The Thursday Deep Dive
Investigative pieces
We have only run this section 4 times so far. More soon.
Thu, Oct 8
THE THURSDAY DEEP DIVE: IF THE CORNELL CASE HAPPENED HERE
New York’s governor just pulled the Cornell fraternity rape case away from the local DA, and Albany is talking about rewriting its rape laws.
Read it in the Oct. 8 editionThu, Sep 3
A Federal Agency's Voter Fraud Numbers Are Under Fire, Including Here in PA.
Back in July, the Department of Homeland Security told Pennsylvania it had flagged 14,576 possible noncitizen voter registrations in the state, one of four states named in DHS's “preliminary review.” Pennsylvania's Secretary of the Commonwealth, Al Schmidt, the state's top...
Read it in the Sept. 3 editionThu, Aug 27
THE DEEP DIVE: A 146-YEAR-OLD CASE GETS A FRESH SPOTLIGHT
Monroe County DA Mike Mancuso and retired Chief Detective Eric J. Kerchner presented a program on their book "Etna: A Murder Out of Time" at Middle Smithfield Township’s 20th annual Memory Makers event on Aug. 8. The unsolved case goes back to Oct.
Read it in the August 27 editionTue, Jul 7
THE DEEP DIVE: STROUD MALL AND THE WALKING DEAD
Stroud Mall isn't what it used to be, and if you grew up in Monroe County, walking through it today can feel a little eerie — like the kind of half-empty mall you'd see in a horror movie.
Read it in the July 7 edition