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Delaware gov. spares convicted murderer facing execution
DOVER, Del. — Delaware Gov. Jack Markell has decided to spare the life of a man who was facing execution this week for the 1990 murder of his former girlfriend. […]
Sonja Sohn’s full testimony at ‘Defending Childhood’ hearing
"I remember watching in horror as my mother's head lay on the chopping block of our kitchen counter while my father held a large butcher's knife to her throat, as she cried and begged to be put out of her misery."
Delaware priest abuse cases settled
DOVER, Del. — A Roman Catholic religious order agreed Thursday to pay $24.8 million to settle lawsuits filed by 39 survivors of priest sex abuse in Delaware. As part of […]
Abuse trial of accused former Delaware pediatrician begins
GEORGETOWN, Del. — The trial of a former Delaware pediatrician charged with abusing scores of patients over more than a decade began Tuesday with attorneys agreeing to consolidate 470 counts […]
Senators pare back prescription drug abuse plan
ANNAPOLIS — Maryland senators are seeking a limit on who would report to the state under a monitoring plan aimed at curbing prescription drug abuse. The Senate is expected to […]
Md. prescription pill bill gaining momentum
By October 2009, the Maryland State Board of Physicians had heard numerous complaints from pharmacists across the state about abusive prescription practices. So news that came late that month about […]
Shocking number of animals dying at Kiev Zoo
KIEV, Ukraine — An Indian elephant called Boy, the pride of the Kiev Zoo, collapsed and died in his enclosure. Around the same time, Maya the camel succumbed to a […]
Report: Medicare drug program vulnerable to fraud
MIAMI — Crooks are taking advantage of lax oversight in Medicare’s Part D prescription drug program to obtain highly addictive drugs including oxycodone, Ritalin, and methadone, according to results of […]
State not immune from lawsuit for county’s alleged acts
A man whose young son saw the brutal slaying of his mother can proceed with his lawsuit against the state of Maryland for its alleged failure to investigate his claim […]
Jury awards punitive damages in priest abuse case
DOVER, Del. — A jury has assessed punitive damages of one dollar against a Catholic parish in Wilmington in a priest child sex abuse case. But the jury on Wednesday […]
Parish held liable for abuse by priest
DOVER, Del. — A jury has found a Roman Catholic parish in Wilmington liable for a former priest’s sexual abuse of a young boy in the 1960s and has awarded […]
