Philadelphia Inquirer

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, August 14th. A new rule from President Donald Trump could prevent immigrants from getting permanent legal status if they may need federal safety net programs such as food stamps. But even before now, some low-income immigrants haven’t been seeking food-related assistance out of fear. The director of Hunger Free New Jersey says that some immigrant families have been staying away from food pantries because they worry about being detained or deported.

Good morning. It’s Tuesday, August 13th. August is the deadliest month of the year for football players. And the reason has more to do with over-conditioning than traumatic injuries, according to a report presented at the American Orthopedic Society for Sports Medicine’s annual meeting. Between 1998 and 2018, 187 people died during conditioning sessions. One researcher said the deaths are largely preventable.

Good morning. It’s Monday, August 12th. Of all of the inmates released from Philadelphia jails from April 2017 to April 2018, 73 percent were discharged when the cashier’s office was closed, an Inquirer investigation found. That means many of them were released without any identification, cash, phone, or other possessions for hours or even days. Experts say this practice can lead many people right back to jail because the first 72 hours after release are critical.

Good morning. It’s Friday, August 9th. Several New Jersey blueberry farms have been cited for breaking the state’s Water Pollution Control Act. Inspectors found that septic systems at farms were failing to capture sewage often just a couple of hundred feet from where blueberries grow. The sewage amounts to more than 2,000 gallons of filthy water, cooking grease, detergent and even human waste draining into the groundwater.

Good morning, it’s Thursday, August 8th. A new report released Wednesday shows a spike in reported bias incidents in New Jersey. Acting Governor Sheila Oliver announced the state will create a task force to address complaints among students and young adults. The Interagency Task Force to Combat Youth Bias will provide recommendations to state agencies on strategies to reduce incidents of bias and hate.

Good morning. It’s Wednesday, August 7th. This year, about 800 men have come forward with allegations that they were sexually abused as boys by Boy Scouts of America leaders. On Tuesday, a group of lawyers behind the group Abused in Scouting provided a list to media -- without names -- of people who have come forward. The list includes 40 men who were allegedly abused in Pennsylvania and about 20 from New Jersey.

Good morning. It’s Tuesday, August 6th. Wawa will pay $1.4 million to settle a class-action lawsuit about overtime and wages. A group of more than 300 assistant general managers said they weren’t paid overtime when they worked more than 40 hours a week, as required by federal and state law. One plaintiff from Morrisville claimed he worked 55- to 60-hour weeks without any overtime. Wawa denied any wrongdoing in court filings, saying the employees were exempt from getting extra pay.

Good morning. It’s Monday, August 5th. A Bucks County man was charged with making terroristic threats against Temple University and its campus police. According to an affidavit, the man was reportedly buying ammunition at a Levittown Walmart. He had a conversation with another customer about security at Temple and campus police response time. The man also said he’d be in the news in the next two weeks.

Good morning. It’s Friday, August 2nd. Philly’s longest-serving sheriff is headed to prison. Former Sheriff John Green was sentenced to five years behind bars on Thursday after pleading guilty to a bribery scheme. Green admitted to selling his office for hundreds of thousands of dollars in benefits ranging from a secret job for his wife to illegal campaign contributions. Green was in office from 1988 to 2010.

Good morning. It’s Thursday, August 1st. Pennsylvania is pledging $4.3 million to help remove lead paint from Philadelphia schools. The state has allocated a total of $12 million to fixing the environmental hazards in Philly’s schools, including the millions of dollars paid last year toward clean-up efforts. Governor Tom Wolf made the announcement yesterday at an Overbrook elementary school.