Types of criminal homicide - PublicSource
Types of criminal homicide. First-degree murder: An intentional killing, punishable by death or mandatory life in prison without parole. A life sentence is no longer mandatory for juveniles. Second-degree murder: A killing committed during a felony, punishable for adults with mandatory life in prison without parole.
PA changed its standard for involuntary mental health
2019年10月24日 · Pennsylvania is one of the last states to change its standard in this manner and, so far, every county has opted out of implementing it, citing issues like costs and concerns about how the new AOT law would work in practice.
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The untold story of Pittsburgh’s water crisis and a future of $300 ...
2021年10月18日 · Introduction — The untold story of Pittsburgh’s water crisis and the likely future of $300 water bills. Oliver Morrison October 18, 2021. The water from the Allegheny River is processed at a drinking water plant in Aspinwall before it is sent to customers throughout the city of Pittsburgh. (Photo by Ryan Loew/PublicSource) “There are ...
What does a state attorney general actually do? - PublicSource
Eric Holmberg April 24, 2016. The Pennsylvania attorney general is the state’s top lawyer. The office can bring down drug rings, investigate public corruption and it defends the state when it is sued. The attorney general is also a political figure, working with the governor and the Legislature to reform state drug laws, its prison system and ...
Trigger warnings: A trauma-informed approach or censorship?
2022年5月12日 · That tension has followed trigger warnings since they moved from feminist blogs in the 2000s to broader use online and in other spaces like college classrooms. Proponents see them as a tool for viewers for participants to decide whether to engage with potentially traumatic material. Opponents criticize them as a symptom of political correctness ...
PPS joins the school debate: Should cellphones be in classrooms?
2023年1月21日 · Obama Academy has joined a growing number of schools that are using Yondr pouches to separate students from phones, but some worry about safety implications. The main entrance to Obama Academy, a Pittsburgh Public Schools 6-12 school in East Liberty. Students are required to put their cell phones in Yondr pouches upon entering the building.
Mapping Pittsburgh-area transit from streetcars and
2019年8月26日 · Editor’s note: The author of this article, Jake Berman, is a New York City-based artist and cartographer. Like most older American cities, Pittsburgh was built by the electric streetcar. In the beginning of the 20th century, mass transit in most American cities was a profitable business — one that was seamlessly intertwined with real estate development and electricity generation.
The story of a near-catastrophic failure of Pittsburgh's drinking water
2021年10月18日 · Crumbling infrastructure and failed management nearly led to a catastrophic failure in Pittsburgh’s drinking water. PWSA contractors replace a lead line on Burham St on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. PWSA has replaced more than half of the city's lead lines since 2017, including both the public and private side. (Photo by Kaycee Orwig/PublicSource ...
Local Government Archives - PublicSource
2024年10月25日 · The Glimpse: Glitter, grease and grit are defenses in a Freeport Road sign war. Stephanie Strasburg November 1, 2024. The approach is one of a handful of tactics being used across the country to stave off a wave of yard sign tampering carried out across the political spectrum in a heated election centered on the presidential contest between ...