 3D Printing Companies Are Taking Action Against Gun Blueprints

Tuesday, August 14, 2018

Leading 3D printing companies are trying to get ahead of the issue of 3D gun blueprints. Some companies are using gun-blocking software to deter people from printing functional guns.

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Trump To Take His Rally To Northeast Pennsylvania

Thursday, August 02, 2018

Almost 6,000 voters in Wilkes-Barre switched their registration from Democrat to Republican ahead of the 2016 presidential primary. Political observers wonder if it will remain a Trump stronghold.

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Philadelphia Is Ending A Major Contract With ICE

Saturday, July 28, 2018

Philadelphia is terminating a long-running contract with federal immigration officials that critics say has been used by agents to target unauthorized immigrants for arrest.

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Philadelphia Will Not Renew Contract With ICE

Saturday, July 28, 2018

Philadelphia is terminating its long-running contract with federal immigration officials, which allowed agents to access an arrest database allegedly used to target unauthorized immigrants.

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