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Down the Shore
Courts & Law

Police justified in fatally shooting man with a knife in Jersey Shore town, prosecutors say

Four police officers were justified in fatally shooting a knife-wielding man who stabbed a police dog and then moved threateningly toward the officers, authorities announced.

6 years ago

(Jessica Griffin/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

Harrisburg Catholic diocese declares bankruptcy, the first to do so in Pa. under weight of clergy sex abuse claims

The move comes six months after the diocese announced it had paid out $12 million to more than 100 victims of decades-old sexual abuse.

6 years ago

The dome of the Pennsylvania Capitol is visible in Harrisburg.
Money

Lawmakers question Wolf’s corporate tax proposals — again

The Democratic Governor has pitched the same overhaul to Pennsylvania’s corporate tax structure for five years in a row.

6 years ago

City Hall in Philadelphia
Politics & Policy
The Philadelphia Tribune

Bill to bolster tax break for low-income workers moves ahead in City Council, despite Kenney’s opposition

Philadelphia City Council is forging ahead to expand an existing tax break for low-income workers in defiance of the Kenney administration’s objections.

6 years ago

Kensington from above (Max Marin/Billy Penn)
Health

Philly announces public safety plan to prepare for launch of supervised injection site

A strategy to protect the facility and its neighbors anticipates a final court ruling clearing the way for the nation’s first supervised injection site.

6 years ago

David Cabello is the founder of Black and Mobile, an online food delivery service in Philadelphia that partners with and highlights Black-owned businesses. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

Philly startup finds untapped market for Black-owned restaurants

David Cabello and his twin brother Aaron see an opportunity to meet a growing demand for food delivery services while giving a boost to their community.

6 years ago

Listen 2:16
Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg speaks at a campaign event in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020. (Gerald Herbert/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Bloomberg to go face to face against rivals after ad blitz

For Mike Bloomberg, the one-way conversation with Democratic voters is about to end.

6 years ago

Politics & Policy

Listen: Ask Governor Murphy

WBGO, in collaboration with WNYC and WHYY announces "Ask Governor Murphy," a live call-in broadcast with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy.

6 years ago

Archbishop Charles J. Chaput (left) embraces Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez (right) during his installation at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Philadelphia on February 18, 2020. (Pool photo/ by David Maialetti/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Community

Archbishop Nelson Perez now leading Philly Catholics

A new Archbishop returns to Philadelphia and speaks of “hope” for Roman Catholics.

6 years ago

By request, the Islamic Community Center in Lancaster provides inmates Qurans and prayer rugs for free. Last year, the organization gave out 100 Qurans to inmates who asked for one. (Joseph Darius Jaafari / PA Post)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law
PA Post

PA Post investigation prompts legal action at Pa. jails

PA Post's investigation on commissary items is the basis for a nonprofit’s legal claim advocating for prisoners’ rights.

6 years ago

Gov. Phil Murphy announces legislation to overhaul New Jersey’s anti-workplace harassment law for public and private employers on February 18. (Edwin J. Torres for the Governor’s Office)
Politics & Policy

Amid allegations within his campaign, Gov. Murphy proposes crackdown on workplace misconduct

Although Gov. Phil Murphy has not addressed allegations that his campaign was a “toxic” environment, he has outlined legislation to address workplace harassment, misconduct.

6 years ago

Wilma Theater's four co-artistic directors pose in the middle of South Broad Street, across from the theater. From left: James Ijames, Blanka Zizka, Yury Urnov and Morgan Green. (Photo courtesy of Wide Eyed Studio)
Shapiro on Theater
Arts & Entertainment

One Wilma Theater artistic director becomes four, in a new leadership model

Each new addition will spend a season as lead artistic director, picking shows, casts and design teams with advice from the others, including Blanka Zizka.

6 years ago

Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf poses with Pennsylvania’s new voting machines at the MLK Day of Service at Philadelphia’s Girard College. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Judge hears arguments over Philadelphia’s voting machines

The state is expected to be one of the nation’s premier presidential battlegrounds.

6 years ago

FILE - In this March 14, 2012, file photo, former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich speaks to the media outside his home in Chicago as his wife, Patti, wipes away tears a day before reporting to prison after his conviction on corruption charges. President Donald Trump is expected to commute the 14-year prison sentence of Blagojevich. The 63-year-old Democrat is expected to walk out of prison later Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2020. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)
Courts & Law

Trump commutes former Illinois Gov. Blagojevich’s sentence

Blagojevich was convicted of political corruption just months after he appeared on Trump’s reality TV show, “Celebrity Apprentice."

6 years ago

Cherry and white Temple University flag hangs outside of old stone buildings
Courts & Law

Split verdict in ex-Temple fraternity president sex assault cases

The former president of a Temple University fraternity has been convicted in an attempted sexual assault case but acquitted of sex assault charges in another case.

6 years ago

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