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Former Bordentown, N.J. Police Chief Frank Nucera Jr. (NJ Spotlight)
Courts & Law

Star witness in ex-Bordentown police chief’s hate crime retrial wraps 4 days of testimony

Lt. Nathan Roohr cooperated with the FBI to secretly record his former boss, then-Bordentown Police Chief Frank Nucera Jr. for nine months in 2016.

5 years ago

A closeup of Bobby Henon
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Bobby Henon quietly returns to City Council after his conviction in bribery trial

Councilmember Henon isn’t the only legislator who has kept quiet about the conviction. Just two out of 17 legislators released public statements.

5 years ago

Brian Diu is pictured with his sister, Connie
Courts & Law

A ‘ticking time bomb’: Victim’s family sues PGW, city over fatal 2019 explosion in South Philly

The South 8th Street blast left two men dead and destroyed five rowhouses. Lawyers say the “painstakingly obvious problem” of unprotected gas pipelines remains unaddressed.

5 years ago

File photo: China's Shuai Peng plays a shot against Romania's Sorana Cirstea during their first round match of the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium, in Paris, France. Tuesday, May 30, 2017. Chinese authorities have squelched virtually all online discussion of sexual assault accusations apparently made by the Chinese professional tennis star against a former top government official, showing how sensitive the ruling Communist Party is to such charges
Politics & Policy

Doubts over China tennis star’s email raise safety concerns

WTA chairman and CEO Steve Simon questioned the authenticity of an email in which Peng says she is safe and that the assault allegation is untrue.

5 years ago

The video shows a young woman yelling at a group of other students onboard SEPTA's Broad Street Line before the situation escalates. (6abc)
Courts & Law

Teens to be charged with ethnic intimidation for attacking Asian students on SEPTA

SEPTA announced it is also installing a police escort service for students at Olney Station, effective immediately.

5 years ago

Gareth and Fe Hall (Fred Adams for Spotlight PA)
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

The final moments: Videos show Christian Hall, 19, had his hands up when police fatally shot him

Authorities obscured the last 4 seconds of Christian Hall’s life in publicly released videos. New footage shows the teenager had his hands up when Pa. State Police killed him.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg
Politics & Policy

Pa. state officials, lawmakers, and judges get big 2022 pay raise

It is the largest year-over-year increase since 1991, according to the department's Bureau of Labor Statistics.

5 years ago

Kyle Rittenhouse, center, looks back as Kenosha County Sheriff's deputies enter the courtroom
Courts & Law

Rittenhouse jury to resume after fresh mistrial request

Judge Bruce Schroeder did not immediately rule on the request, which stemmed from the defense's assertion that it received an inferior copy of a potentially critical video.

5 years ago

File photo: In this Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012 file photo, runners make their way down Benjamin Franklin Parkway in Philadelphia during the Philadelphia Marathon. A study released on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 shows that marathons can be risky for hearts, but not necessarily those of the runners. It takes longer for nearby residents to get to a hospital for emergency heart care on the day of a race and they're less likely to survive.
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

The Rat Pack is back, ABBA, Philly Marathon, and annual holiday events return in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Sinatra’s Rat Pack, ABBA, Eagles vs. Saints, and the Philly Marathon are the weekend highlights in the Delaware Valley.

5 years ago

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Sticky buns, cornbread, and chocolate chip pies in a bakery's display case. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
Money

Montgomery County’s MontcoStrong grant program helped them, businesses report in survey

The $42 million program, established using CARES Act funding, helped small businesses and nonprofits during the pandemic.

5 years ago

The New Jersey State House in Trenton, N.J., Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021
Politics & Policy

Here’s how legislative and congressional redistricting works in N.J. — and what’s at stake

Two commissions are redrawing N.J.’s legislative and congressional district maps. There’s still time for the public to weigh in, so here’s what you need to know.

5 years ago

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A tire fire in Southwest Philadelphia sends plumes of smoke across the city.
PlanPhilly
Community

After a junkyard fire pollutes Philly with smoke, city has few avenues for accountability

Philadelphia public health officials don’t plan to take punitive action against a construction waste processing facility for a fire that erupted last week.

5 years ago

Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk speaks at Turning Point USA Teen Student Action Summit at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, Tuesday, July 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics & Policy

How a right-wing provocateur is using race to reach Gen Z

For years, Charlie Kirk and his group, Turning Point USA, have built a following inflaming racial divides and stoking outrage.

5 years ago

File photo: In this Thursday, March 11, 2021 file photo, desks are arranged in a classroom at an elementary school in Nesquehoning, Pa
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Teacher tearfully testifies about poor, outdated resources as Pa. funding trial continues

A key question in the case before Commonwealth Court is what, exactly, a “thorough and efficient” system of education entails.

5 years ago

File photo: A person uses an iPhone on Oct. 8, 2019 in New York. Apple is letting some iPhone users fix their own phones, a sharp turnaround for a company that has long guarded its software in a walled garden that only Apple-approved technicians can unlock. The company said Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2021, it will enable users of two of the newest iPhone models and later some Mac computers to get access to genuine Apple parts and tools to be able to repair them
Community

Under pressure, Apple allows self-repairs to iPhones, Macs

The company said Wednesday it will enable users of two of the newest iPhone models and later some Mac computers to get access to parts and tools to be able to repair them.

5 years ago

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